{"id":1645,"date":"2013-04-02T19:38:55","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T19:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/experience\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2013-04-02T19:38:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T19:38:55","slug":"com-491492-special-problems-independent-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/com-491492-special-problems-independent-study\/","title":{"rendered":"COM 491\/492: Special Problems Independent Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using your free electives to participate in experiential learning is a great way to put classroom learning into practical experience. While engaged in the supportive experiential learning environment you can test career goals, enhance professional skills, develop self-reliance, self-esteem, and responsibility. Furthermore, experiential learning encourages networking with professionals and will provide increased marketability for employment after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<h3>COM 491\/492: Special Problems Independent Study<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Junior standing in degree-granting college<\/li>\n<li>Permission of chairperson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected areas of study pertinent to communication<\/li>\n<li>Instruction may be offered in class seminar or tutorial environments<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; 3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor of course<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/artsci\/com\/index.html\">Click here for more information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<h3>ITR 302\/304: Field Experience &amp; Seminar<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2.5 cumulative GPA or higher<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 60 credits prior to internship<\/li>\n<li>Available free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>Good academic and social standing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Logistics <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn between 6 &#8211; 15 free elective credits<\/li>\n<li>ITR 302 (field experience) 3 &#8211; 12 credits (S\/U Only)<\/li>\n<li>ITR 304 (seminar) 3 credits (Graded)<\/li>\n<li>Seminar offered online and in class (in class &#8211; spring only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Center for Career and Experiential Education<\/li>\n<li>Roosevelt Hall South Side<\/li>\n<li>401.874.2311<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/internship-application\/\">Click here to submit an application<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 &#8211; 3 credits (Graded)<br \/>\nSelected areas of study pertinent to communication<br \/>\nInstruction may be offered in class seminar or tutorial environments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":706,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/career\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}