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Hands-On Learning Opportunities By Major

Each of the Cal Poly Humboldt majors and programs offers a unique mixture of hands-on experiential learning opportunities to prepare their students to solve real-world problems. Scroll down this page to find your major. If you are not finding your major, connect with your major advisor.

Experiential Classes
  • ANTH 482 - Anthropology Internship, 1 unit. Engages students at Cal Poly Humboldt anthropology research and teaching facilities, local agencies, community organizations, and other institutions to enhance students’ knowledge of applied anthropology contexts, methodologies, institutional cultures, and work environments. Recommended preparation: ANTH 210. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
  • ANTH 682 - Internship/Field Placement, 1-3 units. Engage directly in anthropology-related work, such as in research libraries, museums, community organizations, field programs, government agencies, and/or other agencies; enhance knowledge of sources, methodologies, institutional cultures, and work environments. Open to students in the Applied Anthropology M.A. program. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
Field Programs
Internships & Student Assistant Opportunities

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Experiential Classes
  • ART 482 - Museum and Gallery Practices Internship, 3 units. Culminating course for Art Museum and Gallery Practices Certificate. Intern at an arts institution chosen in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite: ART 104I and ART 356. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • ART 497S - Service Learning and Art Education I, 3 units. Integrates art education theory and practice with service learning concepts in concert with a practicum in the field - forty-five hours of participation assistant teaching in Community Partner visual arts programs. Prerequisites: ART 357B and ART 357C, Art Education major, junior standing or above. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
  • ART 498SW - Service Learning and Art Education II, 3 units. Integrates art education theory and practice with service learning concepts in concert with a practicum in the field - forty-five hours of teaching and related activities in Community Partner visual arts programs. Prerequisites: ART 497S, Art Education major, junior standing or above. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • FILM 455S - Grant Writing, 4 units. Fundamental practices of proposal development and grant writing; applicable to all professions. Hands-on activities as grantee and grantor. Emphasis on post-graduation grant writing. Includes working with a fiscal agent. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. Zero cost course materials.
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Experiential Classes
  • BA 482 - Internship, 1-4 units. Supervised experience in business, governmental, or service agencies. Match theory with practice. Weekly conferences and final report. Prerequisite: Business Administration major and senior standing, or instructor approval. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade. No course materials required.
  • MBA 682 - Business Internship, 1-4 units. Supervised experience in business, governmental, or service agencies. Apply graduate-level, business-relevant theory and tools to a defined business problem in the sponsoring organization. Document results. Prerequisite: MBA students only. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade. No course materials required.
Internships Opportunities

The undergraduate BA 482 course has two options described in detail on the School of Business website:

  • Community Paid Internship Program. Contact Dr. Nancy Vizenor for more information.
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) internship. Contact Dr. Josh Zender for more information.
Experiential Classes
  • CANN 482 - Internship, 3 units. Design and carry out an internship-based culminating project in partnership with a local agency, community organization, research institute, or faculty. Proposal due in the semester before enrollment to receive a permission number. Prerequisites: SOC 372 or SOC 472, and CANN 420, Cannabis Studies major and senior standing are required. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
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Experiential Classes
  • CD 211S - Perspectives: Professional Development, 3 units. Investigation of employment alternatives, professional organizations and resources, and strategies for professional development and employment. 30 hours of service learning are required over the course of the semester. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • CD 467S - Working with Culturally Diverse Families, 3 units. Family attitudes, goals, and practices impacted by gender, social class, ethnicity, racial membership. Sensitize self to personal perspectives on diversity. Seminar format. 20 hours of service learning are required over the course of the semester. Recommended preparation: CD 352 or SOC 306. Prerequisite: must have junior standing or greater. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • CD 482 - Directed Field Experience/Internship, 1-4 units. Supervised community field work, integrating theory into practice. Arrange prior to the semester enrolled. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • CS 482 - Internship, 1-4 units. Supervised experience in business, governmental, or service agencies, matching theory with practice. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
Experiential Classes
  • CRIM 225S - Inequalities/Criminalization, 4 units. Examines the intersection of crime and inequality within families, communities, and nations. The course includes experiential education that connects students to local responses to social justice issues. Prerequisite: CRIM 125. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
  • SOC 482 - Internship, 3 units. Capstone. Students must secure a campus or community 90-hour placement and instructor approval in the semester prior to enrollment. Paper on related research literature. Corequisite: CRIM 410. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. Zero-cost course materials.
Real-world Experience
Experiential Classes
  • CRGS 482 - Internship, 1-3 units. Supervised internship in an organization or institution. Workplace cultures; policy development/review; plan implementation. Prerequisites: CRGS 108 or ES 105 or ES 106 or WS 106 or WS 107. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • ECON 470S/570S - Sustainable Rural Economic Development, 4 units. Role of the development practitioner. Analyze rural economic development theory and strategies required for sustained growth and job creation consistent with community values. Local speakers, cases, field trip, service-learning component. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
  • ECON 482 - Small Business Development Center Economic Development Internships, 3 units. Learn about economic development and the role of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and prepare for the summer internship with SBDC. Internship approval required. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. Zero cost course materials.
Internships, Service Learning, and Paid Research
Education Specialist Program Student Teaching Courses
  • EDSP 738 - Fall Education Specialist Student Teaching, 5-9 units. Supervised student teaching all subjects for students with mild/moderate/extensive support needs to complete partial requirements for the Education Specialist Preliminary Credential under the supervision of a mentor teacher and university supervisor. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • EDSP 739 - Spring Education Specialist Student Teaching, 5-9 units. Supervised student teaching all subjects for students with mild/moderate/extensive support needs to complete partial requirements for the Education Specialist Preliminary Credential under the supervision of a mentor teacher and university supervisor. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
Elementary Education Program Student Teaching Courses
  • EED 750 - Student Teaching in Elementary School (Fall), 8 units. Fall student teaching in an elementary school setting, including small group, large group, and co-teaching with a mentor teacher while attending to children’s socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Prerequisite: admitted to the Elementary Education program. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • EED 758 - Student Teaching in Elementary School (Spring), 11 units. Student teaching in an elementary school setting with a mentor teacher and university supervision. Students begin the spring semester student teaching in January, completing the placement at the close of the public school year. Prerequisite: admitted to the Elementary Education program. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
Liberal Studies Elementary Education Student Teaching Courses
  • LSEE 755 - Clinical Practicum I, 3 units. Students in this course will be referred to as Candidates because they are now candidates for a credential. Candidates are required to complete student teaching fieldwork in a year-long placement in a local elementary school. Candidates are evaluated by a mentor teacher and a university supervisor. Prerequisite: senior standing, must be a Liberal Studies Elementary Education ITEP major. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • LSEE 756 - Clinical Practicum II, 6 units. Second part of the Clinical Practicum. Students in this course will be referred to as Candidates because they are now candidates for a credential. Candidates are required to complete student teaching fieldwork in a year-long placement in a local elementary school. Candidates are evaluated by a mentor teacher and by a university supervisor. Prerequisite: senior standing, must be a Liberal Studies Elementary Education ITEP major. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
Secondary Education Program Student Teaching Courses
  • SED 762 - Supervised Fieldwork in Student Teaching, 1-3 units. Field experience integrated with secondary curriculum instruction (SED 731-SED 741). Under supervision, observe secondary school classrooms (minimum 45 hrs per credit unit); keep a log; perform assignments from secondary curriculum instruction. Prerequisite: admitted to the Secondary Education credential program. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
  • SED 767 - Student Teaching Secondary Education, 14 units. Student teaching in secondary departmentalized classrooms with a mentor teacher and university supervision. Students begin spring student teaching in January, completing the placement at the close of the public school year. Prerequisite: admitted to the Secondary Education credential program. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • SED 790 - Supervised Teaching Experience, 1-3 units. Student or intern teaching experience in secondary departmentalized classrooms with a mentor and university supervision. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
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Experiential Classes
  • ENGL 104S - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric - Service Learning, 3 units. Honing academic writing and reading skills. Emphasis on research strategies, synthesis, critical reading, and rhetorical distinctions. Workshop, lecture, and collaborative learning. Final assessment based on writing portfolio. Incorporates service learning pedagogy. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • ENGL 482 - Internship, 2 units. Supervised internship in teaching, digital media, editing and publishing, curating and archiving, and/or writing for an organization such as a university/community college classroom, library, or community setting. Prerequisite: senior standing. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
  • ENGL 681 - Internship in Teaching, 2 units. Supervised practice in college, high school, elementary school, or a community setting. Prerequisite: acceptance into the English M.A. program or instructor's approval. Repeatable for Credit. No special consent required. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
  • ENGL 682 - Internship, 2 units. Supervised internship in digital media, editing and publishing, curating and archiving, and/or writing for an organization or institution. Campus library or community setting. Prerequisite: acceptance into the English M.A. program or instructor's approval. Repeatable for Credit. No special consent required. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • ESM 482 - Internship, 1-3 units. Students implement the theory and practice of their major by working for a public agency or private firm/organization. Prerequisite: advanced standing. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
Senior Capstone
  • Everything you’ve learned inside and outside the classroom comes together in your senior year with the senior capstone.
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Experiential Classes
  • ENST 490S - Environmental Studies Capstone Experience with Service Learning, 4 units. Capstone experience for environmental studies majors. Students apply knowledge of environmental systems to practical problems. The course will entail either group or individual projects. Prerequisites: ENST 395W, Environmental Studies major with junior standing or above. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
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Experiential Classes
  • FIRE 482 - Applied Fire Internship, 3 units. Gain practical experience in the field of wildland fire management outside the classroom through working with governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, or private companies. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade. No course materials required.
  • FOR 482 - Internship, 1-3 units. Students reflect critically upon work experience and report their critical reflections in a written report under faculty guidance. Prerequisites: FOR 231 and FOR 210. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
Hands-On Experience
Experiential Classes
  • FREN 482 - Francophone Internship Abroad, 1-6 units. Students plan an internship project with their major advisor, following “Francophone Internships Abroad” guidelines and an individual student contract. Opportunities favor those with advanced French-language skills. Recommended prerequisite: FREN 106. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade. Zero cost course materials.
Experiential Classes
  • GEOG 470S - Topics in Geography for Teachers, 3 units. Prospective teachers develop materials and resources that can be applied in classrooms. Use case studies developed by national and state geographic educational alliances. Students conduct a small service learning project in partnership with local schools/educational partners. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. Zero cost course materials.
  • GSP 482 - GSP Internship, 2-3 units. Engage in an internship in an applied or research-related setting, and implement the theory and practice of the major by working for a public agency, private firm, research facility, or non-profit organization. Prerequisites: junior standing or above. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
Experiential Classes
  • GEOL 475 - Geology Field Camp, 4 units. Four weeks of supervised field work in the western US. Principles/ methods for geological mapping. May include preparing maps, cross-sections, stratigraphic columns, written and oral geologic reports. Living expenses and a portion of camp expenses are borne by the student. Typically available only during the summer. Recommended preparation: GEOL 306 and GEOL 344. Prerequisites: GEOL 314, GEOL 334, GEOL 435, and GPA of 2.0 or higher for all geology courses. No special consent required. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
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Experiential Classes
  • HIST 482 - Internship in History, 1-3 units. Field observation and placement in a public or private nonprofit agency. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • SP 482 - Experiential Learning, Internship, 1-6 units. Explore and gain practical experience related to educational and/or career goals. Reflect critically on experiential learning and report reflections under faculty guidance. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • JMC 482 - Media Internship, 1-3 units. Gain professional on-the-job learning experience related to your career interest in a media-related position. Learn relevant skills and network with potential employers. Prerequisite: major in journalism, minor in journalism or Spanish media. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • KINS 482 - Internship in Kinesiology, 2-7 units. Supervised experience in corporate/private business, clinical, community, educational, research, or sport performance setting. Application of knowledge, skills, and abilities in exercise science and/or health promotion. Prerequisite: completion of all kinesiology and exercise science option courses. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
Hands-On Learning
Experiential Classes
  • MUS 107S/407S - Chamber Music - Service Learning, 1 unit. Study/perform chamber music from all eras. Perform for community partners, and assess and reflect on the experience. Recommended preparation: fall semester enrollment in a Chamber Music course. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
Hands-On Experience
Experiential Classes
  • NRSG 471 - Community/Public Health Nursing Practicum, 3 units. Apply nursing and public health interventions, with a focus on prevention and health promotion, to individuals, families, and communities. Evaluate systems of care for at-risk and marginalized communities. Prerequisite: NRSG 350. Corequisites: NRSG 390, NRSG 470. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
Experiential Classes
  • PHYX 104S - Descriptive Astronomy, 4 units. Understand and appreciate astronomy/planet Earth. Methods of obtaining facts and formulating principles. Labs: naked-eye star/planet observation, movement of moon and celestial sphere, constellations, galaxies, star clusters, light and spectroscopy, telescopes. Lab will include service learning through providing workshops to students in K-12 schools and programs requiring two visits to local schools. For non-majors. Prerequisite: Math placement category I, II, or III. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
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Experiential Classes
  • PSCI 381S - Community Leadership in Action, 1 unit. Facilitate involvement in Equity Arcata. Promote civic engagement, work towards racial equity in health, housing, education, and employment, and participate in creating a welcoming, safe, and inclusive campus and community for all. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
  • PSCI 482 - Internship, 3 units. Field observation; placement in a public or private nonprofit agency. Repeatable for credit. Instructor consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade.
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Experiential Classes
  • PSYC 489S - Community Psychology, 3 units. Foundational overview of ecological, multicultural, and intersectional theories in understanding applied psychology with a focus on community interventions. This course includes a service placement at a local community organization. Prerequisites: PSYC 240 and junior standing or higher. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory Letter Grade
Counseling Psychology Practicum Courses
  • PSYC 682 - Fieldwork, 1-6 units.Supervised practicum experience in specific settings to meet CA PPS requirements. Prerequisite: Good standing in Psychology M.A. Counseling Psychology Concentration. Repeatable for Credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
School Psychology Practicum Courses
  • PSYC 783 - School Psychology Practicum, 2-4 units. Comprehensive field experience in School Psychology. Practice in prevention, assessment, counseling, consultation, and other forms of indirect and direct intervention with pre-school, school-aged, and college-aged pupils, teachers, and parents. Supervision by Cal Poly Humboldt faculty and district-employed school psychologists. Prerequisite: good standing in the School Psychology program. Corequisite: PSYC 606 or PSYC 607 or PSYC 608. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
  • PSYC 784 - School Psychology Internship, 6-12 units. Culminating professional experience required to earn a California Credential authorizing practice as a School Psychologist. Designed to meet California and National standards for supervised experience in School Psychology. Supervision by Cal Poly Humboldt faculty and district-employed school psychologists. Prerequisite: MA in psychology with an Internship Credential issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Units must be completed within 2 calendar years. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. No course materials required.
Hands-On Learning
Experiential Classes
  • REC 482 - Internship in Recreation, 1-6 units. Supervised experience. Apply academic understanding to a functioning recreational agency. Prerequisites: REC 100, REC 210, REC 220, REC 302, REC 320, REC 420, REC 455; senior standing; Recreation Administration majors. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC. No course materials required.
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Experiential Classes
  • SW 355 - Social Agency Experience, 2 units. Exposure to human service agency settings and processes. Organizational context for social work. 60 hours of volunteer work per semester. Prerequisite: Social Work major. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • SW 455 - Field Experience, 5 units. Two-semester sequence. Develop/apply generalist work skills through guided experience in a social service agency. Supervised by an experienced agency field instructor. Prerequisite: Social Work major with senior standing. Corequisite: SW 456. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • SW 555 - Foundation Internship, 3 units. Foundation community internship, demonstrating students’ knowledge, values, and skills in developing partnerships to benefit people and environmental conditions. Concurrent model. 480 total internship hours. Corequisite: complete first year foundation coursework. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
  • SW 655 - Advanced Internship, 3 units. Advanced community internship demonstrating students’ knowledge, values, and skills in developing partnerships to benefit people and environmental conditions. Concurrent model. 480 total internship hours. Prerequisite: complete first year foundation coursework. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Mandatory CR/NC.
Community Placement & Practicum Education
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Experiential Classes
  • SOC 225S - Social Issues and Action, 4 units. Why do some social issues become a focus of concern? How do inequalities shape definitions and responses? Course service learning experiences connect students to local organizations and actions. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • SOC 482 - Internship, 3 units. Capstone. Students must secure a campus or community 90-hour placement and instructor approval in the semester prior to enrollment. Paper on related research literature. Corequisite: CRIM 410. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. Zero-cost course materials.
Real-world Experience
Experiential Classes
  • SPAN 308S - Introduction to Translation and Interpretation, 3 units. Apply theoretical and practical principles of translation and interpretation of literature, real-world texts, and oral contexts. Analyze social/cultural implications of working in this field. Practical experience through service learning. Prerequisite: at least one of the following: native or near native Spanish proficiency; 5 semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent; or instructor's consent. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
  • SPAN 315S - Field Experience: Teaching Spanish as a Second Language, 1-4 units. Class discussions complement supervised academic internships in “approved” community partner K-12 schools, providing students direct application service opportunities of discipline-specific knowledge. Students will be exposed to the theories of language acquisition and learning. Prerequisite: at least one of the following: native or near native Spanish proficiency, 5 semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent, or instructor's consent. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis. Zero cost course materials
  • SPAN 365S - Field Experience: Regional Studies, 1-4 units. Students apply four language skills (oral, writing, reading, and comprehension) in an authentic social and cultural context while serving the host country’s local community needs. Recommended preparation: SPAN 107 or SPAN 108, a minimum of three semesters of college-level Spanish language instruction, or equivalent. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Zero cost course materials.
  • SPAN 408S - Field Experience: Translation and Interpretation, 1-4 units. Supervised application of translation and interpretation of literature, real-world texts, and oral contexts. Students experience and reflect on social/cultural/ethical implications of working in this field. Students and “approved” community partners collaborate through Service Learning. Prerequisite: SPAN 308S or instructor's consent. Repeatable for credit. No special consent required to enroll. Grading mode: Optional Grade Basis.
Hands-On Learning Opportunities

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