Student Resources

Wildlife Internships (WLF 304)

Wildlife Internships provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to receive course credit for the training, education, and experience they receive while interning, volunteering, or working for a wildlife-related organization or entity. Students work under the supervision and mentorship of a wildlife faculty member and a qualified wildlife professional. Prior to enrolling in the internship, students must complete the pre-registration internship form and get approval and signatures from both the faculty and professional supervisor. Each course credit is equivalent to 40 hours of internship. Students can register for up to a maximum of 3 credits (120 hours of internship). The student is required to complete a self-evaluation and get an evaluation from their professional supervisor during the middle and after completion of the internship.  For example, If the student registers for 3 credit hours, then the midterm evaluation will occur after 60 hours. The three forms that the student needs to submit are provided below.

  1. Pre-Registration Form: This form collects information on the internship and must be completed before registering for WLF 304 course credits. To complete the form, the student needs the following information.
    1. Name and address of organization or entity providing the internship
    2. Name and contact information of UAF wildlife faculty member supervising the internship
    3. Name and contact information of supervisor within the internship organization
    4. Internship start/end date
    5. Estimated number of internship hours.
    6. Internship/job title
    7. Wildlife-related tasks/duties/responsibilities during internship 
    8. Learning objectives
  2. Midterm Evaluation Form: This form collects the student’s self-evaluation and the evaluation of performance by the organization or entity supervisor halfway through the internship.
  3. Final Evaluation Form: This form collects the student’s self-evaluation and the evaluation of performance by the organization or entity supervisor after completion of  the internship.