Chapter 3: Educational Policies
- Adoption: 9/1/09
- Revised: 8/24/23
- Last Reviewed: 9/13/23 (AASC)
- President Approved: 10/11/23
- Next Review Date: 9/26/28
- Authority: Hennepin Technical College
- Custodian of Policy: Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
Policy Statement
Purpose
To provide students an opportunity to earn academic credits through on-the-job training or planned work experience that applies and builds on the skills acquired in their training at the college, and facilitates interaction with co-workers and customers. Work-based learning experiences may be either paid or unpaid based upon individual circumstances.
Definitions
Internships: A planned on-the-job work experience that provides a student to apply classroom skills in an occupational setting.
Externships: An externship is typically an unpaid shadowing of a respected industry professional during which the extern will observe daily duties.
Practicums: A practicum is an undergraduate experience in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrently studied field or theory.
Clinicals/Preceptorships: Clinicals/preceptorships are the experience of theory application to an actual or simulated patient situation or scenario, which are supervised directly or indirectly by faculty credentialed in the discipline.