If you are interested in competing for an internship, you should contact the Department's Internship Coordinator. It is very difficult for a student to be placed in an internship position if the application process is not begun at least by advisement week of the semester preceding the desired internship. The process for many internships must begin even earlier. Competition for the Governor's Intern program begins even earlier. Internships with the federal government usually have application procedures that must be started up to a full year before the internship experience.
Most internships are to some degree competitive.
However, in recent years there have been more positions available than students wanting internships. If you qualify academically, you will have a good chance of being placed in some internship position. A Grade Point Average of 2.5 is the standard requirement for internship eligibility. The student also must have completed the core curriculum and passed both parts of the Regents exam. Students should take the internship in their senior year, after having completed the required major courses.