Internships

Internships

INTR V95  Internship I  1-4 Units  
In-Class Hours:   60-240 unpaid cooperative  
Prerequisites:   BUS V28A or BUS V97, and completion of 15 units towards a Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement  
Enrollment Limitations:   Criminal background clearance. Current CPR certification for health care provider (American Heart Association) or professional rescuer (American Red Cross). Department Chair approval. Drug and alcohol clearance. No acrylic or long nails in clinical settings. No visible tattoos or visible body piercings except single studs in earlobes. Physical examination demonstrating general good health. Proof of freedom from and immunity to communicable diseases.  

This course offers students who are volunteers (unpaid) an opportunity to obtain work experience related to their field of study. Students are accepted as a result of consultation with a designated faculty member in the discipline and the acceptance of an approved work proposal. This is an unpaid occupational work experience course, where 1 unit of credit is earned for each 60 hours of unpaid internship. A maximum of 4 units can be completed in a semester, and no more than 16 units can be earned in total.

Grade Modes:   Pass/No Pass Grading  
Repeatable for Credit:   Course may be taken up to 3 times for credit.  
Degree Applicability:   Applies to Associate Degree  
AA/AS GE:   None  
Transfer Credit:   CSU  
UC Credit Limitations:   None  
CSU GE-Breadth:   None  
IGETC:   None  
INTR V96  Internship II  1-4 Units  
In-Class Hours:   75-300 paid cooperative  
Prerequisites:   BUS V28A or BUS V97, and completion of 15 units towards a Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement  
Enrollment Limitations:   Criminal background clearance. Current CPR certification for health care provider (American Heart Association) or professional rescuer (American Red Cross). Current negative TB test or chest x-ray. Department Chair approval. Drug and alcohol clearance. Fingerprint clearance. No acrylic or long nails in clinical settings. No visible tattoos or visible body piercings except single studs in earlobes. Physical examination demonstrating general good health. Proof of freedom from and immunity to communicable diseases.  

This course offers students who are employed in the field an opportunity to expand their work experience related to their field of study. Students are accepted as a result of consultation with a designated faculty member in the discipline and the acceptance of an approved work proposal. This is a paid occupational work experience course, where 1 unit of credit is earned for each 75 hours of paid internship. A maximum of 4 units can be completed in a semester, and no more than 16 units can be earned in total.

Grade Modes:   Pass/No Pass Grading  
Repeatable for Credit:   Course may be taken up to 3 times for credit.  
Degree Applicability:   Applies to Associate Degree  
AA/AS GE:   None  
Transfer Credit:   CSU  
UC Credit Limitations:   None  
CSU GE-Breadth:   None  
IGETC:   None