Internships
What is an Internship?
An internship is a structured educational strategy that combines classroom learning with productive work experience in a field related to a student's planned academic or career goals.
An internship or 'co-op' is an educational partnership among
Students, Institutions, and Employers.
Each has specific responsibilities that include:
- Formal recognition of the internship experience on student records and by the institution as an educational strategy;
- Productive work experiences related to planned career and academic goals in an appropriate learning environment;
- Pre-employment preparation as well as ongoing advising for students;
- Agreement among institution, employer, and student with regard to:
- Job description
- Expected learning objectives
- Minimum work period
- College enrollment and credit load during off-campus employment
- Evaluations of quality and relevance by student, institution, and employer
- Remuneration