Adelphi University is committed to providing rich and valuable educational experiences to its students. Internships have long played an important role in providing significant, practical and enriching academic experiences.

Accordingly, the Internship Advisory Committee, comprised of faculty and academic administrators, has developed the following standards to ensure that student internships are appropriate and beneficial components of an Adelphi education. These Standards were submitted to the Faculty Senate and approved on December 15, 2008.

1. Site
   • Reputable Institution To Provide Internship Site
     As determined by the departmental faculty internship advisors, a review of potential organizations to assure appropriate work environment should be conducted by the academic department or other appropriate campus office.
     
     
   • Defined Task or Job Description
     The internship must be an educationally meaningful assignment, as determined by the departmental faculty internship advisor(s). A written job description is required that should include intern skills sought, specific intern responsibilities or the project(s) to which the intern will be assigned.

2. Supervision
   • On Site Supervision
     There must be a site contact person with whom the faculty advisors and interns can communicate. 
     
     
   • Site Visit or Evaluation of Site Provider
     Each academic department, as it deems appropriate, must in some way evaluate the site where a student will be participating in an internship.
     
     
   • Multi-Directed Student Evaluation
     As determined by the departmental faculty or internship advisor(s), student interns should periodically be evaluated by the faculty advisors on the progress of their internship learning experience. The faculty internship advisor(s) will, by means he/she determines appropriate and to the extent he/she determines necessary, communicate with the site supervisor to obtain feedback on a student intern’s learning progress.

3. Student Requirements
   • Formal Reflection Component
     A formal reflection component must be completed and submitted by student interns to the faculty internship advisor(s). The format, structure, and timeline of the reflection component will be determined by the departmental faculty or as specified in the program’s internship course syllabus.

4. Credits
   • Number of Credits Earned
     The credits earned will be determined by the departmental policy or faculty internship advisor(s).  A variable number of credits can be earned based on a minimum of 50 hours of work per credit hour or the internship experience may be tied to an existing credit bearing course.

5. Eligibility
   • GPA, Credits Completed or Course Prerequisites
     Candidates for internships must be in good academic standing as determined by the departmental faculty internship advisors. Each academic department can establish its own requirements for minimum GPA, minimum number of credits completed, prerequisite courses or other academic standards of student performance.