Many Ways to Earn Credit at UAlbany

As you are finalizing your schedules, have you considered earning credit with applied learning experiences? At UAlbany, this list is ever growing. Here are just a few for you to ponder?

Community and Public Service Program
Earn credit by volunteering for a non-profit organization on campus or in the community.

• RSSW 190 – 35 hours of service – 1 Credit
• RSSW 291 – 60 hours of service – 2 Credits
• RSSW 290 – 100 hours of service – 3 Credits
• RSSW 390 – 100 hours of service – 3 Credit
• For more information and to get ideas on where to serve, visit www.albany.edu/cpsp or go to Social Science Room 112

University-Wide Internship Program

• UUNI 290 (1-4 Credits)
  Open to those University at Albany matriculated students who will have sophomore standing or higher (have completed at least 24 graduation credits) prior to the beginning of the internship and who have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.

• UUNI 390 (1 – 15 Credits)
  Open to those University at Albany matriculated students who will have junior standing or higher (have completed at least 56 graduation credits) prior to the beginning of the internship and who have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
• For more information, click here, or contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education located in Lecture Center 30

NEW! Applied Learning Internship

• UUNI-288 (Applied Learning Internship) is 1-credit. S/U Graded
• UUNI-289 (Advanced Applied Learning Internship) is 3-credits. S/U Graded
• The courses will run fall, spring, and summer (beginning in Fall 2017).
• They DO NOT replace the University Wide Internship courses (UUNI-290 and 390), but allow for additional internship course options.
• Students do not need to secure a faculty sponsor.
• Students must have an internship secured and a permission number in order to register.
• Eligibility: 2.0 GPA and a minimum of sophomore standing or higher.
• International students in F-1 status must obtain authorization to intern from the Center for International Education and Global Strategy.
• Interested students may contact Debra Gelinas, dgelinas@albany.edu or the Institute for Applied Learning at appliedlearning@albany.edu

Departmental Internships

• Many departments offer internships within students’ majors.
• Check out the Internship Handbook  created by Career Services.
• College of Arts and Sciences Applied Learning Opportunities

Undergraduate Research & Independent Study

• Several departments offer the opportunity to earn credit for working independently or alongside a professor. For example, the Psychology department offers APSY297 – Directed Study in Psychology for sophomores in any major to work on a supervised project; and APSY 397 for juniors. Check out the online college bulletin to see whether there is a similar course in your area of interest.
• Check out the UAlbany Division of Research

New York State Assembly Session Internship Program

• UUNI 391 (15 Credits)
• Eligibility: 56 Credits Completed; 2.50 GPA; All majors applicable.
• For more information click here, or contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education located in Lecture Center 30

New York State Senate Session Assistants Program

• UUNI 391 (15 Credits)
• Eligibility: 56 Credits Completed; 3.00 GPA; All majors applicable.
• For more information, click here, or contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education located in Lecture Center  30

Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program & Project SHAPE
The deadline has passed to join this semester, but check it out anyway so that you are prepared to apply in the future!

• Middle Earth is the peer assistance arm of the University Counseling Center and Career Services, within the Division of Student Success. It consists of four major components: Hotline Service, Peer Education Service, Peer Career Advisor Service, and Staff Development/Training Component.
• Undergraduate and graduate students can apply to become a Project SHAPE volunteer member. Selection is done once a year; interviews are conducted in April. The selection process consists of an individual interview with the Director of Project SHAPE and a group interview conducted by the Project SHAPE Executive Board. Applicants will be notified by email in early May of their status.
• For more information, click on the following
  • Project SHAPE:
    http://www.albany.edu/advocacycenter/shape.shtml
  • Middle Earth:
    http://www.albany.edu/middleearthcafe/getinvolved.shtml 

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Submitted by Rachel Moody, Academic Advisor
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