The Internship for Credit class allows you to earn academic credit by completing class assignments while you’re gaining real-world experience through your internship. Students will reflect critically on the process of setting and working toward individualized learning goals, gain feedback from supervisors on strengths and areas for growth, learn about and assess organization fit, expand their network of professional contacts, and reflect on how their internship experience will impact their future career ideas and plans.

• This is a Pass / No Pass course offering upper-division elective credit.
• Both paid and unpaid internships are eligible.
• You cannot apply for credit after your internship is completed; we do not give retroactive credit for this course.

How to Participate

1. Apply for and receive an internship offer.
2. Ensure that your internship satisfies the criteria outlined below.
3. Fill out the winter 2025 application to be considered for the course for winter term.

Students can take this course a total of two times, earning up to 12 credits for each course taken. There are limited spots available each term. Students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Apply for Winter 2025 Internship Credit

Class Criteria

• The internship must run for at least eight weeks over the term.
• The internship must be project-based or involve industry-specific learning activities or skill development.
• Unpaid internships that can be used for credit must follow the Fair Labor Standards Act internship criteria.
• The organization must define your position as an internship and allocate time and resources to identifying mutual goals and providing supervision, feedback, and evaluation.
• The site supervisor must provide orientations, training and feedback, work with the intern to create learning goals, conduct a mid-term conference, and complete a final written evaluation. Interns are expected to have direct and consistent contact with their supervisors.
• You cannot apply for credit after the internship is completed.

Assignments

The internship for credit course helps you develop and reflect on professional skills gained while interning in a field of interest. Below are assignments you'll be required to do for the course:

• Reflection essays
• Meetings and evaluations with your site supervisor
• Meetings with your Career Center instructor
• Résumé creation
• Interest assessment and reflection
• Practice interview 
• Final report

Earning Credit

To earn one credit, you must complete 30 hours of internship work over a 10-week term. You can earn a maximum of 12 credits per term. You earn academic credit through the successful completion of academic assignments listed on the course syllabus.