Human Biology Internships

Internships for Credit

You can obtain internship credit for:

1. Conducting a supervised practical experience with a professional in the community who has expertise relevant to your career goals.
2. Serving as a teaching assistant in a Human Biology course.
3. Shadowing a healthcare professional.

The University has specific guidelines if you who wish to enroll in an internship. In addition, the Human Biology program has specific guidelines that you must meet, including junior or senior standing and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. If you don't meet the minimum GPA requirement, you must receive special permission from a Human Biology faculty member in order to enroll in an internship.

1 Supervised Practical Experience

Credit Requirement Guidelines

Internships in Human Biology are usually completed for 1-3 credits. For a 1-credit internship, conduct a minimum of three hours per week of work. In a 14 week semester, that would be a total of 42 hours of work for one credit.

Internship Course Guidelines

• Have regular meetings with your instructor.
• Follow the UW-Green Bay writing policy in preparation of the paper. Additional requirements regarding style and format may be given by the instructor (e.g. the instructor may request that the paper be written in the format of a particular journal in the field). Prepare a draft for review by the instructor before the final typed copy is submitted.

Registration Requirements

• A proposal form should be filled out and agreed upon by you, your instructor and the field supervisor. The form requests a description of the internship, a timetable for the project and the basis for evaluation.
• After the form is filled out, the field supervisor, the instructor and the Human Biology Chairperson must approve the proposal form before you can register for the course.

2 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship

Requirements

1. Must be second semester junior or first or second semester senior.
2. Must be either Human Biology or Biology major.
3. Must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Responsibilities

1. Conduct 50 minute discussion groups twice a week or assist in a 3 hour laboratory.
2. Develop appropriate study materials for students (lecture subject summaries, study guide materials, practice exam questions, etc.)
3. Assist in proctoring class and/or laboratory examinations.
4. Attend lectures.
5. Meet with faculty member supervisor once every 2 weeks.
6. Complete a journal, closing report or portfolio including activities developed to aid student learning, personal learning experiences in teaching students, materials used in instructing students, etc.

3 Internship Shadowing of a Healthcare Professional

Many professional programs require applicants to have experience in the career in which they wish to pursue. You can earn only one (1) internship credit for this type of experience. This credit will serve as an elective and will not count towards any upper level requirements.