INDEPENDENT STUDY, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
Application forms may be picked up from the Registrar's Office. Registration is not complete until the form with all signatures has been turned in to the Registrar's Office. The Registrar approves IS/IR applications.
Since 2.50 courses constitute a full academic load for each term of Summer School, only 1.50 regular course credits may be taken in addition to one IS/IR.
Only faculty members who are available on campus may supervise IS or IR.
ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP
Academic Internships are worth either .50 or 1.00 course credit and require an approved and signed Academic Internship Learning Agreement & Plan.
- For 1.00 credit, on-site experience plus academic work must total a minimum of 160 hours (120 on-site).
- For .50 credit, on-site experience plus academic work must total a minimum of 100 hours (80 on-site).
The Academic Internship Learning Agreement & Plan is available for download at the Center for Experiential Learning's (CEL) student website.
For interships completed during the academic year:
• http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/acad_cred_intrn.html
For interships completed over summer:
• http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/summer_academic.html
For internships completed outside of the United States:
• http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/International_Academic_Internships.html
Information for faculty members planning to supervise an academic internship is available at the CEL's Faculty & Staff website: http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/FacultyStaff/Internships%20Program.html
For Summer Academic Internships:
Registration is mandatory to receive credit and must occur on or before June 1st. Registration after that date will require the petition process as outlined by the Registrar's Office. The Internship begin and end dates must fall within the time period from June 1st to August 22nd. Internships will be officially registered during Term 2 of Summer School.
Tuition is $1,915 for the 1.00 credit Internship and $955 for the .50 credit Internship. A $50.00 non-refundable deposit payable to St. Olaf College is required at registration. This amount will be applied toward the Summer School tuition charge.
Credit will not be awarded unless a COPY of the completed and approved Academic Internship Learning Agreement and Plan, including ALL required signatures, has been turned into the Registrar's Office and tuition payment has been made. The Director of the CEL's Internships Program will be the last to sign the approved Academic Internship Learning Agreement and Plan and will make a copy for the student to turn in to the Registrar's Office. The Registrar's signature is required only on the Registrar's Office copy. You must make an appointment to obtain the Internships Program Director's signature by calling the CEL at x3268. The original paperwork will remain with the CEL. The student will receive copies for her or himself, the site supervisor, the faculty supervisor, and the Registrar's Office.
