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SOC-OFE Doctoral Students - Field Experience Manual:
Satisfactory Completion of Internship

Satisfactory Completion of Internship

Successful completion of internship, as with practicum, includes passing both coursework and fieldwork requirements. That is, successful completion of the field experience course includes passing both coursework and fieldwork requirements, completion of which is tracked in the Meditrek® Grading Checklist. The final grades for the field experience courses are either Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U). A deficiency in any item listed below will result in a U grade for the course. All requirements, including hourly requirements, evaluations, and time logs, must be completed by the end of Week 10; if hourly requirements are not met, then you will need to request an Internship Extension (see Incomplete (I) Grades and Extensions). Incomplete (I) grades are not awarded for internship.

Successful completion of the internship course includes all the following requirements:

Coursework Requirements

  1. Successful completion of all coursework assignments with a cumulative score of 80% or above.

Hourly Requirements

  1. Completion of all hourly requirements for the internship as shown on the time log approved by triadic and faculty supervisors.
  2. Attendance and active participation in one hour of individual or triadic supervision each week of the quarter (for a minimum of 10 hours for each quarter of internship).
  3. Attendance and active participation in all faculty group supervision videoconferences (for a minimum of 15 hours for each quarter of field experience).

Administrative/Evaluation Requirements

  1. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student at a minimum of an intermediate level (rating of 3 or above) and endorsement for progression provided by the Walden triadic supervisor.
  2. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student at a minimum of an intermediate level (rating of 3 or above) and endorsement for progression provided by the faculty supervisor.
  3. Full endorsement with no concerns or reservations regarding your ability to continue with professional practice curriculum provided by the faculty supervisor/course instructor, field experience coordinators, and field experience director, in keeping with Walden’s Student Professional Competence Policy as well as their ethical responsibility as counselor educators to gatekeep.
  4. Adherence to all SOC-OFE policies outlined in the Field Experience Manual, as well as site and university policies, the ACA Code of Ethics, the NBCC Code of Ethics, and all state regulations for counseling professionals.