Undergraduate Internship Requirements Students may not receive credit for work done for pay. Students working for pay are encouraged to obtain a letter from their employers describing the educational value of their job and the student's performance during employment. Such a letter may help the student's academic adviser to write recommendation letters and letters from employers may become part of the student's career placement file. Each internship must have a faculty sponsor. Academic advisers are normally expected to fill this role for their advisees.
Advisers are in the best position to assess the value of an internship for a student's education.
It is not necessary that the adviser have expertise in a field that is directly related to the internship. The faculty sponsor's primary role is to assure that requirements for credit are met and that the internship work is of a substantial nature commensurate with the acquisition of skills of college-educated employees. Detailed supervision of the intern in his or her job is the responsibility of the intern's site supervisor. The Learning Agreement must be submitted prior to beginning internship work. The Career Center maintains an extensive list of internship opportunities .