Internships

Internships

INTR V95 Internship I 1-4 Units
Prerequisites: BUS V28A or BUS V97, and completion of 15 units towards a Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement

This course offers students who are volunteers (unpaid) an opportunity to obtain work experience related to their field of study. Students are accepted as a result of consultation with a designated faculty member in the discipline and the acceptance of an approved work proposal. This is an unpaid occupational work experience course, where 1 unit of credit is earned for each 60 hours of unpaid internship. A maximum of 4 units can be completed in a semester, and no more than 16 units can be earned in total.

Enrollment Limitations: Criminal background clearance. Current CPR certification for health care provider (American Heart Association) or professional rescuer (American Red Cross). Department Chair approval. Drug and alcohol clearance. No acrylic or long nails in clinical settings. No visible tattoos or visible body piercings except single studs in earlobes. Physical examination demonstrating general good health. Proof of freedom from and immunity to communicable diseases.
Grade Modes: Pass/No Pass Grading
Repeatable for Credit: Course may be taken up to 3 times for credit.
Degree Applicability: Applies to Associate Degree
AA/AS GE: None
Transfer Credit: CSU
UC Credit Limitations: None
CSU GE-Breadth: None
IGETC: None
INTR V96 Internship II 1-4 Units
In-Class Hours: 75-300 paid cooperative
Prerequisites: BUS V28A or BUS V97, and completion of 15 units towards a Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement

This course offers students who are employed in the field an opportunity to expand their work experience related to their field of study. Students are accepted as a result of consultation with a designated faculty member in the discipline and the acceptance of an approved work proposal. This is a paid occupational work experience course, where 1 unit of credit is earned for each 75 hours of paid internship. A maximum of 4 units can be completed in a semester, and no more than 16 units can be earned in total.

Enrollment Limitations: Criminal background clearance. Current CPR certification for health care provider (American Heart Association) or professional rescuer (American Red Cross). Current negative TB test or chest x-ray. Department Chair approval. Drug and alcohol clearance. Fingerprint clearance. No acrylic or long nails in clinical settings. No visible tattoos or visible body piercings except single studs in earlobes. Physical examination demonstrating general good health. Proof of freedom from and immunity to communicable diseases.
Grade Modes: Pass/No Pass Grading
Repeatable for Credit: Course may be taken up to 3 times for credit.
Degree Applicability: Applies to Associate Degree
AA/AS GE: None
Transfer Credit: CSU
UC Credit Limitations: None
CSU GE-Breadth: None
IGETC: None