UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON

SAMPLE INTERNSHIP PROPOSAL

Environmental Science Internship Proposal
Jane Doe, junior Environmena! S"ien"e major, Univer#i$ o% S"ranon
Mar"& ', ())*
Durin+ &e #ummer o% ())*, I ,i!! -e inernin+ %or &e Environmena!
Mana+emen A##i#an"e Pro+ram .EMAP/ a &e Univer#i$ o% S"ranon Sma!! 0u#ine##
Deve!o1men Cener .S0DC/2 EMAP mem-er# are environmena! #1e"ia!i## a%%i!iae3
,i& variou# S0DC# &rou+&ou Penn#$!vania2 T&e$ are environmena! "on#u!an# %or
#ma!! -u#ine##e#, an3 &e$ a##i# &e#e -u#ine##e# ,i& man$ environmena! 1ro-!em# an3
"on"ern#2 T&i# inern#&i1 ,i!! in"!u3e &e %o!!o,in+4
1. Specific learner objectives that outline what the student will gain from the
internship. These objectives should relate to an appropriate part of the curriculum.
T&e +oa! o% EMAP i# o ,or5 o 1reven 1o!!uion -e%ore i i# "reae32 A# 1ar o%
&e EMAP eam, I ,i!! -e &e!1in+ o a"&ieve &i# +oa! &rou+& re#ear"& an3 a##i#an"e2 I
,i!! -e #ee5in+ &e -e# ,a$# o re3u"e ra, maeria! 1ur"&a#e "o##, an3 re3u"e
"om1!ian"e -ur3en# an3 "o## a##o"iae3 ,i& environmena! 1ermi#, re"or3 5ee1in+,
an3 re1orin+ re6uiremen#2 I ,i!! -e !oo5in+ %or ,a$# o re3u"e ,a#e mana+emen,
reamen, an3 3i#1o#a! "o##2 I ,i!! a!#o -e re#ear"&in+ ,a$# o re3u"e !on+7erm
!ia-i!iie# a##o"iae3 ,i& &a8ar3ou# ,a#e mana+emen2
T&rou+& m$ re#ear"& an3 a##i#an"e, I ,i!! u#e &e 5no,!e3+e I &ave +aine3 %rom
m$ environmena! #"ien"e "!a##e# #u"& a# Environmena! C&emi#r$, Environmena!
E"onomi"#, E"o!o+$, an3 In#rumena! Ana!$#i#2 I ,i!! a!#o im1rove an3 e91an3 u1on
&i# 5no,!e3+e2 M$ 3uie# +enera!!$ in"!u3e a##i#an"e ,i& &e a"6ui#iion o%
a11ro1riae !i-rar$ maeria!# an3 o&er re#our"e# an3 re#ear"&in+ &e#e maeria!#2
2. Specific responsibilities the student will have at the internship site. These need to
relate to the learner objectives and therefore to specific coursework.
A# an inern, I ,i!! &ave man$ re#1on#i-i!iie# re!ae3 o &e "our#e,or5 I &ave
"om1!ee3 a &e Univer#i$ o% S"ranon2 I ,i!! "om1i!e a 3aa-a#e o% 1rivae #e"or
1rovi3er# in Nor&ea#ern PA o -e u#e3 a re%eren"e +ui3e2 I ,i!! a##i# m$ #u1ervi#or
,i& #ie vi#i# %or P&a#e I an3 P&a#e II Environmena! A##e##men# an3 +ive 3eai!e3
e"&ni"a! re1or# on &e#e vi#i#2 T&e#e a##e##men# ,i!! a!!o, me o ui!i8e &e
in%ormaion I !earne3 in m$ Environmena! S"ien"e an3 0io!o+$ "!a##e#4 #u#aina-!e or
+reen -ui!3in+ 3e#i+n#, ra3on 3ee"ion an3 remova!, &a8ar3ou# ,a#e 3i#1o#a!, ,aer
6ua!i$, air 6ua!i$, #oi! 6ua!i$, an3 "&emi"a! 3i#1o#a!2
I ,i!! a!#o -e ,or5in+ on variou# 1roje"# 3ea!in+ ,i& Po!!uion Prevenion an3
Ener+$ E%%i"ien"$ .P(, E(/ &a re6uire "a#e #u3ie# ana!$8in+ mone$ #ave3 in re"$"!in+
an3 ener+$ e%%i"ien e"&no!o+$2 For &e#e 1roje"#, I ,i!! -e u#in+ "om1uer 1ro+ram#
#u"& a# Mi"ro#o% E9"e! an3 A""e##, an3 :inCATS2 Here, I ,i!! u#e &e 5no,!e3+e
+aine3 in m$ Environmena! E"onomi"# an3 Com1uer Liera"$ "!a##e#2
Fina!!$, a# an inern, I ,i!! -e re6uire3 o aen3 #ome !o"a! "on%eren"e# on &e
man$ i##ue# EMAP 3ea!# ,i&2 A "on%eren"e ,a# &e!3 re"en!$ re+ar3in+ P(, E(2 Here,
o1i"# in"!u3e3 &e im1!emenaion o% innovaive 1o!!uion 1revenion an3 ener+$
e%%i"ien e"&no!o+ie#, an3 3eve!o1in+ #u#aina-!e, &ea!&$ &ou#e&o!3#2
. !umber of credits to be earned.
I ,i#& o a11!$ &i# inern#&i1 o &e ;7"re3i inern#&i1 re6uiremen %or ESCI
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". !umber of hours re#uired on site.
T&i# inern#&i1 ,i!! -e+in on June <, ())* an3 ,i!! "oninue &rou+& Au+u# =),
())*2 A ;> &our#? ,ee5 I ,i!! inern ,e!! over &e re6uire3 ;)) &our#2
$. !umber of meetings re#uired with the facult% member supervising the internship.
I ,i!! mee ,i&?emai! m$ %a"u!$ #u1ervi#or, Dr2 Mi"&ae! Cann, a &e en3 o% ea"&
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&. !ame of and responsibilities of the on'site supervisor.
M$ EMAP on7#ie #u1ervi#or i# C$n&ia So15a2 S&e i# a #1e"ia!i# in
environmena! "on#u!in+2 S&e &a# an un3er+ra3uae an3 +ra3uae 3e+ree in
environmena! #"ien"e2 C$n&ia ,i!! 1rovi3e me ,i& a!! o% m$ inern re#1on#i-i!iie#2
S&e ,i!! a!#o -e 1re#en a a!! o% &e on7#ie a##e##men# ,e 1er%orm an3 "on%eren"e# ,e
aen32 .T&ere are o&er inern# ,i& m$ #ame re#1on#i-i!iie# a o&er !o"a! "o!!e+e#2/
(. )ow the performance of the student will be assessed b% the on'site supervisor.
A# an inern, I ,i!! -e re6uire3 o 1rovi3e m$ #u1ervi#or ,i& a -i7,ee5!$ re1or
on &e 1ro+re## o% m$ re#ear"&2 M$ #u1ervi#or ,i!! &en u#e &i# in%ormaion in &er
re1or o &e 3ire"or o% EMAP2 I ,i!! a!#o -e re6uire3 o "om1i!e a e"&ni"a! re1or on
&e 1roje"# I "om1!ee2
*. )ow the performance of the student will be assessed b% the facult% member.
I ,i!! 1rovi3e Dr2 Cann ,i& a 3eai!e3, 3ai!$ !o+ o% a!! o% m$ a"iviie#2 M$ on7
#ie #u1ervi#or ,i!! #i+n &i# ,ee5!$ u13ae2 A &e "om1!eion o% ;)) &our#, I ,i!!
1re#en Dr2 Cann e a!2 ,i& a %ina! re1or an3 inern#&i1 e9i inervie,2 M$ +ra3e ,i!! -e
on &e #ai#%a"or$?un#ai#%a"or$ -a#i# an3 ,i!! -e 3eermine3 -$ Dr2 Cann in
"on#u!aion ,i& C$n&ia So15a2
I %ee! &i# inern#&i1 i# e9reme!$ -ene%i"ia! o me -e"au#e I ,i!! +ain e91erien"e
in &e environmena! %ie!3 an3 3eve!o1 a -roa3er un3er#an3in+ o% rea!7,or!3
environmena! 1ro-!em#2 I ,i!! !earn &o, o &e!1 -u#ine##e# avoi3 &e#e environmena!
1ro-!em# an3 ai3 in &e ani71o!!uion "am1ai+n2 0e"au#e m$ #u1ervi#or &a# man$
"onne"ion# in &e environmena! %ie!3, &i# inern#&i1 ,i!! a!#o e91an3 m$ "areer
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