SPRING 2009 LL.M. EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• All students who wish to receive academic credit for an externship must submit a completed Externship Application and Supervisor Agreement Form.  In addition, students whose placement is a “student-initiated placement” rather than “pre-approved,” must also submit a “SIP Approval Request Form.”  These forms should be submitted to the Office of Graduate Programs promptly after securing a placement, but must be submitted no later than January 9, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.

• You must attend the mandatory externship orientation program held during the first week of the semester.

• You are required to start your externship either the week of January 5, January 12, or the week of January 19.  You must complete your externship by Friday, April 24, 2009.
• You are required to devote a minimum of ten (10) hours per week for at least eleven (11) weeks to the externship.  Please note that a number of organizations request more than 10 hours per week, but no student should work more than 20 hours in any given week.  On average, students work between 12 and 16 hours per week.  Note:  A week runs from Sunday to Saturday.
• You must submit a weekly record via Courseware that reflects the number of hours that you have worked and describes the nature of the work performed without disclosing any confidential information.  If you experience difficulties with Courseware, you may also submit this information to the Externship Coordinator in the Office of Graduate Programs.  Each week's time sheet is due the Monday of the following week.
• At the end of the semester, you must submit a 5-10 page memo to the Office of the Registrar no later than May 1, 2009.

STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MEET ALL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS,
INCLUDING THE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF TIME SHEETS,
WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE EXTERNSHIP.