Practicum Requirements

Practical Experience

Practicum Class incorporates and applies skills and techniques previously learned in the classroom and commercial art laboratory. Provides practical experience in a variety of commercial art establishments in the community.

ALL STUDENTS MUST PASS THE PORTFOLIO REVIEW IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR THE PRACTICUM CLASS.

Guidelines and Evaluation Forms

Advertising Design – Practicum Guidelines and Evaluation Form (PDF)
Print or email this file for your employer or client to evaluate your work.

Commercial Photography – Practicum Guidelines and Evaluation Form (PDF)
Print or email this file for your employer or client to evaluate your work.

Web Design – Practicum Guidelines and Evaluation Form – use Advertising Design form for now.

Timesheets

• This PDF timesheet can be filled out in Acrobat and saved to your folder. It does not total the number of hours automatically.
• This timesheet is made with Excel and can be filled out in MS Excel and saved to your folder. It will total the number of hours automatically at the bottom.

Information on Internship/Employer

Practicum Students, Employer Information (Google Online Form) – Click here.
Use this form to fill out all necessary information about your internship or your employer. Be sure to send your teacher your work schedule as soon as you can. PRINT A COPY OF THIS FORM & KEEP IT IN YOUR BINDER.

Student Ad Agency Information

Check back here for a link to view the status report on the jobs being worked on for Practicum projects in the Student Ad Agency.

NOCTI Testing

Every student will need to pass the NOCTI test to earn their degree at the end of the semester. What is the NOCTI? The National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) is a nonprofit educational corporation institute that provides high-quality occupational competency examinations to the vocational educational community. NOCTI is the leading provider of industry credentials and resources for career and technical education (CTE) programs across the nation.

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