Experiential Learning Requirement

All students earning bachelor's degrees in the Science Department are required to put their coursework into practice by completing an internship at an off-campus site—BIO/CHE 488—or by engaging in independent research under the guidance of a Cabrini faculty member—RBIO/RCHE 466.

Students are required to complete a minimum of 135 hours (Biology majors) or 180 hours (Chemistry majors) to meet the requirements of the program.

The internship has been a required course in the program since 1980. A wide range of internship sites are available, complementing the various areas of interest in the biological and chemical sciences, including research institutes, hospitals, small biotechnology companies, environmental centers, large pharmaceutical firms, and academia.

Students are encouraged to choose an internship experience that most closely represents their individual career goals. Detailed requirements and content of student internships are outlined in the handbook.

Sample Internship Sites

Abington Memorial Hospital
Medical Technology Laboratory
1200 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001

The Academy of Natural Sciences
Student Internship Program
Division of Systematics and Evolutionary Biology or Division of Environmental Research
19th Street & The Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Albert Einstein Medical Center
Pre-Med Students' Volunteer Experience Program
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141 Centacor
200 Great Valley Parkway
Malven, PA 19355

Cephalon
145 Brandywine Parkway
West Chester, PA 19380

Delaware County Internship Program
Government Center Building
Media, PA 19063

Drexel University/
Hahnemann University Hospital
School of Medicine Summer Research Program
Office of Biomedical Graduate Studies
2900 Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129-1096

Duquesne University
Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences, Mellon Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Ecogen
2005 Cabot Blvd. West
Langhorne, PA 19047

Fox Chase Cancer Center
7701 Burholme Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111

GlaxoSmithKline
709 Swedeland Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Great Valley Nature Center
Summer Internship Program
PO Box 82
Route 29 & Hollow Road
Devault, PA 19432

ICON Clinical Research
190 W. Germantown Pike
Norristown, PA 19401

Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Summer Student Internship Program
100 Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096

Mercy Suburban Hospital
Medical Education Program for College Students
2701 DeKalb Pike
Norristown, PA 19401

Message Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
30 Spring Mill Drive
Malvern, PA 19355

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Department of Anatomy
4170 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
Internship Program
P.O. Box 507
Poolesville, MD 20837

Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Seasonal Environmental Education Intern Program
1950 Spring Mill Road
Gladwyne, PA 19035-1000

Saint Joseph's University
Department of Biology
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Stroud Water Research Center
Field Research Laboratory of the Academy
of Natural Sciences, Summer Internship Program
970 Spencer Road
Avondale, PA 1931

Tektagen, Inc.
358 Technology Drive
Malvern, PA 19355

Temple University
Summer Science Research Program
The Graduate School
Box SSRP (040-11)
1803 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Temple University
Summer Internship Program School
of Podiatric Medicine
Eight at Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-2496

Thomas Jefferson University
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
College of Graduate Studies
1020 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107