An
internship is a training experience outside the
classroom that allows students to earn academic
credit. They can be paid or unpaid.
Internships offer a valuable opportunity for
students to explore career interests, develop their
skills in an area in which they have had academic
training, and establish contacts within the
professional world that will assist them in making
the transition from an undergraduate program to the
job market.
Students
are responsible for finding their internship
placement. The Campus Career Center (3rd Floor
Hornbake) serves as a clearinghouse for internship
information. Information about internships is
also listed on the SOCY Internship Bulletin Board
(Undergraduate Lounge) and on the Sociology
Undergraduate Listserv.
Internship
sites can include a variety of professional settings
and organizations. Students can choose from
internships that provide them additional research
experience or more applied opportunities in areas
such as social services, human resources, or
marketing. A sampling of recent internship
placements include the Children's Defense Fund, the
National Center for Health Statistics, the Census
Bureau, the Public Defender's Office and Montgomery
General Hospital.
While an
internship is optional, students are encouraged to
consider an internship as part of their academic
program. Students may earn up to six (6)
elective credits for this experience.
Additional information on guidelines and eligibility
requirements for internships is available in the
Sociology Undergraduate Office.
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The
Sociology Department has an ongoing exchange program
with the University
of Surrey, Guildford England. Each
year the department selects two Sociology majors to
participate in this program. The students who
are selected receive full one-year tuition scholarships.
To be eligible
for the exchange you must be entering your junior year
with a 3.0 overall GPA, preferably a 3.2 GPA in Sociology,
and a willingness to study in Britain for a full year.
An informational mmeeting will be announced at the beginning
of February. Applications for interested students will
be available in the Undergraduate Office and are due
by March 10.
Information
on other overseas opportunities is available from Dr.
Richard Weaver in the Study Abroad Office (3125 Mitchell;
301.314.7746).
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The Sociology
Honors Program is intended to encourage and recognize
superior scholarship. Participation in a departmental
honors program offers the qualified student many benefits,
including the opportunity to enroll in small seminars
and graduate level courses and the opportunity to work
on a one-to-one basis with faculty. Honors work
also provides additional evidence of a student's ability
to successfully complete graduate work.
Students
who have attained sophomore standing and have a cumulative
GPA of 3.3 and a GPA of 3.5 in Sociology are eligible
to apply to this program. Additional information
on the Sociology Honors Program can be obtained in the
Undergraduate Office or from Dr. Linda Moghadam, Director
of the Sociology Honors Program.
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AKD
in the National Honor Society for Sociology majors.
Its name derives from three Greek words that mean "to
investigate mankind for the purpose of service."
Initiation into Alpha Kappa Delta is recognition of
a student's excellent academic achievement and of their
commitment to the discipline of Sociology.
Students
meeting the following criteria for membership may obtain
an application from the Undergraduate Office:
1) Sociology major
2) Completion of 18 hours in Sociology at UMCP
3) 3.0 average in Sociology courses
4) 3.0 overall academic average
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The Sociology
Undergraduate Program maintains a listserv to
keep students informed about internships, employment,
and scholarship opportunities as well as other news
of interest to sociology majors. To subscribe
to this listserve, students should log on from the email
address where they wish to receive correspondence and
send the following message:
sub ugradsoc your name
to
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.umd.edu
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The Sociology
Collective is the department's undergraduate organization.
The Collective
was established to provide opportunities for students
to interact with other undergraduates and faculty.
The Collective sponsors social, academic, and service
activities.
Information
on meetings is sent out at the beginning of the Fall
and Spring semesters. Interested students can
also contact the Undergraduate Office.
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Tara
Resnick Scholarship
The Tara
Lynn Resnick Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding
female Sociology undergraduate student. This scholarship
carries an award of $500 that may be used toward educational
expenses for the following Spring semester.
Applications
are accepted during the month of October. Female
students who have earned 72 credits and have a minimum
GPA of 3.0 are eligible to apply. Additional information
on this scholarship is available in the Sociology Undergraduate
Office.
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