FLL 333-Foreign Language Internship (1-6 credit hours).
Foreign Language majors have the opportunity to work on an internship in the community before
graduation date. The FLL 333 credit normally counts towards general electives credit and cannot
replace language courses. Under exceptional circumstances, however, Internships may replace
the required study-abroad program if approved by the Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures Chairperson.
Pre-requisites: 6 hours at the 300 level or equivalent; Junior standing; 3.0 G.P.A. minimum.
An internship is...
1) An opportunity to turn theory into practice; 2) An opportunity to learn
intangibles of the workplace from experts in the field; 3) An opportunity to gain insights into the
strengths and weaknesses of your education; 4) An opportunity to make contacts from an
academic and/or work environment which could further your career; 5) A practical experience
with responsibilities and rewards.
However, an internships is NOT: 1) An easy way to pick up credit hours; 2) Work turned into an
unrealistic duty; 3) A CEO position; 4) A job or job offer.
Application Procedures & Deadlines.
Interested students must comply with the following procedures in order to successfully apply:
I. Make an appointment with Internship Faculty Advisors (Dr. John K. Moore, Jr. for
Summer semester and Dr. Lourdes Sánchez-López for Spring semester) and
also with the Chairperson (Dr. John K. Moore, Jr. ) to request permission one semester
prior to the internship. Internships are not offered during the Fall semester.
II. Take WebCAPE proficiency exam (or other departmentally approved proficiencyexamination) and receive a score indicating the 300 level or higher.
III. Once the Internship Faculty Advisor or the Department Chairperson has granted
permission, you may enroll in FLL 333-Foreign Language Internship.
IV. You then must make a second appointment with the appropriate Internship Faculty
Advisor (Dr. Sánchez-López) to identify internship location and fill out the UAB
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Internship packet.
V. You must start the internship when the regular semester starts and finish it when the
semester finishes.
Application Deadlines. All students must meet the following FLL 333 application deadlines.
October 15th -for spring semester, Dr. Lourdes Sánchez-López, lourdes@uab.edu, HB 407G
March 15th -for summer semester, Dr. John K. Moore, Jr., jkmoore@uab.edu, HB 407