This is something I would encourage all students emabarking on an internship to focus on. An internship is career-related professional work experience that enhances your education by giving you experience applying your knowledge and skills in the workplace. The advantages of taking an internship are many.
Students usually schedule internships for one semester or during the summer.
As an IST student, you must take at least one internship, with a minimum 400 hours of career-related work experience, to meet degree requirements. You may earn academic credit toward your degree with each IST internship you complete. If you are enrolled in an IST Bachelor s-degree program, you may participate in as many as three internships. This means you can gain as much as more than a full year of career-related experience by the time you graduate. The Pennsylvania State University Penn State is an Equal Opportunity Employer Information on this Web site is available in alternate media upon request.