Off-Campus Study
Internships
The Career Planning Office offers more than 300 internships for sophomores,
juniors and seniors. The main focus of the internship program is to integrate
real-world experiences with academic work. Students may even be able to earn
college credit. Internship experiences increase the student’s personal and career growth through interpersonal and intellectual challenges,
acquisition of practical skills and exposure to related work fields. Under the
supervision of a faculty member, the organization’s representative, and the Career Planning Office, internships supplement
classroom education. For more information on internship procedures and
requirements, refer to “Internship Guidelines,” a publication available in the Career Planning Office in the Allen House and on
the Career Planning home page on the CCC Info System. All students planning to
participate in the internship program are encouraged to attend an internship
seminar and must complete Internship Contract forms, also available in the
Career Planning Office.
Alumnae Museum
Paid internship positions are also available on campus through the College’s Alumnae Museum.
Located in Curtis Hall, the Cedar Crest Alumnae Museum preserves the history of
Cedar Crest College and fosters an appreciation of the history of women. Opened
in conjunction with the College’s 125th anniversary, the museum collects and preserves memorabilia and other
items of importance to the College. Students work as paid interns (and
sometimes as paid museum associates) to plan exhibitions using fashions and
memorabilia collected since the College’s founding in 1867. Students gain a sense of history of the College as well
curatory techniques that are applicable in the larger museum community. For
more information on internships with the Alumnae Museum, contact the Cedar
Crest Alumnae Office at 610-606-4609.
LVAIC Cross Registration
Through the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC), the
course offerings and library holdings of five other area private colleges are
available to Cedar Crest students. Degree-seeking matriculated upperclasswomen
and non-freshmen in good academic standing may register at other LVAIC
institutions for courses not available to them on their home campus.
Cross-registration for full-time traditional students is at no additional cost
in the Fall and Spring semesters. All Cedar Crest students may use any of the
LVAIC libraries at no extra charge. Participating institutions in addition to
Cedar Crest include DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University,
Moravian College and Muhlenberg College. For information on cross-registration,
see page 36.
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Cedar Crest students are eligible to participate in ROTC courses of study
leading, upon graduation, to commissions in the U.S. Army. Course work is
offered through the ROTC program at Lehigh University within the terms of the
existing cross-registration agreement between member schools of the Lehigh
Valley Association of Independent Colleges. All ROTC courses are recorded on
the Cedar Crest transcript and entered into the quality-point average; thus,
they are counted as a part of each semester’s hours in determining full-time status. However, only the final six credits
earned by successfully completing Military Science 113 – 114 count as electives toward graduation.
Cedar Crest students enjoy all the benefits accorded ROTC students at the host
institution including eligibility to compete for scholarships covering all
tuition, books, and a monthly subsistence allowance. Emphasis in the program is
on development of leadership and management skills required of a commissioned
officer. No military obligation is incurred by students participating during
their freshman year. Further information about Army ROTC is available in the
admissions and registrar’s offices at Cedar Crest College or from the chairperson of military science at
Lehigh University.