Office ofInternational Student Support

This program is open to all students with declared majors (rising juniors, and rising seniors). Students must be enrolled in the College or engaged in a College-approved study abroad program in the spring semester prior to the proposed summer experience and the fall semester following their experience.

F-1 students must apply for work authorization in order to engage in this program. Students can apply for CPT via the International Student Support Office.

Students are welcome to apply for experiential learning credit for internships, summer research, fellowships, or any other practical training or experiences that expand upon their academic interests related to their major program that meet the above criteria. The experiences may be in-person, remote, or hybrid in nature. Off-campus experiences that have been approved for College funding are eligible for experiential learning credit.

Students should apply for the Experiential Learning Credit after securing their summer placement, but before they begin working. We will be accepting applications between March 1 and May 1.

The following documents will be required for the application process:

• Job description for the summer internship
• Unofficial transcript - you can download this from Bionic
• Offer letter (on letterhead) or email from the organization’s official email address
  • The document should include the name and address of your employer, your job title, the approximate number of hours of work per week, and dates of employment.
• Major Department Approval Form: to be completed by the student and their major advisor, the department chair of their major, or a faculty member from their major.

When you’ve gathered all the required documents and information, you should complete the Experiential Learning Credit Request Form .

Applicants will receive an email from the Registrar’s office when the credit request has been approved. If it is not approved, you will receive an email asking for more information or stating the reason why it wasn't approved.

US-based employment must abide by the US Department of Labor criteria established in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

F-1 students will need to apply for work authorization via Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT) in order to legally engage in off-campus work experiences. Students should ensure that they are eligible for CPT or OPT before securing off-campus work. The International Student Support Office will help students navigate the work authorization application process. Questions regarding work authorization should be directed to Natasha Weisz.

Summer experiences that meet our eligibility criteria will be noted on the student’s transcript, but not carry any credit value. Experiential learning credits are non-academic and cannot be counted towards the 32 credits required for graduation.

The credit will be listed on your transcript with a "P" grade. The credit will not affect your GPA.

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At this time, we will only be approving experiential learning credit for work experiences that occur in the United States. Work experiences where the student is taking part in a remote internship with an internationally-based organization (but working from the United States) are eligible for this program.

The experiential learning credit program is only applicable to summer experiences. In order to be eligible the proposed internship must start after the end of the spring semester, and before fall classes begin.

Summer experiences that meet the eligibility requirements for this program will receive non-academic credit.

If your employer will accept non-academic credit as meeting their requirements, the Registrar’s office, or for F-1 students, the International Student Support Office, can help with the documentation requested by your employer. Please contact us with the details about your employer’s requirements.

Students may receive credit from this program for up to two summer experiences (one job/internship/fellowship, etc. per summer).

Students who do not fulfill the post-experience reflective will not receive the credit notation on their transcript.

F-1 students who received Curricular Practical Training work authorization on the basis of participation in this program should be aware that not completing the responsibilities of this program will be considered a violation of their F-1 status. It is the student's responsibility to fulfill all requirements for CPT.