Internships & Practicum

Internships

The Health, Exercise & Rehabilitative Sciences (HERS) Internship Program provides significant experiential learning opportunities valuable to a student’s professional development.  

Through cooperative planning and implementation in partnership with the internship site the HERS Department requires the following internships for eligible degree candidates:

Community Health – HERS 496:  10 credits
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation – HERS 497: 8 credits   
Exercise Science – HERS 499: 8 credits

The Internship Handbook is designed to help HERS students with the procedural aspects involved in successful acquisition and completion of the internship experience. 

Current Students:  Click here for more information on internships.  

 Practicum 

The HERS Practicum Program provides significant experiential learning opportunities valuable to a student’s professional development.  The field experience provides a means of reinforcing and enhancing academic preparation.

The following majors require a practicum.  Please contact the advisor for these majors with further questions.

Community Health
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Sternberg

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Faculty Advisor: Teresa Lee

Exercise Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Phil Appicelli

Movement Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Kastello