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Externships

Here you will find information regarding externships including the requirements for an externship, a list of approved externships and student applications forms, faculty approval forms for submission to the curriculum committee, and registration information.

Externship Requirements
Please read all requirements before proceeding with approvals or registration.

Approved Externships (Includes links to student application forms)
Students must complete an application form and have the advising professor approve it before submitting to the Registrar's Office. The Registrar's Office will register the student for the externship. The hours will be applied to the semester of the student's choice. Please indicate on the student application form the exact number of credit hours that should be applied, as well as, the semester that the hours should be applied to.

Faculty Externship Approval Form (In Word)
This form should be completed by the faculty advisor of the externship if it is not one that has already been approved. It should be submitted to the curriculum committee for approval. Students may not begin the externship until it has been approved by the curriculum committee.

Externship Registration (Step by Step)
Here students may find step by step instructions for getting registered for an externship.