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Why should you consider an internship?

Internships can be an important component of a well-rounded education. They provide hands-on experience where you can apply knowledge and skills gained in the classroom within a real-world work environment. You can learn about industrial standards, standards of participation, responsibility and communication, and you can build your professional network.

An internship can provide a way to stand out from your peers in a competitive labor market. An internship can also be a direct gateway to employment: many employers consider their interns for full-time jobs after graduation. An internship can also help you decide whether you are interested in continuing within a certain type of work or with a specific company after graduation.

Requirements:

Internship credits can be used as a substitute for up to three technical elective credits. Your major must be in Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. Internship credit is NOT available for Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science & Engineering.

• Computer Science and Engineering students must work at least 80 hours per unit of credit.
• Electrical and Biomedical Engineering students working at least 20 hours/week during fall, spring or summer semesters are eligible for one credit. Students working at least 40 hours/week during the summer can enroll for two credits.
• Mechanical Engineering majors have a pre-requisite of ME 242 Dynamics. The internship must be conducted primarily at the internship site and require 135 to 270 hours of student intern involvement.

Process:

STEP 1 – THE APPLICATION

If you have an internship in-hand and you are interested in internship credits, .

Spring 2025 internship process deadlines:

• Jan. 3, 2025 | DEADLINE: Fall for-credit application without pre-approved employer
• Jan. 24, 2025 | DEADLINE: Fall for-credit application with pre-approved employer
• Feb. 7, 2025 | DEADLINE: All fall for-credit intern applications must be completed

STEP 2 – FROM THE INTERN’S ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT

Once you submit your application, a representative from your academic department will evaluate and determine the academic value of the experience. If approved, this will be communicated to the Engineering Career Services (ECS) office and will move to step 3.

STEP 3 – FROM THE INTERN’S EMPLOYER

Please note ALL for-credit internship employers will need to have a signed Â鶹ӳ»­ Organizational Agreement and an approved online site-assessment on file with the University. If your employer does not, the Engineering Career Services office will reach out to them to get the paperwork started. If they decline to sign the agreement or fail to complete the online site-assessment by the Friday prior to the start of term, you WILL NOT be able to enroll in internship credit. This process can take time, so apply as early as you can.

STEP 4 - FROM THE INTERN

If the University Organizational Agreement and online site-assessment are completed, the ECS office will reach out to you to complete your individual paperwork. You will need to review, sign, date, and return a 1) Student Learning Agreement and 2) Waiver, Release, and Indemnification Agreement. Lastly, you will be enrolled through WebCampus in a sexual harassment prevention yraining for Engineering interns. You will need to review the material posted and take the quiz with at least an 80% pass rate.

STEP 5 – WRAP UP

Once all of the preceding documents are in order, the ECS office will reach out to the faculty of record and the intern’s department admin to inform the intern has all approvals to enroll in their internship credit(s). At this point, the department will give the intern approval to enroll and the intern will need to go into MyÂ鶹ӳ»­ and do so.