The type of work setting will depend entirely on the client preference and the nature of the internship problem or task. Internships normally last 3 to 5 months. In the Internship the student can work more than 20 hours per week. The student can be paid directly by the client or the client may contract with the university to pay the student. Normally somewhere between 8-10 students are involved in internships at any given time.
Some students opt for more traditional, thesis style capstones to their academic program.
Currently UNC Charlotte offers a limited number of tuition fee waivers. Since there are relatively few tuition waivers available at UNC Charlotte, students who receive them are normally among the top students in our program. Fewer than 10 graduate students receive any time of tuition waiver each year. A comparable figure for assistantship and internships is would be 30-40 per semester. Applying for Funding Prospective graduate students who are interested in applying for funding can obtain applications from the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences or the Graduate Studies Office of the University.