The necessary forms are available in the Registrar's Office. The emphasis in independent reading is on topics or areas not currently offered in Carleton's curriculum. Faculty who have developed these reading courses provide students with such aids as a detailed syllabus which includes recommended readings and problems or questions to serve as study guides. Experiential learning offers the student the opportunity to augment classroom learning by working in a social, business, political, cultural or community organization. The Career Center provides information on established programs or assists students with developing their own.
Internships are a testing tool.
They provide first-hand knowledge which is valuable when a student makes decisions such as choosing a major, applying for a job, or planning graduate study. Credit may be awarded if a faculty member agrees that the internship augments or extends in significant practical ways an area of instruction. Credit internships may be paid or unpaid if they are off-campus. On-campus credit internships may not be paid. All credit internships are under the supervision of the Career Center and a faculty member.