Internships & Practicum

Internships

The Health, Exercise & Rehabilitative Sciences (HERS) Internship Program provides significant experiential learning opportunities valuable to a student’s professional development.

Through cooperative planning and implementation in partnership with the internship site the HERS Department requires the following internships for eligible degree candidates:

• Public Health – HERS 496: 10 credits
• Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation – HERS 497: 8 credits
• Exercise Science – HERS 499: 8 credits

The Internship Handbook (PDF) is designed to help HERS students with the procedural aspects involved in successful acquisition and completion of the internship experience.

Current students can also find the Internships Handbook and Forms on our department Sharepoint portal.

Practicum

The HERS Practicum Program provides significant experiential learning opportunities valuable to a student’s professional development. The field experience provides a means of reinforcing and enhancing academic preparation.

For information on Practicum and related forms, please visit our department website.

The following majors require a practicum. Please contact the advisor for these majors with further questions.