Internships

Between your junior and senior year, but you can get started as early as your freshman year.

Before applying to internships, we recommend that you meet with a career coach at the Career Center to review your resume and cover letter and help you prepare for interviews. You can find internship opportunities in a variety of ways, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Schedule an appointment with the Career Center.
• Meet with the assistant director for student connections at the Career Center or your career coach.
• Search internships posted on Cardinal Career Link.
• Speak with department internship coordinator and faculty members.
• Network with classmates, alumni, previous employers, family, friends, and professional organizations.
• Attend the Cardinal Job Fairs in September and February.
• After acquiring an internship, complete all appropriate forms (if applicable).

Typically, credit-based internships are 10 to 16 weeks, or the length of the semester.

Noncredit internships can vary in length but will generally last several months, though length is at the discretion of the employer and student.

To receive academic credit for an internship, you must still pay tuition and fees and complete your internship under the supervision of a faculty member. A satisfactory or unsatisfactory grade will be listed on transcripts in accordance with the rules governing credit internships for majors.

If your internship is not for credit, you will not pay tuition or fees for the internship hours, and faculty supervision will not be required. An uncredited internship will not appear on transcripts. However, the experience can be listed on resumes and cocurricular transcripts.

Yes, depending upon major requirements. Interning abroad should be planned one year in advance. Contact the Rinker Center for Global Affairs for more information.