All internships are arranged with companies and agencies in the local vicinity. Exceptions will be made rarely, and only with the permission of the department chairman and the Chief Academic Officer. In these exceptional cases, the student will be responsible for all expenses incurred by the department supervisor from Belmont Abbey College in visiting and approving the internship location and project. Further information can be obtained from the Director of Internships. Staffed by interns from various majors, the part-time Center, allied with Business and English, is open and free to all students and professors in the day and Adult Degree Program.
Writers can make appointments for afternoon, evening, and weekend hours or simply drop by.
Interns in the program gain experience through assisting writers in finding their own strategies for reaching audiences in various discourses. Students interested in working in the Center should apply for the program with the Director with a professor's recommendation and a writing portfolio. The First Year Program is required of all students in their first year of college. The program is built on the values of the Benedictine community which gives the College its identity. Six of these courses explore the nature of community at different levels.