Experiential Learning
Students may request academic credit through experiential learning internships, research, independent study, and sometimes TA positions. Note that not all internships qualify for academic credit, and it will be up to the student's faculty advisor to approve awarded units.
Course Codes:
- ENV 292- Graduate Internship, S/U graded
- Internships are an opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge under the supervision of a professional.
- These units are not for the required Practicum. Please see more information on the Practicum here.
- ENV 298- Independent Study, letter graded
- Independent or Group Study courses are directed study courses intended to add to the existing
curriculum by allowing a student to study academic material that is not currently offered in an
existing course. Independent Study must have a faculty sponsor and be approved by the Program Chair.
- Independent or Group Study courses are directed study courses intended to add to the existing
- ENV 299- Research, S/U graded
- ESP 396- TA Training Practicum
- Teaching Assistants hired through the Environmental Science & Policy (ESP) department may request credit with the approval hiring faculty. Please note that credit is granted on a case-by-case basis and is not guaranteed. Students TA-ing for departments outside of ESP must contact those departments directly to inquire about unit eligibility.
Requirements:
- Students must submit Experiential Learning for Academic Credit forms by the 10th day of instruction. After approval from the Faculty Advisor, the Program Coordinator will grant the student with a CRN to register for corresponding units.
- Topic of work must enable students to apply academic concepts and methods to grow intellectually.
- Students working relevant full-time jobs may use internship credit to supplement course load.
- Students are still restricted to a maximum of 6 S/U credits per quarter, regardless of the units calculated by the formula below.
Formula
- 1 unit of credit= 3 working hours a week per quarter
- Example: A student is assisting a professor in a current policy project, and performs this work for 6 hours a week over a 10 week quarter. This student could be awarded 2 units of ENV 298.