Marine Affairs While engaged in the supportive environment of an internship, apprenticeship or special project, you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility. Furthermore, these opportunities encourage networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation. Below are your options for earning experiential credits. Please meet with your academic advisor before making a final decision regarding which option is best for you. MAF 490 R EQUIREMENTS : P ERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR S ENIOR STANDING RECOMMENDED L OGISTICS : S UPERVISED UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP WITHIN AN APPROVED WORK SETTING DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ON - THE - JOB EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING AND CAREER GOALS. S TUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING INTERNSHIP POSITIONS AND LEARNING CONTRACT. E ARN 3-6 CREDITS C ONTACT : P ROFESSOR S ETH M ACINKO E MAIL : URI. EDU P HONE : ITR 302/304 R EQUIREMENTS : 2.5 CUMULATIVE GPA OR HIGHER M INIMUM 60 CREDITS PRIOR TO INTERNSHIP A VAILABLE FREE ELECTIVE CREDIT G OOD ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL STANDING L OGISTICS : E ARN BETWEEN 6 AND 15 FREE ELECTIVE CREDITS ITR 302 ( FIELD EXPERIENCE ) 3-12 CREDITS ITR 304 ( SEMINAR ) 3 CREDITS S EMINAR OFFERED ONLINE AND IN CLA S S ( IN CLASS - SPRING ONLY ) C ONTACT : O FFICE OF E XPERIENTIAL L EARNING AND C OMMUNITY E NGAGEMENT E MAIL : ETAL. URI. EDU P HONE : HTTP :// WWW. URI. EDU / INTERNSHIPS /

Explore Past Internship Opportunities The following list is a sample of placements in which environmental, marine, health and economic- related students have participated for experiential credits. This list is not exhaustive. In State: American Cancer Society, New England Bioactive Botanical Research Lab Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Environment RI Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Newport Hospital Norman Bird Sanctuary Ocean State Clean Cities RI Department of Environment Management RI Department of Health RI Hospital RI Eye Institute Roger Williams Park Zoo Save the Bay Sport and Spine Physical Therapy URI Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America URI Recreational Services US Environmental Protection Agency West Bay Family YMCA Athletic Training Westerly Animal Hospital WPRI/WNAC-TV- Meteorology Out of State: American Orthopedics Berkshire Botanical Garden Cabbage Hill Farm Cape Cod National Seashore Chatham Shellfish Company Fairfield Animal Hospital Groundwater & Environmental Services Johnson & Johnson Marine Conservation Biology Institute Marine Environmental Research Institute Marine Fish Conservation Network Mystic Aquarium & Institution of Oceanography Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association New York State Institute for Research New England Wild Flower Society Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Prehab Sports Medicine Student Conservation Association, Inc. Students for a Just & Sustainable Future UC San Diego Institution of Oceanography, Marine Physical Lab Ullucci Sports Medicine University Orthopedica, Inc. Sources: End-of-year-report pages 34-37: Internship Placements from Fall 2010, Spring 2011, & Summer 2011, and Explore Internship Opportunities by Major Archives