Please fill out all sections of this form and you will receive permission to enroll.
Section 1. Student Application
Section 2. Interning Institution/Office Form
Section 3. Political Science Internship Waiver
Course Requirements:
1. On-site work at the place of your internship at the rate of 60 hours for each academic credit to be earned. (Example: Sign up for 3 credits during a 15 week semester and work 12 hours per week.)
2. Keep a daily or weekly log of your work experience: activities, tasks, skills applied / learned, etc.
3. During the term, use this same log to write two brief reports summarizing your internship experience to date. Specific deadlines for the submission of these papers will be provided by Dr Tuman.
4. Attend 2 or 3 meetings (1 hour each) with other interns and Dr Tuman. The purpose of these
meetings will be to share and discuss internship experiences to that point.
5. Read one book related to your internship and write a (5 page) report on it.
a. Within 10 days of the start of the internship send Dr Tuman information on three books that
interest you: title, author and a one-paragraph abstract of each book’s content. He will
approve or disapprove your selections thus providing you with certainty as to whether your
book choice(s) will qualify as fulfilling this segment of the internship.
b. The 5-page book report will be due approximately one week prior to the end of the term.
6. Required book for this course: “Starting Work: For Interns, New Hires and Summer Associates” by Mary Crane. Book is available for purchase at the UNLV Bookstore.
7. A ten-page report summarizing and evaluating the overall internship experience itself. Once again, your log will be your main source of data. This paper will also be due approximately one week prior to the end of the term.
8. The completion of an evaluation form that will be filled out by your on-site, internship supervisor.
This form will also be due approximately one week prior to the end of the term.