Which Internship is Right for You?
The general Honors Internship Course (SCHC 498) fulfills the Honors BTC requirement. The course also fulfills an Honors elective if a student has previously fulfilled the BTC requirement. To enroll in SCHC 498, students must complete the Honors Internship Contract and have that contract approved before beginning an internship experience. Students enrolled in the course must work at least 150 hours and complete the academic requirements as outlined in the syllabus. When the course is reflected on the student’s transcript and passed with a grade of ‘C’ or better, the Honors advisor will note completion of the BTC requirement on the student’s Honors Advising Form.
Administered by the Honors College, the South Carolina Washington Semester Program (WSP) gives students from colleges and universities across the state the opportunity to spend a semester interning and studying in Washington, D.C. SCHC 493: Washington Semester Internship is a 9-credit hour course: three credits will fulfill the BTC requirement; six credits fulfill Honors electives. If a student has previously fulfilled the BTC requirement, all nine credits from SCHC 493 can be applied to Honors electives. Learn more about the program and how to apply here.
Students may also fulfill the Beyond the Classroom requirement with an internship course through their major. Any courses not listed on the pre-approved BTC database are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the SCHC Internship team to determine if the course is eligible to fulfill the BTC requirement.
Learn more about fulfilling fulfilling Honors BTC through your major.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students can enroll in the Honors internship course up to two times. However, students cannot use the same internship opportunity to be eligible for taking the course a second time. Each internship opportunity must be approved through the Honors Internship Contract. The Honors internship course (and other approved internship experiences noted in the BTC policy) can fulfill the BTC requirement or an Honors Elective.
A student must complete at least 150 hours to earn 3 Honors credits for an Honors internship. Exceeding the 150 hours for an internship experience does not result in additional Honors credits.
Yes, if combined with other 1-2 credit hour BTC courses. Although a student can take a 1 credit hour approved BTC course, a total of 3 credit hours must be completed to successfully fulfill the requirement.
To enroll in SCHC 494, students must complete the Honors Internship Contract and have the contract approved before beginning an internship experience. Students enrolled in the course must work at least 50 hours per credit hour and complete the academic requirements as outlined in the syllabus.