Students petition College of Education to address problems with 5th-year teaching internship Erickson Hall is home to the MSU College of Education, pictured on Nov. 6, 2017. — Students of the College of Education have created a petition to the College of Education to address their concerns regarding Michigan State’s fifth-year internship program for teaching students which have been heightened during the pandemic. The petition is asking the College of Education to acknowledge the negative impact of the internship program on students’ mental health and financial situation. The petition was filed after a survey of students in the program showed that 69.5% of students were considering dropping the program or delaying taking it another year with the program in its current state. So far, 105 students have signed the petition.