In all cases we ask that the work consist of some kind of professional practice. Off-campus agencies could be government or nonprofit organizations working in a wide range of fields. This course requires students to make a final choice between Thesis and Project early in the fall, then pick a Project work site in the event they choose that option. Once they gain the faculty s approval of the site, students start work there immediately, under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. Students may, by arrangement with their work site, work during the January intersession.
Students work for approximately a full academic year.
Students may also be asked to do a small amount of menial work at their sites during the fall semester. However, these hours of work in the fall semester are changed if students choose to take an additional Practicum 3-credit course in the fall to cover their Project work. Students may be required to work during university vacation days during the semesters that are not observed by their work sites, e.g. during the March spring break. We encourage work sites to assign students to one or at most two major assignments for the whole year. We expect the types of work assigned to vary greatly.