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Requirements and Regulations for Department of Pharmaceutical Science Internships

In order to enhance the practical training of our programs, Internship provides an experiential component of the graduate curriculum that fosters professional development through work in drug discovery, development, and/or regulatory affairs in pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology companies. Students engage in pharmaceutical science research or work in an environment outside the University but under the supervision of a faculty advisor.

1) The student must have completed two semesters with a GPA of 3.0 or better, be in good academic standing and have no instances of academic dishonesty, no blocks on enrollment, and no repeated courses.

2) Students are responsible for finding their own internship, but they are prohibited from misrepresenting their CV (Resume). This requires that prior to looking for an internship, their faculty advisor must approve their CV and ascertain to the best of his/her ability that the skills and training of the student are as presented.

3) Students must register for the Internship course PSC G401 and get signed approvals from a) their academic faculty advisor, b) the Bouve Graduate Office, and c) the ISSI (only if the student is on a visa), in that order.  If the student is on an international student visa, the student is also required to file the paperwork for Curricular Practical Training.

4) Internship is full-time for one semester, and there is no extension.

5) In order to receive their grade for the course, the student must write at least a two page paper describing what they did for their internship and what they learned from it.  In addition, the supervisor for the internship will be asked to reply to a questionnaire about the student’s performance.

6) Internship gives full-time status to the student, but can be taken with other courses if these do not conflict with the internship.

7) Taking internship should not extend an international student’s visa.

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