Supervision is directed by personnel within the employing company. Contact between the student and SDHE Internship Coordinator is maintained by bi-weekly written reports and a midterm seminar and/or on-site visits by the SDHE Internship Coordinator when the student is located in a city within reasonable travel distance of the university. A workbook in which the student gathers information about the organization and operation of the participating company is completed during the summer term.

Evaluation of student performance is completed by the supervising personnel in the company and by the SDHE Internship Coordinator. This is discussed with the student as an aid in career development. The DHE 410 course is graded on A-F basis. Twelve credit hours are earned during the term of participation, which requires a total of 300 hours of work during the internship.