Potential Credit Opportunities

The Programs Leadership Team has put together a few scenarios to guide you in your thinking about how to provide credit opportunities to your students. It is ultimately the decision of each school/university to determine if credit should be awarded, as Disney Internships & Programs does not award or transfer credit. 

All referenced documents are available to download at the bottom of this article.

Scenario #1

1. Complete one Harvard ManageMentor (HMM) topic including the following:
   • A section that you had a positive reaction to within the video/article. Should be at least 3-5 sentences and reference the page/section.
   • A section that you had a negative reaction to within the video/article. Explain why within 3-5 sentences and reference the page/section.
   • What can you do (based on the videos/articles) to help in your personal or professional development? (at least 1-3 ideas)
• Answer the reflection questions for each of the videos and articles.
• Write a summary/essay of the topic reflecting on how it related to their program experience.
2. Successfully complete their Disney Program to meet the requirements for the American Council on Education credit recommendation*

Scenario #2

1. Complete one Harvard ManageMentor (HMM) module on a leadership topic.
2. Interview 1-2 salaried leaders in their work location regarding the information in the information in the module.
   • Compare/contrast what they learned in the HMM module and what they heard from the leaders.
   • Discuss why might the leaders answers be different to what they learned in the modules?
   • How does what they learned from the interviews and HMM module relate to their overall internship experience?
• Write a comprehensive paper including:
3. Successfully complete their Disney Program to meet the requirements for the American Council on Education credit recommendation*

Scenario #3

1. Complete a minimum of 10 hours of course offerings (any mix of what is available - does not have to be a series-based course, and could be a combination of offerings that total 10 hours.)
2. Write an extensive essay on how the offerings they choose related to their program experience, and what they learned.
• Must detail out each offering they completed and key information they learned from each offering.
• Must include how the offering related to their program experience.
3. Successfully complete their Disney Program to meet the requirements for the American Council on Education credit recommendation*

*The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for the Disney College & International Program Internship, based on program length. For specific information on this credit recommendation, you can review the syllabus or visit ACE’s National Guide.

About the American Council on Education

Founded in 1918, ACE is the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents and more than 200 related associations nationwide. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy.

ACE CREDIT connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in the workplace or other settings outside traditional higher education.

For more than 30 years, colleges and universities have trusted ACE CREDIT to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate their decisions to award academic credit. For more information, visit the ACE CREDIT website at www.acenet.edu/credit.