Sarah Himeles

With spring break fast approaching, students are already starting to think about their courses for next fall. At least a dozen institutions across the country are mandating that one of those courses be an internship at some point in the college career. While some departments at Penn build work experience into curriculum requirements - such as the work component of the Urban Studies major and clinical rotations for nursing students - Dean of the College Dennis DeTurck said the College has no plans to impose a general mandate.