Community-based learning: is experiential learning that engages students in service opportunities within the community as an integral part of a course. It allows students the opportunity to apply classroom learning to real-life situations, which enriches the learning experience, teaches civic responsibility, and produces positive benefits for the greater community. The following courses fulfill the Community-based learning requirement: AE 1003 Experiential Learning Initiatives FY 4003 Small Woodlot Management AF 3324 Fisheries Science and Techniques GL 3524 Lake Sedimentation AS 4333 Administration and Organization HU 2123 Spanish II CH 4044 Environmental Chemistry IC 2213 Community Applications CM 2123 Environmental Communication PL 3413 Environmental Advocacy CM 3123 New Media PR 3213 Visitor & Resource Protection ED 3342 Exceptional and Universal Programs PR 4123 Interpretive Methods ED 3443 Teaching Science-Secondary Schools PR 4223 Park & Forest Resource Plan ES 3213 Applied GIS WF 2003 Animal Training FY 3213 Forest Silviculture and Management WF 4013 Wildlife Conservation Capstone
Internship
An internship is a carefully planned, well-supervised job experience related to an academic field. This can include comprehensive research such as NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs). To fulfill the Unity College Environmental Citizen requirement, the internship must be a minimum of three credits and be at the 3000 level or above. Completion of Professional Development, AS 2111, before registering for an internship is recommended. Students should plan to take their internship no later than the summer of their junior year in order to complete their degree requirements in the appropriate time.
Thesis
A thesis is an independent project completed in the student’s senior year. The thesis presents a significant body of original work. The thesis will be presented publicly and a copy deposited in the Dorothy Webb Quimby Library. The topic and methodology of a thesis are decided between the student and two faculty thesis advisors. A written thesis proposal must be approved by the faculty administrator and filed with the registrar. The thesis may be taken at the 4000 level only, for a maximum of three credits per semester, for each of two semesters.
Academic Field Experience
A field experience will include at least three credits of academic course study at the 3000 level or above, conducted over a period of at least three calendar weeks at a college/university research station. Field experiences must be pre-approved by the Unity College Internship Committee. Transfer credits associated with academic field experiences must be approved by the registrar and come from an accredited institution of higher learning.
Unity College Catalog 2013-2014
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