A. The Carl Albert Public Internship Program shall consist of three individual internship programs:

1. An Undergraduate Internship Program consisting of a temporary position for students enrolled in an institution of higher education and working toward an undergraduate degree, which shall include associate's degrees or certifications by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education;

2. A Senior Undergraduate Internship Program consisting of a job placement of up to twenty-four (24) months for students enrolled in an institution of higher education with ninety (90) semester hours or more of completed coursework towards a bachelor's degree. To remain in the Senior Internship a student must continue to be working toward an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher education with at least a two point five (2.5) grade point average calculated on a four point zero (4.0) scale in all undergraduate coursework; and

3. An Executive Fellows Program consisting of six-month to two-year placements in professional or managerial level positions for students who have:

a.successfully completed a baccalaureate degree and at least six (6) semester hours of approved graduate level work with at least a three point zero (3.0) grade point average calculated on a four point zero (4.0) scale in all graduate coursework,

b.demonstrated a substantial interest in public sector management,

c.been recommended by the institution of higher education at which they are enrolled, and

d.such additional requirements as determined by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

B. Employing agencies shall rate the performance of participants in the Executive Fellows Program in accordance with Section 840-4.17 of this title.

C. State employees, who otherwise meet the qualifications of the program, shall be eligible to participate in the Carl Albert Public Internship Program upon the written recommendation of the chief administrative officer of the applicant's agency.

Added by Laws 1988, c. 218, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 106, § 1, operative July 1, 1990. Renumbered from § 840.42 of this title by Laws 1994, c. 242, § 54. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 235, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2002, c. 347, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2009, c. 12, § 6, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 894; Laws 2013, c. 237, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.