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Rehabilitation Sciences Internships

All rehabilitation sciences majors must complete one credit of RHS 2890: Introduction to Cooperative Work Experience prior to being accepted into the program, or request a waiver, and a minimum of three credits of RHS 4890: Cooperative Work Experience while in the program.

Students who wish to request a waiver for RHS 2890 must download, fill out and email a completed RHS 2890 waiver form (PDF) to rehabilitation sciences program director Hannah Stedge, hannahstedge@weber.edu, which verifies that they have previously completed at least 60 hours of shadowing experience with a health care professional. Experiential credit is not an option for this course.

 

If you need assistance reading or using the waiver form, please email hannahstedge@weber.edu.

REGISTERING FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP

STEP ONE: Know the Credits

 

The amount of credits you earn in the course depends on the amount of time you spend at your internship site; one internship credit is equal to 60 internship hours. You may split up the three required credits among semesters.

For example, you may take one credit during the fall semester at one internship site and two credits during the spring semester at a different internship site. You may repeat the course for a maximum of six credits.

Determine how many credits you are going to take for the upcoming semester. When deciding the total number of credits to take for RHS 4890, check with your faculty advisor first to confirm that you will have enough upper-division credits to graduate.

Remember, you must complete 60 internship hours for each registered credit hour. There is a grade penalty for not reaching the internship hours you initially committed. Therefore, it is important that you have enough room in your schedule for the amount of internship hours you decide to take.

STEP TWO: Choose a Location

 

Locate a clinical site to do your internship. These sites are self-selected by the student, but if you need help finding a clinical site, contact Hannah Stedge at hannahstedge@weber.edu and/or review the list of clinical sites students have interned at in the past.

Some internship sites may require students to provide immunization records, complete a background check, complete a drug test, and/or complete certain required training.

All expenses associated with internships are the student's responsibility. Previous internship sites can be found on the following webpage.

Past Internship Sites

Students who are interested in doing an internship with Intermountain Health or Ogden Clinic have additional internship requirements, and should reach out to hannahstedge@weber.edu for more information.

STEP THREE: Documents

 

The following documents will need to be reviewed and/or completed for your internship. Download the internship manual for either RHS 2890 or RHS 4890 and review the course content and assignments. If you need assistance reading or using any of the following documents, please email hannahstedge@weber.edu.

Print the appropriate internship contract, depending on whether your internship will be paid or unpaid.

Complete the contract, sign it, have your internship supervisor sign it, then scan it as a PDF and email it to hannahstedge@weber.edu.

After you have submitted your contract, the course instructor will contact you, letting you know that they have submitted an override to allow you to register for the course.

Start Early (optional)

 

You can begin your internship hours prior to the beginning of the semester in which you will register. However, you must first contact the course instructor and submit your signed contract prior to beginning the internship. You cannot get credit for hours earned prior to submitting a contract.

For example, you could bring your contract to the course instructor in May and register for the fall semester. This would allow you to begin your internship in May and have until the end of the fall semester to complete your hours. While you can begin your hours early, you must finish them on time (by the last day of final exams of the semester in which you are registered).