Once you have a placement, you must turn in the appropriate forms, then you will be issued PI cards. We view an internship as a stepping stone to professional employment, so we prefer that you develop professional-level skills. While we know that stuffing envelopes and answering phones is a part of any entry-level job, we do not want you to be unpaid clerical workers. The sponsoring agency must provide an on-site supervisor who will train you. We request that a supervisor provide a minimum of one hour a week in directing your activities.
Good supervisors spend more time, particularly in the first weeks of orientation.
In addition, the sponsoring agency must allow you time to attend three seminars at night on the New Paltz campus during the course of the semester. The on-site supervisor must also be willing to evaluate your performance during the course of the semester. Requirements during the internship 1. You must keep regularly scheduled hours at the sponsoring agency. Failure to attend work, frequent tardiness or other unprofessional behavior will result in forced withdrawal from the course.