Building an Academic Career:
Requirements, Policies and
Special Opportunities

Academic Electives and Opportunities

Internships

An internship is any experience in which a student learns by taking on the responsible role of worker in an organization and observing and reflecting on the experience. Expected outcomes of such experiences include increased self-esteem and personal growth derived from successfully meeting new interpersonal and intellectual challenges, acquisition of particular skills and knowledge, exposure to various work roles and career choices, and service to a particular community or group.

Internships

  • are part-time or full-time

  • may last for one or more academic semesters, or a summer

  • may be paid or unpaid

  • may or may not be for academic credit

  • may be required in partial fulfillment of your major

  • are graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

For more information about an internship opportunity, talk to your academic adviser, the Internship Coordinator, the Director of the Bonner Center for Service and Vocation, or the Registrar.