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Credit Bearing<\/h3>\n

Academic internships are opportunities that allow students to earn course credit while interning. Specific guidelines and requirements vary by major and academic department. The arrangement is overseen by a faculty or staff member at the University of Tennessee, in partnership with a designated employee of the selected internship site. The university representative determines whether or not the host site meets academic requirements regarding terms and conditions for assignments, internship tasks, work hours, and compensation. An integral component of the internship experience is the inclusion of learning activities separate from a student\u2019s work tasks. Examples of learning activities include the opportunity to observe meetings or client appointments, the ability to shadow staff in other departments, and homework-like assignments to be evaluated by members of the professional staff and\/or academic staff.<\/p>\n

Academic departments and colleges at UT utilize a variety of internship-related\u00a0models that award credit.\u00a0Depending on the department, the internship may\u00a0be a requirement\u00a0for graduation, it may count for credit toward the major, or it may be awarded elective credit only. Most often, but not always, these are 300 or 400 level courses and may or may not be repeated for additional credit, depending on the department. Below are some\u00a0examples at the University of Tennessee:<\/p>\n