VII. INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL INTERNSHIP INFORMATION FOR ALL PsyDs
An internship is intended to be one of the culminating training experiences for a student prior to graduation.Most students apply for internship during their fourth year of full-time study at GSAPP. To help ease the Internship Application process, students should keep track of their practicum hours, supervisors, sites, types of clients, etc. from their very first practicum.
- All students must register for internship. Those on full-time internships must register for three credits for the Fall and Spring semesters or register for 3 credits in the fall, 2 credits in the spring and 1 credit in the summer. For part-time internships, they should register for 1 credit in Fall and 2 credits in spring for each of two years.
- Student Loan Repayments/Deferrals: The Financial Aid Office and the Registrar's Office will certify that although students are registered for only 3 credits each semester, this is the recognized as being a full-time student for the purpose of loan deferments. Students may apply for financial aid for the year on internship. They should apply before March 15 to be considered for aid for the following internship year. However, GSAPP regards you as a full-time student while you are on internship.
- Graduation Before Completion of the Internship: It may be possible to graduate in May although the internship contract has not yet been completed. This may occur if a student has completed all course work, all clinic work, all three sections of the Comprehensive Exam, successfully defended the dissertation, will have accumulated at least the required number of internship hours prior to the date of graduation, and have two letters on file with the student services coordinator: (l) a letter from you stating you will complete the full term of the internship even after receiving the degree at the end of May, and (2) a satisfactory evaluation of your internship work from the director of internship training, with a statement that the internship agrees to the arrangement and that the required number of internship hours of 1750 hours for clinical and organizational and 1500 hrs for school will be completed before graduation.