1. As part of the GSIS curriculum, students admitted before 2022 Spring are required to complete a mandatory short-term internship, which is equivalent to one (1) credit or approximately one month of full time work (160 hours) minimum.
   • Internship credit varies depending on the duration, workload and location of internship (see below).
   • Long-term internships are optional.
   • Long-term internships can be taken at the same institution as the short-term internship (modified regulation, 2010)
   • Exceptions
     1. A. Students who are employed (full-time position only) can receive a short-term internship credit (1 credit) by submitting their employment verification certificates. Student must be employed (full-time only) during the semester they are receiving the internship credit. The GCMC committee will review all other cases of employment to determine internship credit eligibility.
     2. B. The 5 student council members (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Marketing and Events Coordinator, and PhD Representative) can receive a short-term internship credit (1 credit) for their 1 year of service (2 consecutive semesters) as student council members. Students must register for the short-term internship credit in their 2nd semester as student council member. Please see below for further instructions on fulfilling the minimum work hours.
     3. i. Supervisor: Department Chair
     4. ii. Minimum work hours: Students must fulfill the minimum 160 work hours in 2 consecutive semesters.
     5. iii. Work hour verification: Students need to fill in their time sheet every month. Please obtain the supervisor’s signature at the beginning of each month (for the previous month). When obtaining the signature, provide records and proofs of their work hours (e.g., meeting minutes).
     6. iv. Employment contract: Each student council member needs to obtain a contract from the supervisor.
     7. v. Only students who fulfill the minimum 160 work hours in 2 consecutive semesters can receive the short-term internship credit.
2. Students cannot apply for the short-term internship credit in the first semester.
3. Students who fail to submit all necessary forms by the evaluation submission deadline (see p.4 Proposal Application, Course Registration, & Evaluation Submission Schedule) will automatically receive an ‘F’ (grade is not changeable).
   • Students who are 1) unable to meet the required work hours or 2) unable to submit the required documents for evaluation should withdraw from the internship course during the course withdrawal period.
4. If a student’s working hours fulfill the requirements of both the short-term and long-term internships, they can receive the designated credits for both.
   • The work hours CANNOT overlap.
5. An internship taken during one’s leave of absence can also be accepted for credits provided that it follows the same proper procedure stated below.
   • Students should register for the internship course and receive the internship credit(s) on the semester they return to school.

Master’s Program and Doctoral Program: Maximum of 10 credits can be acknowledged and credited.

Combined M-D Program: Maximum of 15 credits can be acknowledged and credited.