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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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credit; otherwise, independent study projects receive letter grades. A maximum of two
units counting toward graduation may be earned for independent study.
297, 397, 497 Career Orientation Practicum or Pre-Professional Internship (½ or 1)
Off-campus internship projects are directed by Birmingham-Southern College faculty
members who share supervision with a field supervisor in the partnering agency.
Internships may not be used to fulfill general education requirements. Unless a discipline
specifies otherwise, all off-campus projects are evaluated “S” or “U.” Career orientation
practicums (297, ½ unit) provide students with an overview of diverse professions and
various career options. They are intended to develop in the students a realistic
understanding of the dimensions of various careers, an identification of the skills and
values necessary to work in those careers, and the background for designing a college
program that will yield great flexibility in choosing a profession. Pre-professional
internship courses (397, 497; 1 unit) may carry a “GEN” designation or a disciplinary
designation. Students are given the opportunity to practice skills which will be necessary
at post-undergraduate entry into a career, or to further develop abilities which will be
beneficial in a graduate program. Prerequisites are determined by each discipline. A
maximum of two units counting toward graduation may be earned for internship credit.
298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience (½ or 1)
The amount of credit is determined by the faculty sponsor. When the student receives
credit for a teaching experience, he or she engages in activities which may include some
combination of the following: setting up and/or teaching laboratories, assisting the
instructor in creating or revising a course, collaborating with the instructor in preparation
of examinations and other assignments and in the grading of these assignments,
developing in-class activities, leading or facilitating class discussions, and preparing and
delivering lectures. A maximum of two units counting toward graduation may be earned
for teaching experience. See also the “Teaching Experiences” section of this catalog.