FCS 5900 - Internship (3-12)

When Offered: Fall, Spring
A structured field experience, paid or unpaid, in an area related to the program and supervised by department faculty. A proposal is to be submitted to the departmental graduate faculty committee and be approved for participation the semester previous to beginning the experience. No credit will be given for experience not previously approved. If initial NC license is required through the NC Residency Model this internship provides direct teaching experiences in a Birth to Kindergarten classroom (3 sh.). Students will be required to complete this Clinical Internship with an action research project as determined by the student and their advisor. A requirement of the Residency License is that students must complete the clinical internship in the classroom where they are employed as a lead teacher in a public school classroom.
Prerequisite: 15 hours graduate courses toward certificate program and proposal approved.