Internships may combine summer work and work during the regular academic year. In no case can the internship be served as part of the regular employment of the student either before or after the completion of other degree requirements. If an in-service student wishes to serve an internship, special duties must be performed for the required length of time and the student must secure the prior approval of the Clemson director. Students may not enroll for more than three hours of academic credit for the internship experience. Students required to participate in an internship are evaluated on that experience for the purposes of awarding credit.
Evaluation takes place at two points in the internship experience.
At the approximate midpoint of the internship, the MPA director may speak with the intern and the intern s supervisor, either together or separately, to assess the progress of the internship and make whatever adjustments are needed. This meeting requires a frank evaluation by both the intern and the supervisor of the nature of the work assigned to the intern and the intern s performance. If there are problems with the internship, the director will work with the intern and the supervisor to address them so any problems can be avoided at the final evaluation stage. At the completion of the internship, the student is required to submit a paper of 5 to 10 pages in length describing the internship and relating it to the classroom content of the other program courses. This paper is due to the director on the last day of class of the semester in which the student is enrolled in PO SC 879.