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Internships

An internship is a carefully monitored work or service experience in which a student has intentional learning goals and actively reflects on what they are learning.

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  • GC policy

Plan to complete your first internship after your sophomore year and consider completing multiple internships. Students with two or three internships during college are often the most successful in securing full time employment quickly upon graduation. Your internships may pave the path to your future career — many interns are hired with the company for which they interned.

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A typical internship will:

  • Last three to six months
  • Often be taken for academic credit
  • Be part-time or full-time, paid or unpaid
  • Include an intentional “learning agenda” structured into the experience, such as learning objectives, observation, reflection, and assessment
  • Balance the intern’s learning goals and the specific work an organization needs completed
  • Promote academic, career, and/or personal development

Reasons to participate in an internship