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New Course: ENGR 196Engineering
Faculty Document No. 31-02 TO: The Engineering Faculty FROM: The Faculty
of the Department of Freshman Engineering and Freshman Engineering Curriculum Committee DATE: RE: New course ENGR 196 – Professional
Internship I The
faculty of the Department of Freshman Engineering have
approved the following new course. This action
is now submitted to the engineering faculty with a recommendation for approval. ENGR 196 Professional Internship I Sem. 1 and 2. SS. cr.0. Prerequisites: approval by the student’s academic advisor and professional practice administrator. (May be repeated). Professional experience in
engineering. Program coordinated
by department with cooperation of participating employers. Students submit a summary report. Reason: This course provides a vehicle for freshman engineering (FrE) students (but not necessarily “first-year” students)
to gain professional engineering experience while maintaining their student
status. There has been a growing need for
this course because of: 1) more FrE students are
securing opportunities to intern and 2) FrE students
who remain in FrE more than 2 semesters need a
vehicle to maintain their student status (for financial aid, visa reasons, or
medical insurance purposes) while having an opportunity to intern. In many cases, having the opportunity to
practice professionally can help students make better decisions in choosing
their professional school as well as help students better understand the
relevancy and importance of many of the principles they are learning. This course may be repeated in case a company
desires that a student intern for more than one semester. James D. Jones, Chair Dr. Jennifer
Curtis, Head FrE Curriculum Committee Department
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