SPRING 2012 LL.M. EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• All students who wish to receive academic credit for an unpaid academic externship must submit a completed “Externship Application and Supervision Agreement Form.”  In addition, students whose placement is a “student-initiated placement” 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 Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

• You must attend the mandatory externship orientation meeting on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 4 PM in Hotung 1000.

• You are required to start your externship no later than the week of January 23, 2012.   You must complete your externship by Friday, April 27, 2012.
• 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.
• You must attend the mandatory exit class on Friday, April 27, 2012 .
• At the end of the semester, you must submit a 5-10 page memo to the Office of the Registrar no later than Monday, April 30, 2012.

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