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Social Science > Service Learning Revised 4/19/06

Non-Credit Internship

The student is responsible for filling out the Internship Learning Contract form in cooperation with the faculty supervisor, the field supervisor, and the service learning coordinator.

The student should:

  1. Contact the course instructor.
  2. Determine the project in relationship to class material or desired experience.
  3. Call the service-learning coordinator, (231) 995-1294, to discuss possible internship placements, learning objectives, etc.
  4. Print and fill out the attached Internship Learning Contract Form in consultation with your faculty sponsor and field supervisor.
  5. Obtain signatures as required on the Internship Learning Contract form
  6. Take the completed Internship Learning Contract to the Service-Learning Center in the Social Sciences Office in the Les Biederman Building.
  7. Service Learning Contracts will be available for pickup approximately three days after they have been turned in to the Service Learning Center. A copy of the contract, along with a participation appreciation letter, will be mailed to the field supervisor.

(If you have never been an NMC student before, go to the Admissions Office in the Administration Building to be admitted to Northwestern Michigan College.)

If You Have Questions During Any Stage Of The Above Process, Or During Your Internship, Contact The Service-Learning Coordinator.

(231) 922-1294

Confidentiality Statement

In the course of your internship at Northwestern Michigan College, or in the Grand Traverse area you may learn confidential information about students, staff, or citizens. You are expected to keep this information confidential in any setting inside or outside the college (unless written permission is given), just as you wish your own privacy rights to be respected. However, if you learn of an intent to harm someone or commit suicide, there is a legal obligation to share such information.