This academic program offers qualified students an opportunity to blend work experience with specific learning objectives and structured reflection. Eligibility Application is open to students of all majors who will be juniors, seniors, or graduate students at the beginning of the program and who have at least a B average at the time of application, both overall and in courses in disciplines most directly related to the proposed internship assignment. Students who enroll for either an Option A or B internship beginning in late February are eligible to enroll also in a five week program offered by Michigan State University in Sydney and Canberra. This optional program, which begins each year in mid-January, offers academic credit and provides an introduction to Australian society and its political, economic and social institutions.
Academic internships are educational experiences.
Credit is awarded for demonstrated learning arising out of that experience, not for the experience alone. Pay is not usually provided for internships. A may earn from 10 to 15 semester credits. Grades for internships are based on an assessment of written work and the intern's job performance. Internship Placement Options Most placement options are in Australian national and state parliaments, government agencies, and in print and electronic mass media and public relations agencies.