/ Boerigter Center for Calling and Career

Internships

You get to apply classroom knowledge to real-world tasks, which deepens understanding and builds confidence.

Common characteristics of an internship
  • Three–six months or more
  • Part or full time
  • Paid or unpaid
  • On or off campus
  • Academic credit
  • Non-credited experience
For-Credit Internship Information

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø internship involves:

  • An academic course with deep learning in an applied setting for which students receive a grade and academic credit listed on their transcript
  • A professor who:
    • Oversees the internship
    • Makes contact with the onsite supervisor and student
    • Assigns and evaluates readings and written assignments
    • Meets or communicates with the student regularly to stimulate reflections about vocation and calling
  • An applied experience onsite at an outside employer
  • Three hours onsite per week over the course of at least one semester or summer, along with time invested in course meetings and writing, for each credit earned
  • An on-site supervisor who conducts regular meetings with the student
Internship Search Steps
Off-Campus Internships

With support from the Boerigter Center and the Fried Center for Global Engagement, you can earn internship credit through domestic and international off-campus programs.

Learn more about off-campus internships