How do I?

Find a faculty sponsor from the academic department in which you want to do an internship. Talk to the Internship Coordinator if you need guidance on how to secure the right sponsor.
Work with your faculty sponsor and the Career Development Center to find an internship site suited to your goals.
Utilize a counselor in the Center to develop your resume and a cover letter for an application.
Determine how many credits the internship will be (1-4), listed as either DEPT 290 or 390.
Complete internship paperwork through the Career Development Center and submit to registrar’s office.
See housing and board policy.

Contact: Internship Coordinator at 336-316-2187

Determine if one of the college’s ongoing service projects is a good fit. If not, discuss your own ideas with James Shields in the Bonner Center.
If you want credit from a particular department for your project, get a sponsor from that department, secure the department chair’s approval, (and a representative from Early College, if you’re a student in ECG)If general studies credit is acceptable, ask James Shields to be your sponsor.
Determine # of credits for the project (1-4).
Fill out the independent project form available in the registrar’s office at New Garden Hall.
Submit to registrar during the registration period.
See housing and board policy.

Contact: James Shields at 336-316-2447

Brainstorm with a faculty sponsor or mentor to develop your project idea.
Secure a faculty sponsor or mentor and flesh out the details and timing of your project.
Secure the sponsor or mentor’s formal approval for your project.
Fill out an independent project form (available in the registrar’s office at New Garden Hall), and obtain both the sponsor/mentor’s and department chair’s signed approval.
Submit to the registrar’s office in New Garden Hall during advertised registration period.
See housing and board policy.

Contact : your academic advisor

Consider how different projects on the list will enrich your academic experience and personal development.
Pick from the list of existing projects.
If you want a seminar to count towards your major, choose a graded project with a departmental rather than general studies prefix.
Go to Banner and register for one project. Registration for everything but established study away projects begins Sept. 17 and closes November 19.
Register early because spaces are limited.
Apply for J term housing and pick a meal plan in Banner Web if you will be on campus at any time.
Purchase required course materials before the start of the January term.
See housing and board policy.

Contact: the instructor of the seminar

NC Coast or Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

Requires a two-stage application: starting on Guilford’s Study Abroad web site and ending with Maia Dery or Austin College. Deposit due with initial application; becomes non-refundable w/ acceptance.
For Ghost Ranch projects, pick your top three. First choice is not guaranteed.
Find your application at Study Abroad’s interactive online map; search by term, choosing Winter 2013.
Deadlines are early. See calendar on the back page.
See project page for detailed instructions on the second stage of the application process.
Refund policies vary from program to program.
For NC Coast, see housing and board policy.

Contact: study abroad staff in King Hall 107 or 112

All require a two-stage application: starting on Guilford’s Study Abroad web site and ending with an affiliate partner. See project descriptions.
Find your application at Study Abroad’s interactive online map; search by term, choosing Winter 2013.
Apply to ONE abroad project only. Deadlines are early. See calendar on the back page.
Deposits are due with your initial application. See program description for amounts.
For partner programs only, after being approved by Guilford, submit a stage 2 application to the partner.
Upon acceptance, deposits become non-refundable.
Refund policies vary from program to program with a short window for withdrawal and severe penalties.
For Maya, Brazil, & Fringe, see housing/board policy.

Contact: study abroad staff in King Hall 107 or 112

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