In addition to coursework and a capstone experience (i.e., thesis, project, or portfolio), the Educational Research, Evaluation and Assessment, M.S. program requires an internship (ETR 586). The internship involves work in a practical setting related to educational research, evaluation or assessment, under guidance of an internship supervisor from that setting, and the internship coordinator at NIU. An internship may be completed for a maximum of 15 semester hours, although only three semester hours (100 hours of work) are applied to the program of study.
Internships may be completed in educational, business, government, community-based or non-governmental organizations, and other professional settings. Ideally, internship supervisors should be experienced professionals working in the area(s) of educational research, evaluation or assessment. However, others may be able to serve as internship supervisors if they can avail relevant work to be done by the intern.
LILT has multiple programs with internship requirements. EREA internship experiences differ somewhat from other LILT internship requirements because the EREA program is not a certification/licensure program. These procedures apply to internship experiences for the M.S. in Educational Research, Evaluation and Assessment program only. A field visit with the intern, internship supervisor and internship coordinator is not required for EREA internships. An internship portfolio is also not required for EREA internships.