Registering Your Internship

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Planning a career experience takes time and commitment on your part. Resumes must be sent and interviews arranged. The process may require you to compete with students from other colleges and universities for co-ops and internships.

To help ensure your success, start planning weeks ahead of time by making an appointment with us so we can assist you with the internship process – during pre-registration if possible.

Find Your Faculty Coordinator

Reach out to your faculty coordinator and faculty advisor to be sure that the internship is viable and related to your major!

Faculty Coordinators by Major

Program	Faculty Coordinator	Course
Accounting	Cynthia Chisarick	ACC462
Biology	Jeff Stratford	BIO399
Business Administration	Bridget Turel	BA462
Chemistry	Donald Mencer	CHM399
Communication and Media Studies	Mark Stine Kalen Churcher	COM399
Computer Science	Sofya Chepushtanova	CS399
Continuing Professional Education	Linda Gutierrez	CPE399
Earth and Environmental Sciences	Matt Finkenbinder	EES399
Electrical Engineering	Nelson Anaya Archila	EE399
Engineering	Nelson Anaya Archila	EGR399
Engineering Management	Nelson Anaya Archila	EGM399
English	Thomas Hamill Sean Kelly	ENG399
Entrepreneurship	HyeRyeon Lee	ENT462
Environmental Engineering	Marleen Troy	ENV399
Finance	Bridget Turel	FIN462
Hospitality Leadership	HyeRyeon Lee	HL462 HL466
History	Jonathan Kuiken Amy Sopcak	HST399
Integrative Media	Moe Woodard Heather Sincavage	IM399
Mechanical Engineering	Nelson Anaya Archila	ME399
Marketing	HyeRyeon Lee	MKT462
Musical Theater	Jon Liebetrau	MUT399
Performing Arts	Jon Liebetrau	ART399 THE399
Political Science	Kyle Kreider	PS399
Psychology	Deborah Tindell Jennifer Thomas	PSY399
Psychology	Nichole Sell	PSY401
Sociology	Robert Tuttle	SOC399
Spanish	Jonathan Kuiken Amy Sopcak	SP399
Sports Management	Umer Hussain	SM462 SM466

Internship & Co-op Application

Please complete and attach the following supplemental forms to the above Etrieve electronic form to complete your registration.

Data & Learning Objectives Form
To be completed showing your internship site information. Please fill it out completely and send it in as soon as you have this information.
Academic Agreement Form (.pdf)
To be completed with the faculty coordinator outlining the final project and guidelines. Must be signed by the faculty coordinator and the student. Please return the form to the Coop office prior to starting a final project.
Internship Agreement Form (.pdf)
To be read and signed by the student prior to the beginning of the internship experience.

Additional Forms

Weekly Timesheet (.pdf)

Internships at a Glance

Internships are generally worth 3 credits and students must complete 150 hours at their internship site over at least 10 weeks. When you start exploring internships, here are a few things to consider:

Where is it? Do you need transportation? Can you do this remotely?
What does your course schedule look like? Do you have 2-3 days to dedicate 5-7 hours to?
Will they pay you and how much?
Are the projects/assignments enough to keep you busy for all 150 hours?
Do you have a resume? If you have one, please make sure a staff member reviews it with you!

Obtaining an Internship

If you are interested in an internship or co-op opportunity, these steps will guide you through the application process.

Look for an Internship

Browse Handshake, LinkedIn, and Indeed. Write down a few that catch your eye and keep track of them in an excel spreadsheet to stay organized.

Meet with Internship Contact

Reach out to them by visiting the office or scheduling an appointment on Handshake. Discuss your options, review your resume, and notify your advisor about your search.

Apply to Internships with Renewed Resume and Cover Letter

Apply to your list of internships. Make sure to personalize your cover letter for each internship you apply to.

Interview

Conduct a Mock Interview with the Career Services staff beforehand. Stop by the Colonel’s Clothes Closet to dress your best. Research the company and bring resume to the interview.

Accept and Register for Internship Couse to Recive Credit

Send a thank you email to the interviewers. Kindly decline internships you do not want and accept the one you want. Notify the internship contact to begin paperwork.

Attend Mandatory Internship Meeting

Internship meetings at the beginning of the semester are mandatory to help you fill out your paperwork and begin the internship process. The diversity paper will be discussed here.

Complete Internship

All of the following must be completed and submitted: assigned work at your internship site, assignments from your faculty coordinator, paperwork for CPE 300 on LIVE, Diversity Paper.

What Else?

If you are a Hospitality and Leadership or Accounting major, you need to complete 170 hours for three credits.

After you notify the internship contact that you have obtained an internship, you will be sent information about:

Hours required for credit
Mandatory internship meeting date & time.
Being added to the CPE 300 course, a zero-credit-bearing course on D2L
that houses all required internship paperwork.
- The only assignment you hand into this course is the diversity paper, unless
  told otherwise by your faculty coordinator.

Please note that the internship course is not automatically added to your course schedule. It will take 3-5 business days because the internship contact, faculty coordinator, and faculty chair must all approve in that order. After this, the registrar will manually add it to your schedule.