Practicum and Internship Opportunities

Undergraduate practicum (PSY 499)

Receive first-hand experience through guided research or field work with a number of community and government agencies.

Review undergraduate practicum sites

For each hour of academic credit, you must complete a required number of on-site hours at your practicum. Review the table below.

Required on-site hours for PSY 499 Practicum

Academic credit hours	Required on-site hours
1	45
2	85
3	125
4	170

Along with completing your on-site hours, you must also keep a journal and write an integrative paper.

For all requirements, see the course policy statement (.pdf).

Prerequisites

To enroll in PSY 499, you must have completed PSY 121 plus 14 additional hours in psychology.

Finding a practicum

The selection of a placement site and application process to PSY 499 should begin at the beginning of the semester prior to when you wish to participate in the practicum.

• Choose a site that has accepted students in the past or has expressed interest in working with a psychology student.
• If you would like to develop a practicum on your own, talk with the supervisor of a potential placement site. Dr. Steve Capps, psychology practicum supervisor, must then approve your arranged practicum.
• Once you have obtained a practicum site, you must then contact Dr. Capps.
• No hours at your practicum site count for academic credit until Dr. Capps has formally approved your practicum.

Applying to your practicum

Once you have obtained a practicum site, you must then complete the following steps to enroll in PSY 499, the practicum class:

• Complete the first three pages of the Career Center's Student Learning Plan (.pdf).

• Type the information in the appropriate fields on the form, and then print those pages. 

• Schedule an appointment with Dr. Capps to complete the course permission forms and to receive permission to enroll in the course.  Bring the completed Student Learning Plan with you.

• Enroll in PSY 499 online once permission is granted.

No hours at your practicum site count for academic credit until Dr. Capps has formally approved your practicum.

Graduate practicum or internship

For all graduate tracks, a practicum experience is required. For clinical students who choose the seminar option, three hours of graduate internship, PSY 798 (.pdf), are also required.

Review graduate practicum sites

Prerequisites

To be considered for a practicum placement, you must be accepted into the master’s program. Clinical students must also have completed PSY 720, PSY 760, PSY 765 and PSY 766 to be eligible for a practicum.

To be eligible for an internship, you must have permission and have already completed a practicum experience.