What is the doctoral internship? Can it be completed off campus?
The supervised doctoral internship is designed to provide doctoral candidates with an opportunity for professional growth through a practical work experience specifically tailored to their career goals. If, for example, an international student lacks experience in public schools in the United States, an internship could be designed to familiarize the student with public schools. Likewise, a person who has extensive experience as an elementary school teacher or school administrator might be seeking college-level teaching experience, and an internship could be designed to provide teaching opportunities at the college level. Internship credit is not awarded for any work completed previously; in other words, an applicant cannot merely document a project that was conducted prior to entering the program and have it count as internship credit. All internships must be planned and supervised by IUP faculty who are qualified to work with doctoral students. For those students seeking the Supervis
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