Night/Summer Co-Op     P.O. Box 5187 1202 East Locust Bloomington, IL. 61702-5187 Phone: 309-829-8671 Fax: 309-828-3546

Bloomington Area Career Center Night/Summer Internship Guidelines  

Tuition: 185.00
NO refunds after the first session of class.

Attendance is MANDATORY for the first class.
ONE absence is allowed.

MUST be at least 16 years of age.  

Application/Enrollment –

• Students should either come to the BACC office or see their home high school guidance counselor to obtain a registration packet for enrollment.  The student needs to complete the forms and obtain a local school signature (usually a guidance counselor or principal) and parent/guardian signatures on the forms included in the packet.  The completed forms need to be in the BACC office along with the tuition payment by the required due date.  Student registration will not be accepted without payment. 

 Credit –

• BACC does not award credit.  Students enrolled in the class earn a grade for the classroom work and a grade for the paid work-site experience.  Passing grades are communicated to the students’ home high schools who in turn award credits based on the grades.  Typically each school has awarded a ½ credit for the classroom portion grade and ½ credit for the work-site portion of the course. 
• Students must earn a passing grade in the classroom portion to be eligible for the ½ credit work-site portion.  If a student fails the classroom portion of the course, no passing grade will be awarded for the work-site experience.   Grades will be withheld pending all payments made in full and return of textbooks and other materials that are the property of the BACC or compensation for any lost or damaged items.

 Course Structure –

• The classroom work will include reading assignments, quizzes, tests, and projects. 
• The work-site experience must be a paid work experience at an established, appropriate place of business.  Babysitting is not an acceptable work assignment.  Students must work for a business located in the BACC service area (McLean – DeWitt County area).  Students are expected to obtain their own jobs for the purpose of the course.  Students may not be employed by a relative or member of their immediate household without the instructor’s express permission. 
• Students should contact the BACC office or their teacher before any hours are credited toward the work site experience.  The work site must be pre-approved by the BACC teacher or administration. 
• To achieve a passing grade for the work site, students will be expected to maintain a log of their days/hours worked signed by their employer and the total number of hours worked must be at least 160 clock hours.  The required log must be submitted to the teacher according to timelines given by the teacher.
•  Students will also be expected to have their employers and/or immediate supervisors complete work-site evaluations that will be submitted to the teacher.         

 Attendance and Participation –

• The length of the course will be 8 weeks.  The course will meet one class session per week for 3 hours.  First class session attendance is mandatory.  Students are expected to be in class on time and participate actively in class. Attendance will be recorded each class session and reported to the BACC office.  Students who arrive more than 15 minutes late to class will be assessed one absence.  Students who know in advance that they will be running a few minutes late or other issues related to attendance should contact the teacher well in advance before class begins to discuss the situation and to make arrangements for missed class items.
  
• All rules and expectations BACC has outlined for students attending school during the regular school calendar year must be observed by students attending Summer Internship.  BACC Student Handbooks will be distributed the first class session and reviewed with students.  Students must attend their Summer Internship classroom session in order to attend their work-site related to the class

 BACC Required Forms –

• Students will be provided several forms that they will be expected to read, complete, have their parents sign, and return to the BACC along with their registration forms and payment.  These forms include a medical/accident insurance waiver, a photo release, and the internet/network technology acceptable use policy.  These forms are included in the registration packet.  Students will need to provide copies of their valid drivers license and vehicle insurance card to be kept on-file in the BACC office.  The BACC Student Handbook will be provided to students at the time of registration.

 Photo/Video Information Form        Insurance Waiver Form        Counselor Memo       

Student Emergency Information Card        Night/Summer Co-Op Enrollment Form        

Other rules and issues that need to be addressed specifically –

• Rules about no food/drink in the classroom, cell phones turned off and put away, no hats/head coverings, being in an unauthorized area of the building, no smoking or tobacco products, dress code, and driving/parking on campus will be communicated and consistently enforced.  These are all covered in the BACC handbook and will be reviewed in class.