Practicum & Internship Information

Practicum
A practicum is applied learning outside the classroom. Every student majoring in Adventure Recreation, Recreation, or Commercial Recreation will be responsible for acquiring 200 hours of practicum experience prior to doing an internship. Practicum hours can be earned in a variety of settings but there are some rules to follow:

• Isolated experiences such as Senior Games, the Halloween Party or other special events may only be utilized for 1/3 (67 hours) of the 200 required hours.
  
• The remaining 2/3 (133 hours) must be from no more than three recreation agencies.
  
• Students are responsible to log and get information on each new experience to their advisor, who will hold the master log for each student. Get a practicum log form here.
  
• Each student must report agency contact information, date and description of service, description of how the experience contributes to their professional growth, as well as length of service - to be entered in to the master log.
  
• All hours, before being put in the master log, must be approved by the student's advisor.
  
• It is the student's responsibility to keep track of hours in a practicum log form and to set up practicum experiences. Agencies may be found on the "practicum/internship" database available in the career center or by the student independently.

Internships
All students in Recreation and Resource Management must complete a 12 credit internship. We have compiled a comprehensive internship manual that provides guidance on how to complete your internship at GMC.

Internships are offered by many organizations. You can visit Career Services at GMC or search our list of external internship organizations that meet the GMC standards for sponsoring student interns.