Internships

There are many paid and unpaid internship opportunities available to students. Internships are offered in order to give you work experience related to your career or discipline. Opportunities are often announced by listserv and through flyers posted in Student Services. Your faculty mentor may also know of internship opportunities.

You must work 45 hours per unit of internship credit, have a 3.0 GPA in your major and 2.5 GPA overall. Internships are for elective credit only.

To receive college credit for an internship, you must complete the following steps:

• Pick up an Internship Form & Instructions from Student Services

• Meet with a faculty mentor to sponsor your internship. The faculty mentor will review the internship to be sure it has educational value. Both you and your faculty must mentor sign the internship form.

• Meet with the supervisor of the internship and complete the form. Be sure that there is a clear understanding between you, your faculty mentor and your supervisor about the expectations for success. All requirements must be in writing.

• Return the completed form to Student Services. The form will be reviewed by the Assistant Director for approval. Once the internship has been approved it will be sent to the Board of Regents for final approval. After it has received final approval the internship credits will be added to your schedule.

• Just before the semester is over the Advising Center will fax evaluation forms to internship supervisors. The returned evaluations will be attached to the grade sheets for the faculty sponsor's review. You are encouraged to verify that your supervisor has completed the review and faxed it back to Student Services.