Oct 18, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog-June
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ACS 4993 - International Student Internship Experience

1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits
Course Description
An international student internship experience allows a student to apply the knowledge gained in their academic program to real world problems in industry. The student will develop diverse technical and professional skills that will further their professional development, as well as promote their success in subsequent academic courses. In this course, the student will work in a full or part time internship during the summer, fall, or spring terms in an approved job role directly related to their academic program. They will complete an evaluation at the end of the academic term, covering their accomplishments thus far in their internship experience.
Prereq: Sophomore standing
Note: None
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Apply technical skills to real world problems in an industrial/professional setting
  • Develop new technical skills
  • Participate in cross-discipline relationships
  • Exhibit professional etiquette and behavior
  • Develop strong oral and written communication skills
  • Gain teamwork, leadership, and cross-cultural competencies
  • Improve time management and prioritization skills

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Approved internship job offer
  • One college-level academic year of full-time study in the US
  • F-1 visa-holding student
  • Course coordinator and designated school official [DSO] approval

Course Topics
  • Periodic reflections on internship experience, including team interactions and problems solved
  • Inventory of skills developed and applied
  • Articulation of value added to project

Coordinator
Julie Way



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