Internship Process for academic credit for Faculty and Advisors

It is strongly advised students plan well in advance for internships/experiential learning opportunities if they want to receive academic credit. The recommended timeline is at least one semester prior to the internship experience as it may take time to process the required documents and ensure an internship course is available.*

Step one: Obtain contact information

Please meet with your student to obtain the organization name and the site supervisor’s contact information.

Step two: Verify organization

Refer to the list of community partners to verify if the organization is an approved University community partner. If they are on the list, please move to step five.

If they are not on the list, please send the organization name and site supervisor’s contact information to Aqueelah Thompson.

Step three: Required documents for organization**

Aqueelah will work with the organization to obtain the two required documents, which include the site assessment form and the appropriate organization agreement.

• Organization Agreement - General: for all private and non-profit organizations
• Organization Agreement - Remote: for organizations (private or non-profit) in which the student will only intern remotely
• Organization Agreement - Interlocal: for Nevada State and local government agencies.

Step four: Completed documents

Once all documents have been accepted and signed by all parties, Aqueelah Thompson will notify faculty and organizations they are now ready to send/accept students.

Step five: Student waivers/agreements

All students must sign the appropriate waiver, release and indemnification agreement. Faculty/staff are responsible for sending students the correct waivers based on the student’s placement.

Step six: Sexual harassment and discrimination prevention training

Prior to the start of an internship, all students must complete University training on sexual harassment and discrimination prevention. This training is available in Canvas Commons. Please import the training module "UNR Internship and Service-Learning Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training" into your Canvas Course from Canvas Commons. The training consists of readings followed by a quiz. Instructions on how to import the module from Canvas Commons can be found on the Canvas support page.

*Each department will determine when students enroll in the appropriate internship course. Departments may enroll students prior to above information being complete, or wait until after all documents are signed.

**Keep in mind this may take as little as a week or as long as a few months, depending on how quickly the organization responds and if there are revisions needed which go through General Counsel.