Policy Number CMGT01-001: PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP POLICY
Effective Date: September, 2001
Revised: September 2007

PURPOSE: The internship process is a three-way partnership between the student intern, the Construction Management program and the employer that is to provide the student with practical, on-the-job experience, which contributes to the student’s academic development and enhances the student’s knowledge and skill set relevant to a career as a construction professional.

Departmental Authorization
The Construction Management Department is authorized to offer internships by BSU Policy 2315-B, Practicum/Internship.

Availability
Internships are available to students who have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher. Any student meeting this requirement may enroll in CMGT 293. To enroll in CMGT 493, a student must have upper-division standing.

Maximum Credit Allowed
University Policy (2315-B) dictates that no more than 12 credits earned in internships (293 and/or 493) may be used to meet department and/or University graduating requirements.

Within the Construction Management Department, three (3) credits of CMGT 293 may be used for one (1) Technical Elective course and three (3) credits of CMGT 493 may be used for one (1) Construction Elective course.

Application Procedures:
Application for internships will be accepted in the Registrar's Office until the last day (stated on the academic calendar) to add an internship for the semester for which the credit is desired. The following steps are required for approval:

• Consult with the Construction Management faculty member who will coordinate and evaluate the internship.
• Prepare a statement, approved by the employer, identifying the:
• Proposed descriptive title of the Internship;
• Goals and objectives of the work; and
• Time frame of the work, in terms of estimated work hours devoted to internship activities, and duration of the internship.
• Complete the online "Internship Application for Academic Credit" on the Boise State Career Center website at http://career.boisestate.edu//. The faculty member will receive an email notification of the application for internship for online approval.
• Print out a hard copy of the application form and obtain the necessary signatures of the faculty member and the employer supervisor who will be in charge of the student in the work place. If the employer is out of the area, the employer signature can be obtained by scanning and emailing the application form, or by fax.
• Submit the signed, completed application to the Registrar’s office before the internship deadline date to finalize enrollment for the semester. Provide copies to the supervising Construction Management faculty member and to the Construction Management department.

A minimum of 150 work/contact hours per semester is required for each three (3) credits of Internship for either CMGT 293 or CMGT 493. A maximum of three (3) credits may be earned in any one semester.
The appropriate fees must be paid in the term in which the work for the internship is performed.

Performance
The employer, student intern and the Construction Management faculty member coordinating the internship shall fulfill the responsibilities listed on the “Application for Internship” form for the student intern to receive academic credit.

Student Responsibility
Once registration is completed and classes begin, it is the responsibility of the student to complete the requirements of the Internship.

• During the course of work on the Internship, the student will be further required to complete all of the following requirements, as agreed upon between the coordinating faculty member and the student:

• Keep a daily log of his/her work activities in a hardbound journal;
• Preparation of a weekly or biweekly report detailing the job duties, learning opportunities, and progress of the internship. Weekly or biweekly report requirements are established with the coordinating faculty member at the beginning of the term. Weekly or biweekly reports are due to the coordinating faculty member the Monday following the end of the period covered. Reports may be submitted in person, by mail, by fax or electronically as agreed upon.
• At the end of the term, the student will submit to the coordinating faculty member, a final report on the student internship activities including a perspective by the student on how the internship did or did not meet the defined criteria and expectations. Special emphasis should be given to how the internship experience supplemented the coursework experience.

• Grades will be based on the quality and scholarship of the completed work and will be determined by the coordinating faculty member who directed the study through the evaluation of the daily logs, weekly or biweekly reports and the final report.

Faculty Responsibility

• Evaluate and respond to each report submitted by the student intern in a timely manner.
• Evaluate the internship by comparing the plan of study to the reports, the daily log and the final report submitted by the student intern at the end of the term.
• If schedule and location allow, the faculty member will visit the jobsite location and meet with the student intern and the employer supervisor at least once during the term.