Students work for local social service and governmental agencies, schools, and business organizations. Some students do a research internship with a psychology professor. This requires the completed Credit by Examination form, a letter from the supervisor of your site describing your duties and hours, and a paper describing your experience. Line up your internship by the ninth week of the quarter before you want to do it. Like internships, your senior project or thesis can be an important marketing tool once you graduate and should be chosen wisely.
Senior project is done in two quarters.
The senior project faculty advisor should be a person whose expertise matches your topic and who has supervision units available in the quarter you need supervision. Senior projects can take several different forms but all should involve a 20 page written product. Some students do service projects where they design and implement a small-scale social program or therapeutic intervention. For instance, one student created an exhibit for the San Luis Children's Museum. Two other students designed a living skills program for troubled youth.