Academic Internship Credit

Completing an internship for academic credit is a great way to earn an elective credit or fulfilling a degree requirement while getting meaningful experiences and transferable skills.

Undergraduate or graduate students who wish to earn academic credit must receive approval from your academic department in order to register for the internship course.

Internship courses are overseen by a faculty instructor in your department.

Internship approval steps

To receive academic course credit for your internship, follow the steps below before registering for the Internship/ Cooperative Education course:

1. Confirm that your internship experience is secured for the following semester. If you need assistance with finding or applying for an internship, please schedule an advising appointment with our office.
2. Log in to Handshake and follow the instructions below to download the course registration approval form:
1. Select Career Center on the left corner
2. Choose the Resources box
3. Search for Academic Internship Forms
4. Download the Course Registration Approval Form
3. Complete the form and obtain approval from your academic department and/or Faculty Internship Advisor. Your Faculty Internship Advisor will give you the course code to register. You cannot register without this code; our office will not provide it.
4. Register for the course using Student Self-Service & Planning to ensure you receive academic credit.
5. Once you register for the course, you will receive an email from us during the first week of the semester with instructions on submitting forms and assignments.

Course assignments

Once you are registered for your internship course, you will receive assignments from the Internships Office. Assignments and forms will not be accepted or considered on-time without appropriate signatures.

Assignment #1

• Course Registration Approval Form
• Guidelines and Agreement
• Learning Objectives

Assignment #2

• Internship Hours
• Internship Final Report

Additional assignments may be required by your internship professor. Grades will be administered upon completion of the Internship and successful completion of all assignments.

Employer evaluations

The Internships & Experiential Learning Office will send these to your supervisor.

• Midterm Evaluation
• Final Evaluation