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Academic Credit Internship Instructions
Students may log into CatPaws or myNorthwest to complete this
centralized internship approval process. An email will be generated to the
appropriate faculty to "approve" or "deny" the internship
experience. The student will receive email notice of the faculty response.
Student Instructions:
- Enroll in the appropriate internship related course. See your
advisor or department chair for instructions specific to your major/minor.
- Enter your internship location and personal information into the Student
Academic Credit Internship database as follows:
- Enter Cat Paws, Click on "Student"
- Locate and click on the "Student Internship" heading
- Choose from:
- Complete Internship Agreement
- View Internship Information
- Update Employer Data
- OR
- Enter myNorthwest, Click on "CatPaws"
- Locate the "Internships" heading on the lower left of the
screen
- Choose from:
- Complete Internship Agreement
- View Internship Information
- Update Employer Data
- Once you have entered the information, an email will be automatically
generated to your faculty so that they may approve/deny your internship.
- Faculty enter a approve/deny response which generates an email back to
the student. This email may include comments or further instructions.
- If your internship location/site changes, students are encouraged to
revisit this database and update their information.
Faculty Instructions:
- To approve/deny student experiences
- Enter myNorthwest and go to the "Faculty Services" tab, click
on Internships - Approve/Deny
- To view current and past term data
- Enter myNorthwest and go to the "Faculty Services" tab, click
on Faculty Internship Report
- NOTE: Department Chairs may view/change approval status for all students in their departments by term. Supervising faculty will see
only those students
enrolled in their specific courses.
In general, an academic credit internship means that:
- Northwest is a partner in the internship experience and faculty will be
supervising the experience.
- Students enroll in a course at Northwest representing this kind of
experience.
- Students pay tuition for those academic hours.
- Students may have periodic assignments to reinforce internship
learning.
- The employer is asked to sign a learning agreement with the student and
academic department.
- The employer will return an evaluation of the student's work to the
faculty.
- Students generally complete the course with a term paper, project or
presentation according to faculty supervisor specifications.
- Requirements vary by Northwest academic advisor. Discuss details with an
academic department advisor.
