Internships A successful internship, documented by a letter from a pleased field supervisor, is important to a student's early career. For that reason, full-time internships away from the Santa Cruz campus are a central part of the program. Some interns have served as illustrators for newspapers such as the Salinas Californian, Santa Cruz County Sentinel, and Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Internships provide a crucial dimension of the program, for they make possible the firsthand experience of fast-paced urban professional life that a serious student of science illustration needs in balance with the careful attention to craft emphasized in the program. The program adviser also passes on information about internships for science illustrators.
Students are responsible for securing their own internships.
For example, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum has a magnificent collection of plants from around the world and provides habitat for a broad range of birds, reptiles, and insects. Students also have access to the Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden sponsored by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. The Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory houses several marine mammal and saltwater aquarium species. For more information on these and other campus resources, please refer to the UC Santa Cruz General Catalog. UC Santa Cruz is well equipped for the computer age.