Each Winter Term, many students participate in internships and apply for the opportunity to earn academic credit while having high-level exposure to valuable work. Below is a complete timeline that clearly outlines all of the necessary steps to obtain credit this January. Contact Cheryl Whitney Lower at clower@middlebury.edu with any questions.
Expand the sections below to access required forms and more information.
Starting now – early November, 2018 – SECURE YOUR INTERNSHIP
- Apply for opportunities on Handshake or find your own! If you need help, schedule a meeting with a Career Advisor in your interest area or a general internship advising appointment, or drop by Quick Questions.
- Tell your Internship Supervisor that they will receive a link (via a Handshake email) to complete an Intern Sponsor Agreement form once you have submitted your Application for Internship Credit.
October 29-31, 2018 – REGISTER FOR A WINTER TERM INTERNSHIP COURSE
- If you are planning to complete an internship but have not yet been approved or secured your internship, register for any Winter Term class as a temporary placeholder. Failure to register for a class or an internship during WT registration means you will not be eligible for credit.
- If your internship is approved before WT registration, register on Banner for your internship; CCI will send you instructions once it is approved.
- Note: “Approved” means it has been approved by CCI and the Curriculum Committee.
Before early November, 2018 – IDENTIFY AND SECURE AN ACADEMIC SPONSOR
- Identify a Middlebury faculty member as your Academic Sponsor- this can be your advisor or another faculty member.
- Discuss a plan that will help you make connections between your internship experience and your coursework at Middlebury.
- Identify at least three scholarly sources to list in your application for credit. You will use this as an intellectual framework for your experience and as relevant content for your final academic work. See samples here.
- Once you have completed your Application for Internship Credit, your Academic Sponsor will receive a link (via a Handshake email) to complete an Academic Sponsor Agreement form.
November 30, 2018 – DEADLINE FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR CREDIT AND/OR FUNDING IN HANDSHAKE
- Write your Personal Statement (use template here).
- Apply for Winter Term Internship Credit/Funding in Handshake by going to Career Center > Experiences> New Experience. Complete entire application and click Create Experience when done.*
- Attach a copy of your Resume and Personal Statement to the attachments section in Handshake (left side of page).
- Download the Internship Agreement/Assumption of Risk and Code of Conduct Form from the Experience (attached to left side); complete the form and re-attach to your Experience.
- Intern Sponsor Agreement Form (Internship Supervisor submits)
A link to this form will be sent directly to your Internship Supervisor after student has submitted first two forms. - Academic Sponsor Approval Form (Faculty Academic Sponsor submits)
A link to this form will be sent directly to the faculty member after student has submitted first two forms. - Your application will not be complete until all 6 steps have been completed.
* You may need to complete the Summer Survey first: (Career Center> Surveys> Required: What did you do this summer?)
January/February, 2019 – COMPLETING YOUR INTERNSHIP
- Submit final academic work to your academic sponsor.
- Complete self-evaluation in Handshake (Deadline: Feb. 4).
- Students who receive grants will also submit a donor thank you letter (Deadline: Feb.4).
- Internship supervisor will also submit an evaluation (Deadline: Feb. 4).