Internship Information

HS/KIN 410 is offered only in the Spring and Fall semesters. For liability purposes, internships generally occur during the semester timeframe. 

Yes. It will probably take longer to establish a contract with an out-of-state internship site, so if you plan to go out of state, begin your process early.

Read through the policy on out-of-state internships.

All in-state internships are unpaid.

You cannot intern at a work site where you are employed, nor receive any pay from the site for time spent there during internship.

Travel expenses paid by the internship site are allowed.

Competitive out-of-state Internship sites may provide a stipend to offset travel and living costs; however, documentation must be provided to the internship committee if a stipend is attached to the internship.

You must intern at one site only, and it must be in the region surrounding Hammond (e.g., Baton Rouge, Covington, Mandeville, New Orleans) unless you receive prior approval for an out-of-state site.

If an internship site is not on the department list, a contract with the site is needed. 

All internship sites must be approved by the department. 

An internship contract must be generated and signed by the university and an authorized person from the intern site the semester prior to interning.

Your internship site should be selected and approved the semester prior to registering for HS/KIN 410. It is a good idea to begin considering the various site options one year before you plan to intern.

Begin by speaking with your academic advisor about the internship. The faculty member will help you select an appropriate site and give you further information about each site.

Your choice of an internship site depends on your career goals and your personal/professional needs.

It helps if you can decide on what type of population you would like to work with, and in what type of setting. You may want to work in a variety of different arenas, such as a clinical setting, a school, a public health agency, or a non-profit agency. Or you may want to work with a professional organization, such as the New Orleans Saints or the American Heart Association.

Internship course KIN 490 (9 Credit hours) Complete all required courses, or all but one 3-4 hour course/lab. If a course remains, it must be taken with KIN 490. A maximum of 6 hours can be taken in addition to KIN 490.

Prerequisites

KIN 366 FIN 381 – KIN 380 MRKT 351 – KIN 406 KIN 451 KIN 332 – KIN 333

Internship course KIN 410 (6 Credit hours) Complete all required courses, or all but one 3-4 hour course/lab. If a course remains, it must be taken with KIN 410. A maximum of 6 hours can be taken in addition to KIN 410.

Prerequisites

KIN 321 – KIN 372 KIN 392 – KIN 424 or KIN 434 KIN 436

If you plan on interning at a cardiac rehabilitation site, both KIN 424 and KIN 434 must be taken prior to your internship.

Faculty Advisor

Daniel.Toups, [email protected]

Internship course KIN 410 (6 Credit hours) Complete all required courses, or all but one 3-4 hour course/lab. If a course remains, it must be taken with KIN 410.A maximum of 6 hours can be taken in addition to KIN 410.

Prerequisites

KIN 321 – KIN 372 KIN 392 – KIN 424 or KIN 434 KIN 436 – KIN 426 (for FHP)

If you plan on interning at a cardiac rehabilitation site, both KIN 424 and KIN 434 must be taken.

Faculty Advisor

Daniel Toups, [email protected]

Internship course HS 410 (6 Credit hours) Complete all required health studies, nursing, and FCS courses, or all but one 3-4 hour course/lab. If a course remains, it must be taken with HS 410. A maximum of 6 hours can be taken in addition to HS 410.

Faculty Advisor

Alice Gibson, [email protected]