Yes, and your work will be acknowledged at graduation and on your transcripts as graduating With Honors . We have three levels of sponsored internship experiences totaling over 250 hours. The first level is watching and working with children at a beginner level in a local child development agency. The second level is student teaching in the Child Development Laboratory. The final level is as a member of a professional team in one of over 40 social service agencies with whom we have arrangements.
Students receive academic credit for internships.
Students may explore different types of internships or custom-design their own program based on career goals. Faculty and Facilities CD faculty are recognized as superior instructors. Student evaluations of CD faculty are consistently above university norms. All CD faculty work with students on their academic programs, independent study, internships, and research projects. Our faculty have a wide variety of research interests, serve on community agency advisory and governance boards, present research at state and national conferences, and serve as trainers and consultants for regional, state, and federal agencies.