How to Report an Internship for Credit

Step 1: Log on to BearTracker through BearPAWS.

Step 2:

This is the page you should see once you log in.

Under "I want to ...",

click on "Report an

Internship for Credit".

Step 3:

This is the next screen you should see. The only thing that may be different is theoption that is currently selected for Internship Term.

From the drop-down

menu, select the

semester you will be

completing the

internship. More options

will be added as

time progresses.

Select the "Other" tab.

Enter the name of the organization

you are interning with here.

Enter the your job title here.

Click "Save" to progress to the next screen.

Step 4: You will now be able to enter the details of your internship. The first part on this

page is about the timeline and possible payment of the internship.

Check to make sure

the Job Title is correct.

You can enter a

specific Department

here as well.

Use the calendar

menu to choose your

start and end dates.

If you are being paid,

enter your pay rate.

Enter your estimated

weekly work hours.

This could be determined

by the number of credits

you need. (See Step 6)

Select how often you

are paid from the drop-

down menu. If it is

bi-weekly, select

"Weekly". If you

are not paid,

select "Unpaid".

Step 5: In this step you will enter the information for the person supervising you while you

are at the internship.

Fill in the supervisor's name, work address, phone number, and email address.Please make sure the email address is correct. This is how they will be able to

approve your internship and complete mid semester and final evaluations.

Use the drop-down

menu to indicate

whether your

internship is on or

off campus.

Step 6: In this step you will enter the information about the academic component you and

your faculty sponsor have agreed upon.

Scroll down for specifics.

You and your facultysponsor will determine whatyou would like to call yourinternship. Also, check tosee if they have a specific

Course Number they wouldlike you to use. The Registrar will take care of CRN later.

Credits will determine, or be set by, the number of contact hours youwill complete while at the internship. (See Step 4)

How many hours do I have to work for credit?

Fall or Spring

1 credit = 40 contact hours (on site) plus assigned academic assignments 3 credits = 120 hours/15 weeks = 8 hours/week

6 credits = 240 hours/15 weeks = 16 hours/week 9 credits = 360 hours/15 weeks = 25 hours/week

12 credits = 480 hours/15 weeks = 32 hours/week

Summer

1 credit = 40 contact hours (on site) plus assigned academic assignments 3 credits = 120 hours/12 weeks = 10 hours/week 6 credits = 240 hours/12 weeks = 20 hours/week 9 credits = 360 hours/12 weeks = 30 hours/week

12 credits = 480 hours/12 weeks = 40 hours/week Make adjustments if less than 12 weeks

Please enter your facultysponsor's name and email

address. If they have aspecific title (example: Dr.),

you can put it in the "Title" box.

Select "No" unless instructedotherwise. It is rare for an

internship to count for liberalarts credit since internships

tend to be hands on instead oftheory based.

Select "Yes" unless otherwiseinstrusted. Most internshipsare non-liberal arts creditbecause it is hands on.

This is where you will be ableto choose how you and yourfaculty sponsor want you to

be graded.

Select "Yes" if you'd

like your grade to be

out of a 4.0 scale.

Select "No" if not.

Select "Yes" if you'd like

your grade to be graded

on an S/U scale. Select

"No" if not.

Indicate if there are any

meeting dates with your

faculty sponsor (in person,

email, or telephone). Then

enter what mandatory

papers or projects have

been assigned. Any

additional assignments

(journals, articles, books, or

reviews) will go in the

bottom box.

Step 7: This step is all about you!

Your college address

can be your campus

mail box or, if you live

off campus, your

housing address.

Enter your

hometown address

information here.

Finish your hometownaddress. Then enter yourPotsdam email, your cellphone, and your major.

"Internship Major" is yourmajor. Also enter yourminor if that is what the

internship is for.

This information can

be found

on BearDeN.

Step 8:

Title your Internship Proposal and upload it here.

Click "Save" to submit the entire document.

You have 45 minutes to complete the "Report an Internship for Credit" and youcannot save your progress. When you are clicking "Save" you are submitting

the document for approval.

When you scroll down you will now see the below image.

Step 9:

If you have missed anything or typed it in incorrectly, the following information willappear. You are then able to go back and make changes.

If you do get the previous screen, scroll down to see where

the problem could be. There will be a notification in red below

the box that is incorrect.

To double check if the form

went through, go to "I want to

..." and click "View My Activity".

If it has successfully gone through there will be a

1 in Internships.

If you have any questions at all during this process,

please use the contact information below:

eeo@potsdam.edu

315-267-2507