Practicum Experience in Health Studies
The Practicum
The Health Studies Practicum provides students with on-the-job healthcare experiences and the opportunity to gain
necessary observation hours in their professional discipline under an approved agency’s
supervision.
The Health Studies Practicum is a 3-credit course typically completed in the student’s senior year during the
summer and allows students to explore interests and career options while in school.
Students will see what they have learned in class and how it applies to their current
work and future employment.
The Practicum is only offered during the summer full term session. Students who seek to register
for HLST 4003 must submit their Intent to Register form to the Practicum Coordinator
in the spring semester by the designated due date. Students must complete a minimum
of 104 hours while on practicum to satisfy course requirements.
The practicum experience helps students build practical skills necessary for career
success.
Such Experiences may include:
- Analyze, interpret and summarize survey data or public records data
- Creating and conducting hospital and community-based assessments
- Designing marketing materials
- Develop programs/curriculum on health topics
- Developing best practices and protocols for the organization
- Education and training of employees
- Evaluating the effectiveness of existing programs
- Manage and update organizations’ websites
- Organizing and hosting community events
Practicum Requirements
- Declared a major in BSHS.
- Completion of 90 credits in the BSHS curriculum.
- Completion of all 2000 and 3000 level HLST courses.
- Good standing with the university.
- Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- A minimum HLST GPA of 2.75 with a "C" or better in all HLST courses.
- Application and approval for progression to the HLST 4003.
Practicum Coordinator
The role of the Health Studies Practicum Coordinator is to organize all matters related
to finding and approving sites, creating the Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with
the sites, reviews and approves applications, assures students and preceptors adhere
to practicum policies and resolves conflicts between the practicum sites and students.
The Health Studies Practicum Coordinator is Dr. Jodi Bower and can be contacted at
jbower@ulm.edu for questions.
Resources
Practicum FAQ's for Students
Practicum Handbook
Practicum Site Industry Lists
Submit your practicum application here
Note: Health Studies students must get approval from their academic advisor or Dr.
Jodi Bower to complete this application.
Health Studies