Practicum/Internship Requirements

Eligible Candidates for completing a CSCCa Practicum/Internship

• Must be a current member of the CSCCa.
• If an undergraduate, must at least be a Senior (with a minimum of 90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours—proof of this must be submitted in the form of an official transcript, a letter from the individual's department chairman or dean, or a verification of senior status from the institution's records office). If an undergraduate, we recommend fulfilling the practicum/internship upon completion of course work.

Practicum Requirements

• Must be completed under the supervision of a CSCCa approved mentor. Click here for Approved Mentor Qualifications.
• Graduate and undergraduate assistantships that fulfill practicum requirements will be acceptable and may be completed while fulfilling class requirements.
• There will be a minimum number of 640 hours that must be completed. A suggested timeline for completing the 640 hour practicum/internship would be 20 hours per week, 80 hours per month, over an 8-9 month period
• A Practicum/Internship application, along with a $300.00 practicum fee, must be submitted to the CSCCa National Office at the beginning of the internship/practicum.

The Practicum Process

• Visit the Careers Section of the website and browse available internships and follow instructions for submitting an application or resume, if interested.
• If there are no internship postings in which you are interested in pursuing, or if you are unsuccessful in obtaining a position in this manner, browse the CSCCa approved mentors and contact a CSCCa approved mentor at an institution at which you would be interested in completing a practicum/internship to apply there.
• If no positions are available at this location, continue contacting other CSCCa approved mentors on the list until you secure a position.
• Once you have obtained an internship position at a CSCCa-approved practicum site, complete an application.
• Submit a completed application, along with the $300.00 practicum fee which can be paid online or by check mailed to the CSCCa National Office.
• Have your undergraduate institution send an official, sealed transcript to the CSCCa National Office to verify your credit/graduation status.
• Your CSCCa approved mentor will have access to a CSCCa Practicum/Internship Mentoring Packet to be used throughout your practicum experience.
• Complete the required 640 hours of the practicum/residency/internship/graduate assistantship.

You will be evaluated twice—a mid term and a final evaluation—by your approved mentor. A CSCCa practicum evaluation form must be submitted to the CSCCa National Office on your behalf upon completion of the practicum before you will be allowed to sit for the exam. Mentors should fax these evaluations into the National Office at 801-375-9401 no later than April 15th, 2012.