Practical Experience

Becker provides its students with opportunities for career experience as part of their college education. Many of our academic programs offer internships, clinical fieldwork, or cooperative education. Each one is closely supervised, integrates practical experience with academic work, and encourages the use of classroom skills in an off-campus working environment. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from any off-campus internships, cooperative education, fieldwork, clinical experiences, etc.

Career Internship

Becker offers students an opportunity for experience in their career field through the college job posting site or found by the student. Generally, 144 hours per semester are spent in off-campus, unpaid/paid placements. This enables students to practice skills in career areas while being part of an actual work situation. A 2.00 cumulative grade point grade average, 24 credit hours earned toward degree completion and prior approval by the student’s academic advisor are required for participation.   Students completing approved internships will receive letter-grades for their performance.

Clinical Fieldwork

Students in health science programs must participate in clinical practicums to fulfill graduation requirements. These positions are usually located in health-care facilities such as hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centers and vary in duration. All are conducted under the supervision of a professional in the field and provide students with valuable opportunities to put lab and classroom learning to real use. (See program and course descriptions for additional information.)