Applications for Summer and Fall 2014 group Practicum courses are now open!
Check out the SIS Practica Program website for course descriptions and complete information. A
general information session on Summer and Fall Practica will take place next Thursday, January
30 at 5:00pm in SIS 300. If you have questions about a specific Practicum, please contact the
supervising faculty member. You are also encouraged to attend practicum specific information
sessions or "Meet and Greets" with the professors (dates/times announced via the MA program
listservs).
Application Due Date: Friday, February 14, 2014, 5pm
Practicum Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in an SIS Practicum, MA students must:
be in good academic standing (including a 3.0 cumulative GPA)
complete 18 credits of graduate coursework prior to the semester in which they will
participate in the Practicum.
Note: Dual-degree students (e.g. MA/MBA, JD/MA and KU/AU) must have completed
at least 9 of the minimum 18 credits in SIS to be eligible to participate in a Practicum.
Students are eligible to apply for any Practicum, regardless of their particular MA program (e.g.
an IPCR student may apply to a USFP Practicum).
Application Instructions
1. Go to Practicum Application Form. Fill out and submit the webform.
2. All SIS graduate students have been given access to a Blackboard site called "SIS Practicum
Program." When you submit the Practicum Application webform, you will be directed to this
Blackboard site. In the left side menu, click "Apply Now."
3. To apply to a Practicum, click the course title in the list. On the submission page, upload a
cover letter and resume using the "Attach File" link. DO NOT include any text in the Submission
or Comment boxes. Please label your documents with your last name, first initial, and
application component. For example, "SMITH_J_Cover Letter."
4. Repeat this process for ALL Practica to which you are applying. You may apply for as many
Practica as you want. As with any job application, your cover letter and resume should be
tailored to each Practicum.
Professors will review the applications in the following weeks. Decisions will be sent out in
March in time for Summer and Fall course registration dates.
If you have any questions, please email sis_practica@american.edu.
Best,
Stephanie Fischer
Director of Expriential Learning