PSY 399: Internship in PSY- Field and Community Based Internships

Requirements and Enrollment Instructions PSY 399: Field and Community

Requirements:

• General: Psychology GPA of at least 2.5; faculty mentor; completed contract; permission to enroll
  • Term:  Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
    • Credits:  variable, 1-3 (3 hours/week at internship site = 1 credit hour)
    • Details:  Students will have two mentors: one at the internship site and a UK PSY Department faculty sponsor.
    • NOTE: You cannot use your place of employment as an internship experience. 

Step by Step Instructions for Enrollment:

Step 1: Check whether you have met the GPA Requirement.

-The GPA based on ONLY psychology courses should be 2.5 or higher. This GPA is not same as your major GPA. See your GPS to find out the GPA based on ONLY psychology courses.

Step 2: Secure an internship (see below for examples of internship sites).*

-It is your responsibility to find an internship suitable for PSY 399.

-When local organizations send their internship recruitment information, it will be sent to all psychology majors via Canvas Psychology Majors Course.

-The Harris Center routinely offers PSY 399 opportunities to psychology majors. Its recruitment information will be sent to all psychology majors via Canvas Psychology Majors Course.

-You can also seek the Career Center’s help for finding an internship: https://www.uky.edu/careercenter/internshipsLinks to an external site.

Step 3: Secure a psychology faculty sponsor.

-Ideally, you should find a faculty sponsor who has some expertise related to your internship. For example, if your internship is at a clinical setting, then a clinical faculty member would be an ideal faculty sponsor.

Step 4: Consult with your faculty sponsor about the number of credits you will be taking.

Step 5: Meet with your PSY faculty sponsor to complete your PSY 399 learning contract which should be signed by you, your faculty sponsor, and your site supervisor Links to an external site.

Step 6: Send your complete and signed PSY 399 learning contract to Dr. Karyn McKenzie (karyn.mckenzie@uky.edu) by the day before the last day to add a course

Step 7: After checking your learning contract, Dr. McKenzie will give you an override to your PSY faculty sponsor's PSY 399 section

Step 8: Once you receive the override, you will be able to register for the course on myUK

-IMPORTANT NOTE: Some internship sites require a background check. You must have completed it before sending your contact.

Learning Contract: https://psychology.as.uky.edu/internship-course-informationLinks to an external site.

PSY 499 (001 and 002): Senior Internship

PSY 499 is a capstone course that meets the PSY GCCR requirement. Thus, you must meet its pre-requisites to take it. Unlike PSY 399 (a variable credit course; P/F only), it is a grade-based 3 credits course and has a weekly class meeting.