Internships

In order to meet the credit criteria for this course, students will be required to identify a potential employer relevant to his/her field of study. The student’s responsibility is to meet with someone who oversees the day-to-day operations to discuss his/her research project and paper. A minimum of three (3) hours per week is required to complete assignments, read, research, and write the final paper. The capstone course for specialized degree transfer students is designed to assess cognitive and affective learning that requires the command, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge and skills. The course integrates coursework, knowledge, skills and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate his/her level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is a selfdirected, learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the bachelor’s degree level. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all coursework required for the bachelor’s degree with the exception of the final term and status as a Continuing Education student Terms Offered: As needed

The CE capstone course for the bachelor’s degree is designed to assess cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning that requires the command, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge and skills. The course integrates academic and experiential learning which enables the student to demonstrate his/her level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is a self-directed, integrated learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the bachelor degree level. Co-requisite/Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all coursework required for the bachelor’s degree with the exception of the final term. Terms Offered: SU, Fl, WI, SP

The internship experience at Central Penn includes an on-the-job educational experience. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 45 credits for the associate degree.

The Washington Institute Internship experience is offered through an articulation agreement between the Washington Institute and Central Penn College. The program is performed in Washington, D.C. where students complete an internship in a professional setting such as federal agencies, congressional offices, embassies, businesses and a verity of nonprofit and advocacy organizations. This highly competitive structured program includes an on-thejob educational experience coupled with two academic courses and seminars in theory and practice. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment of our national government. The 12 earned credits can be distributed amongst Internship, an experiential learning course, intersection courses, minor courses, open electives, or another option that best fits the student’s needs for graduation. Students must preplan their academic schedule and course load to complete this program.