Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

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The Harrisburg Internship Semester (T.H.I.S.)

 Experiential Education Office
The Harrisburg Internship Semester is available to an exceptional student from any IUP major for the fall or spring semester. The program provides a semester-long experience at the policymaking level in the executive or legislative branches of state government as well as independent boards, agencies, or commissions. Students will earn fifteen credits.

Requirements for eligibility are fifty-seven or more earned credits and an overall GPA of at least 3.0. Applicants must also submit a sample of their writing skills which must be a copy of an IUP writing assignment that has been graded by an instructor.

T.H.I.S. consists of an internship with a research project for twelve credits and an academic seminar for three credits. The program is directed by a State System faculty member elected to direct the program in Harrisburg. The faculty member will be the site supervisor and teach the seminar course. Grades and credits will be recorded on the students' academic progress reports at IUP. See the course descriptions under UN480 and UN493.

Housing is arranged at the PolyClinic Hospital in its nursing residence hall. Meals are available in the hospital dining room or elsewhere. Students must first pay IUP tuition, room, and board and then be partially reimbursed via a biweekly paycheck during the semester. Students are responsible for their own transportation costs between their home and Harrisburg.

T.H.I.S. is offered through the Experiential Education Program in conjunction with the academic department of the successful candidate. Applications are submitted to the Experiential Education Office, Sutton Hall. Deadline for submission for fall is March 1; the spring semester deadline is October 1.

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