A strong foreign language internship and Learn & Serve Program, which is recognized as such by the university, the students, and the host-organizations, a program, which is truly an enriching experience for students, requires that prospective interns meet a certain degree of preparedness.
Students must have all their paper work completed by the deadline. The internship application process typically takes four to five weeks. Due to this time constraint, students are strongly encouraged to start the process early on in the semester preceding the internship.
An internship is most appropriate for students who are in the second semester of their junior year or the first semester of their senior year. However, some students who have successfully completed a foreign language course at the 2002 level may be considered in the program. In this case, the student would begin the application process while enrolled in a FL 2002 course. (In some special cases, this requirement can be waived, e.g. for students interested in doing an internship abroad.) Interested students are encouraged to plan their internship ahead of time so that they can prepare themselves for it.
A 2.5 minimum GPA is required. This requirement may be waived for French and Spanish B.A. majors who are graduating in the semester system since they are required to do an internship or a study abroad to complete their degree. However, if a French or Spanish B.A. major is not deemed ready to undertake an internship, the program coordinator, in consultation with other faculty members, will outline a plan of action to help the prospective intern meet the level of preparedness required to undertake an internship.