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PHP 422 Senior Capstone Internship carries two (2) to nine (9) academic credits based on concentration: 2 2 credits (90 hours) for Addiction Studies, 3 credits (135 or 160 150 hours) for Health Care Management and Health & Society, and 6 or 9 credits (270, 330, or 400 hours) for Community Health Education (depending on the semester the students program of study started). The The internship is completed over one (1) 15-week semester or one (1) combined, 12-week summer session.
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Pre-planning: During Spring of Junior year, student enroll in PHP 375, a zero-credit pre-planning course needed to access PHP 422 planning tasks. The student will be notified via email when to begin the PHP 422 planning process, which begins with an orientation meeting held in January.
Step 1: Prepare or update a professional resume. Consider making an appointment on Handshake to see Falk or University Career Services staff who offer assistance with resume creation.
Step 2: Register for Tevera. You will need to visit the "PHP 375" course on your Blackboard. In this course, click the link labeled "Tevera" and activate your student account. This will bring you to our internship tracking system where you will complete the following planning steps.
Step 3: Complete the PHP 422 Internship Application on Tevera and upload your academic transcript. Do not upload your resume yet.
To access the application and planning tasks: Tevera -> Site Placements -> Pre-application tasks -> apply for internship.
The submitted copy will be sent to your advisor’s Tevera account, and they will be notified via email.
Step 4 Complete the PHP 422 application. This application can be found on the PHP 375 blackboard page.
When completing the form: on the final page labeled “Affirmation,” select the box labeled “Send me an email receipt of my responses” so you have an easily accessible copy of you response saved to your email. After you submit, you may also select “Save my response to edit later” as another means of saving your response. You can always access your response at forms.office.com.
Step 3: Make an appointment to meet with your advisor to discuss semester of preference for PHP 422, your resume, your interests, and your plans post-graduation.
Step 54: Upload your advisor approved resume to Teverathe PHP 375 Blackboard. Additionally, make any corrections correction needed on the PHP 422 application and resubmit (if necessary). Please note that if a resume that is not suitable to applying to an internship is submitted, you will be asked to make edits until it meets expectations.
Step 65: Once you have met with your advisor, have uploaded your advisor approved resume and academic transcript, have completed any revisions to the application as necessary, your advisor must sign your application using the Tevera system.Step 7they must submit the “PH Advisor Approval Form” via Microsoft Forms. Advisors have access to this form.
Due Dates for steps 1-5 will be provided to students at the start of the planning process each January. Failure to complete these steps by the dates provided will result in a delay of your internship to a later semester.
Step 6: You will be contacted by the Internship Coordinator via email when it is time to make an appointment to discuss potential internship sites. Individual meetings with the internship coordinator for summer and fall intern candidates will occur in March and April. Individual meetings for Spring internships will occur in September and October. All internship placements go through the Internship Coordinators, and only the Internship Coordinators can approve a placement. Students do not contact sites themselves without prior approval from the internship coordinator.
Step 87: After meeting with the internship coordinator, they will speak with and send your resume to agencies which match your interest area(s), current knowledge and skills, experience, etc., to determine which agencies are available to host and are interested in interviewing you for an internship. An interview is required for most placements. The opportunity to interview does not guarantee acceptance to intern with the agency.
Registration for PHP 422
Registration for PHP 422 is by permission only. Students cannot register for PHP 422 until all planning steps for the internship are complete, including a finalized contract or letter of agreement. Students who do not complete the required planning steps at least 4 weeks in advance of the intended semester of enrollment will automatically be delayed to the next semester,.
Internship Experience
Internship work varies by site. Some sites are looking for interns with specific knowledge and skills and therefore placements are dependent on public health coursework completed and experience. Additionally, some sites have specific criteria related to GPA, concentration, and otherwise.
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