The Career Center in cooperation with the academic departments offers a listing of local, national and international internships. Interested students should discuss options with their faculty advisors and visit The Career Center to begin the process of preparing for and selecting an appropriate internship at least one semester prior to participation. Through an agreement with IC, The Urban Life Center in Chicago offers students a living and learning opportunity to make the connections between textbook concepts and real life.
Participants live cooperatively with other students in ethnically diverse Chicago neighborhoods.
They spend 3 days a week in professional internships available through over 300 agencies and 2 days in class. Juniors and first-semester seniors with an overall GPA of 3.0 are eligible to participate. Interested students should visit the web-site and contact the Career Center for more information. D.C. Internships are available in a wide range of government institutions. Semester internships usually last 15 weeks and students may earn 15 credit hours for their work and study.