Students obtain this experience through participation in one or more internships with a business, a corporation or an organization in their chosen field during their undergraduate study. Students in all majors in the college are encouraged to participate in at least one internship for credit. College of Agriculture faculty organize and place these students and supervise the internships. Only the Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration specialization in the Food and Nutrition major requires an internship in its program. However, at least a third of the college s students participate in at least one internship.
Students usually participate during the summer and receive three credit hours.
Participation in an internship often results in a full-time job after graduation. Dean McGuire introduced Jim Kintz, a senior from Chicago in the Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration program. Jim enrolled at SIUC as a freshman in the fall of 1994 and will graduate in May. He has had two summer internships during his time here. Mr. Kintz recounted that the SIU program presented him with the opportunity to work at two major world-class resorts.