Dean Patterson, Career Development Center Director, presented SIUE s student internships and cooperative education programs. Director Patterson noted that SIUE looks at the total program of experiential education and that cooperative education is provided for all majors through the Career Development Center. The Center acts as a central location for internships which are offered by individual departments. Field experiences, student teaching, clinical experiences, and practica are offered. Work experience is a very important part of the educational process at the SIUE campus.
Cooperative education is optional.
Internships are decentralized and are handled by each department s faculty members. These internships may run from one to twelve credit hours. Each department determines whether its program will be required or optional. Student teaching is required. Internships occur usually for one term, generally during the last term of the senior year.