Internship information - Career Development Center

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An internship is a short-term, supervised, career-related work experience. Any university student can participate in an internship. As an intern, they can work part-time, full-time, off-campus or on-campus in either paid or unpaid positions. In addition, they can receive academic course credit for their participation in an internship.

Internship overview

Confused on the internship process? The CDC quickly outlines responsbilities of Students, Faculty, and the CDC for a user friendly process designed to provide administrative support to faculty and professional development guidance for students.

Internship requirements

Below are answers to some questions you may have.

What is the time commitment?
	Credit Granted 1 hour 2 hours 3 hours	Internship hours completed weekly 10 hours per week for 13 weeks 12 hours per week for 13 weeks 15 hours per week for 13 weeks	Total hours 130 156 195
How does a student register to get academic course credit for the internship? • The student MUST register for the internship course during the semester they are participating in the internship. • The student can't register UNTIL they recieve faculty approval, faculty override into the course, AND attend a MANDATORY internship orientation.
Can a student only receive credit in his/her major field for the internship? The student can receive credit in their major or minor field or they can choose to pursue elective credit for participating in an internship. This option allows the student to earn up to 6 hours academic credit toward their 126 hour graduation requirement without the hours being applied to any specific major.
What is an internship orientation? At the orientation we discuss the university administrative requirements which include an Agreement, Objectives sheet, Initial Review, Monthly Logs, Portfolio, and a Final Evaluation. You may have additional academic requirements for the student to complete as well.
Where does a student find an internship? •Visit Experience eRecruiting to search for internships. Some have already been pre-approved for certain majors. •Students may find an internship on their own. If a student finds an internship that is RELEVANT to their major or minor and want credit for it, talk with them about gaining approval for the opportunity or tell them to talk with the CDC about elective credit. •Searching the internet There are so many opportunities available for students if they just look. Have the student talk with a member of the CDC staff about other internships that are relevant to your career goals.
What if the student doesn't want or need credit for the internship? If the student is not looking to get academic course credit for the internship, their options are wide open. There are no restrictions on the limit or types of experiences they can gain. Whether they receive credit or not, the experience in valuable and can be added to their resume.