Criteria for Qualified Internship Sites

As the internship experience is one of the most important steps in professional preparation of students during their last semester, an agreement from the site supervisor to complete the following criteria is needed for approval to be granted.

1. The site must have a desire to participate in an educational program for the purpose of improving the preparation of health, sports, or fitness promotion personnel.
2. There must be evidence of sound professional philosophy in the site’s operational policies and procedures.
3. The site must have sound administrative procedures including adequate financial budget and personnel policies.
4. The site must have adequate facilities and equipment to conduct a broad and varied program.
5. The site must have capable staff qualified through both education and experience to supervise student interns.
6. The site should provide the student with a desk and/or work space.
7. The site is not required to pay a monetary stipend to the intern; however, due to the small supply of students versus the number of potential internship sites, a stipend would be a very helpful recruiting tool.