Local internships are those taken in the local Syracuse area. Many local companies and organizations have on-going relationships with Syracuse University, and offer internships each semester. Students design a schedule that permits both attendance at classes, and attendance at the internship. Most local internships are taken for two or three credits, requiring eight or twelve hours at the internship site each week throughout the semester. National internships are those taken away from Syracuse.
Many companies have well-developed internship programs which are advertised nationally.
Students who wish to take an internship in another geographic region may consult SUIP's directories of national internships at any time, and apply to the relevant companies. These individually arranged internships may be local or national, and may be taken for credit once the support of a faculty sponsor has been obtained, and the internship has been approved by SUIP as providing an appropriate learning experience. An Affiliation Agreement is a formal agreement between the University and a company or organization. These agreements set out the terms and conditions of service to be rendered by both the University and the organization in support of SUIP's objective of advancing the education of the intern, while at the same time providing service to the organization.