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An internship/fieldwork experience is required of all CAD majors. You will be required to commit to working approximately 10 hours a week at your internship site throughout the semester, for a total of 120 hours. Along with the internship (CAD 601), you will be required to attend a weekly seminar (CAD 600). Students will need to register for CAD 600 and CAD 601 at the same time for a total of 4 units.
The internship and seminar are to be taken after you have completed 36 (thirty-six) units of the major plus completed the 6 (six) units pre-requisite classes (min. total units completed before you can do CAD 600/601 is 42 units). You also must hve completed CAD 300 with a letter grade of C or better as part of this total 36 units. Before any student can register for CAD 600 and/or CAD 601 s/he must fill out a CAD Internship Application that is available online and submit it to the CAD Internship Coordinator via E-mail or in person. Students must show proof of 36 units in the major and 6 units of pre-requisites completed prior to internship placement. In addition, students must make an appointment to interview with the CAD Internship Coordinator to discuss the details of the survey after the application has been submitted. Students who fail to do this will be unable to register for CAD 600 and CAD 601, only further delaying their expected date of graduation.
Due to budget cuts, there is a possibility that all who qualify for doing their internship, may not be able to get into CAD 600/601 for the spring internship. If that becomes an issue, we will take students based on need.
The following deadlines represent the last day on which students can file the appropriate paperwork. If these dates occur on a weekend, applications will be accepted until p.m. on the following Monday.
| INTERN APPLICATION DEADLINES |
| Fall 2009 semester is full and is closed
To intern in the Spring 2010 semester, apply by September 15, 2009
- no exceptions/no wait list
To intern in the Summer 2010 semester, apply by January 22, 2010
- no exceptions/no wait list. There will be a summer
internship but it will be through the College of
Extended Learning. This means there will be a $1156 fee
for the class. You do not have to pay regular summer
registration fees if the only class you take is the
internship. There will be no summer internship for SA
concentraitons.
To intern in the Fall 2010 semester, apply by February 15, 2010
- no exceptions/no wait list
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FAQs for Internship and Placement Process
Q: What happens if I miss the deadline for applying
for internship placement?
A. You must submit your application for the next semester.
There is no waiting list.
Q: Can I conduct my internship at the same site where I
currently work?
A: It is possible but not guaranteed. You must complete and submit a
petition: Petition - Internship Placement at Current Work Site and
receive approval from the Internship Placement Coordinator. (The form
is in the appendix of this manual.)
Q: Can I start my internship before the semester begins?
A: No. The University only insures you when you are a registered
student and when the semester is in session.
Q: Can I get paid for my internship?
A: Some agencies are able to pay interns, but it is up to you to
ask about that. The CAD Program does not get involved in this issue.
Sometimes agencies can pay for a conference registration or some other
“compensation” so be sure to ask.
Q: How is my internship different from the seminar?
A: The internship, CAD 601, is 120 hours of field placement at
your agency. The seminar, CAD 600, is designed for your professional
development while you are completing your internship hours. CAD 600 is
not a support session where you talk solely about your
internship, but rather, it contains substantive content about
organizational assessment, community analysis, and so on.
Q: Can I count my travel time to and from my internship site
as part of my 120 hours?
A:
No. Your 120 hours include only work conducted under the direction of a
designated agency supervisor. If you have obtained permission ahead of
time from your agency supervisor and your faculty supervisor, your 120
hours might include special training, attending a workshop, or a working
on a special project
- If you are the
YC
(Young Children and Families Concentration) Major, ((click
here)) for additional information you must know.
- If you are the
SA
(School Age Concentration) Major, ((click
here)) for additional information you must know.
The internship application must be completed and submitted one semester prior to signing up for CAD 601.(update your version of internet browser)
You must complete the pre-requisite classes before you can take CAD
600/601.
The applications for each semester will be available on line approximately three months before the deadline. For September 15th, the on line application will be available approximately June 15th. For the February 15th deadline, the on line application will be available approximately November 15th.
The Applications for Fall 2010 are not available at this time.
Please check back in a few months when the links below will be
active.
Along with the internship application, you must fill out and submit
the Core and Concentration worksheets specific to your concentration.
The links to these documents are at the bottom of the internship
application. Until these are all received by the Child and Adolescent Development
Program office you will not be considered for the internship. It
is your responsibility to make sure these documents have been received
by the deadline. If you do not hear back from the CAD office
within 24 business hours, please stop by or call to make sure these
documents have been received. (SCI 394 or 415-405-3564)
The following two links will take you to documents you will need for your CAD 600/601 classes. Please print them out and bring them to your interview with your Internship Coordinator, Professor Jade van Hasselt. The contract will be needed by the CAD office prior to your first day of working at your Internship site. Directions for the contract will be sent to you thirty (30) days prior to the first day of class. If you do not get directions on how to use the Internship Contract at least 20 days before your first day of class send an E-mail to vhasselt@sfsu.edu.
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Internship Manual Click
here for either the PDF version [(pdf)] or the Word Document Version [(doc)]
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CAD Internship Contract
Click Here [(pdf)]
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