Site & Supervision

• Supervision is a required and critical component to an internship now only because it ensures a quality and high impact experience for your student and employer, but supervison is required for legal and insurance coverage.
• In order to sustain clear and consistent communication, you should utilize various methods including Site Supervisor contact sheets, pre and post surveys, check-ins, and site visits. At minimum we recommend an initial introduction and a final evaluations, but your course experience (or site partners) might require additional contact points.
• Sample ITR Internship Program information for employers
• Resources for creating internships at URI

Hours per Credit

CCEE recommends the following hours per credit breakdown, as shown in the ITR Internship Program:

• ITR Quick Tip Sheet

Affiliation Agreements

When engaging with industry and community partners through experiential education, agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOU) are often entered into to support and outline the terms of the engagement. The URI Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is responsible for the coordination and management of all legal issues affecting the University including agreements and MOU’s.

• Not all internship sites will require or need an agreement or Memorandum of Understanding. Most sites will notify you or the student if this is a needed. If so, follow the suggestions below.
• If you receive an agreement for a student internship or field experience site that requires a signature from URI, do not sign.
• Review the OGC website including the New Matter Onboarding Protocol and Contract Review Protocol.
• An agreement or contract signed by an unauthorized individual will not be considered binding on the University of Rhode Island. It will be considered to be a personal agreement or contract binding on the person who signed it.
• CCEE, in partnership with URI OGC, has created an individual student intern agreement template that can be used when individual agreements are needed but the site does not have one.
• Please contact URI General Counsel at 874-4486 or OGC_Service_Request@etal.uri.edu with questions regarding agreements and contracts.

Other Internship Resources

Students at URI can gain experience in an internship through their academic department or through the CCEE ITR Internship Program at the Center for Career and Experiential Learning.

• For detailed information on how to create an internship description or the types of engagement available to you please view the Employer Guide to Creating a Meaningful Learning Experience which is made possible by a collaboration of RI colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education in an effort to support our students and our employer partners. 
• For guidance on how to adjust an internship to reflect the shift to virtual work we have created this guide to Creating Virtual Internships at URI . 
• Information on funding support for employers offering internships can be found on the website for the Governor’s Workforce Board, including the Work Immersion Training Grants.  Work Immersion Training Grants offer up to 50% wage reimbursements to any RI business that provides a temporary paid work experience to Rhode Island college students, RI Career and Technical Education high school students and unemployed adults.
• Information specific to the ITR Internship Program, including requirements and paperwork can be found here. 
• NACE Internship Principles regarding unpaid internships provide guidance
• Fair Labor Standards Act outlined by The US Department of Labor