91-889 Internship
0–6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Students in the Educational Leadership concentration are required to complete an internship as part of the degree program. The goal of the internship is to provide the student with as much experience as possible with the roles and responsibilities of the school principal. A combination of coursework and internship experience should result in a set of competencies that students are expected to possess at the end of their degree. The requirements for the internship are as follows: Students must complete a minimum of 108 units (nine 12-unit classes) at the Heinz School before registering for the internship. Students must successfully complete Educational Leadership (91-880) and Supervision of Instruction (91-881) before registering for the internship. Students may complete the internship in their own school/district if an opportunity is available or may choose to complete the internship in another district. The internship should provide experience at both the elementary and secondary level (the internship may need to be split to meet this requirement and two mentors would be needed) as the certification is K-12. The internship experience should be 180 hours and not span more than one semester. Students must have a mentor(s) to oversee him/her during the internship experience. Typically the mentor(s) is the current principal or assistant principal of the school. Prior to the start of the internship the mentor(s) should send a letter to the director of the MPM program indicating that they agree to serve as the mentor and briefly outline the types of experiences/opportunities with which they expect that the student will be involved. During the internship the student should keep a detailed log of the hours they are working as well as a record of their activities. The log should be ...Read More
Prerequisites: none listed
Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026
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