This syllabus is available on the web at http://academic.scranton.edu/faculty/CANNM1/esci480481syl.html
Course Description:
 A monitored educational/work experience in environmental science with learning goals related to the student’s interest in environmental science and to major courses that the student has taken or will take.

Prerequisites:
 Approval of the College of Arts and Science Dean and the environmental science internship coordinator.
 Normally completion of the junior year environmental science curriculum.  Sponsoring organizations may also have requirements that must be met by the student.  Students applying for internships should consult with the environmental science internship coordinator before applying for the internship to discuss the appropriateness of the internship.  Approval of the internship must be granted by the College of Arts and Science Dean and the environmental science internship coordinator prior to the start of the internship.  This approval is accomplished by:
    · completing the University of Scranton Undergraduate Internship Application (download).
    · writing  an Internship Proposal according to the guidelines in the University of Scranton Undergraduate Internship
      Application (download a sample internship proposal).
    · completing University of Scranton Affiliation Agreement for Internship Experience (download).

Students should note that many internship deadlines are early in the spring.

Term/Credits/Grades for the Internships:
 Internships are normally performed over the summer between the Junior and Senior year.  It is expected that the student will normally spend a minimum of 300 hours on the internship.  You must be registered for
ESCI 480-481 (Internship in Environmental Science) during the time you are performing the internship and you will receive a total of three credits for the internship.  The internship will be graded on a satisfactory or unsatisfactory basis (S/U).  The grade will be based on the daily log, the final report and the internship exit interview questionnaire.  The grade will be determined by the environmental science internship coordinator in consultation with the on-site supervisor.  A grade of I (incomplete) may be submitted if the internship is not complete by the date grades are due for the term that the intern has registered for ESCI 480-481.

Payment for Services
 Optional, negotiated with the organization providing the internship.

Internship Sites:
 Internships sites may be identified in a number of different ways, including the University’s Office of Career Services, the environmental science internship coordinator, faculty in the Chemistry, and Biology Departments, searching the web, alumni contacts, and through the student’s own initiatives.  Internship sites include industries, non-profit organizations, and government agencies.
 

On-Site Supervisor(s):
 An on-site supervisor(s) will be assigned by the organization providing the internship.  In most instances this individual will be the intern’s direct supervisor.  At the end of each week this individual will review the intern’s daily log for accuracy and completeness and to make sure no proprietary information is included.  The intern’s final report shall also be reviewed by this individual using the same criteria.  The on-site supervisor will also indicate her/his
Assessment of whether the grade shall be satisfactory or unsatisfactory.  The on-site supervisor will be requested to complete an internship exit interview questionnaire (see attached).

Daily Log:
 A daily log of the internship activities shall be kept by the intern.  The log will be typed, updated daily and will detail the activities of the day including the number of hours spent on each activity.  At the end of each week the intern shall request the on-site supervisor to review and sign the daily log for accuracy, completeness and to make sure no proprietary information is included.  The intern will then mail or preferentially FAX the signed log each week to the environmental science internship coordinator.

Final Report:
 The final report will be a three to five page typewritten report written by the intern discussing the activities of the internship and how these activities have advanced the intern’s knowledge of environmental science and relate to major courses in the environmental science major.

Environmental Science Internship Coordinator:
Michael C. Cann, Ph.D.
Chemistry Department
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510-4626
Phone:  570-941-7519
FAX:     570-941-7510
e-mail:  cannm1@scranton.edu
 

          Last updated 1/06