Academic Credit for an Internship
Step One: Discuss internships with your faculty advisor.
- Learn about the types of experiences which will count for credit.
- Determine when an internship best fits into your academic plan.
- Gain advice on when to start searching and with which employers the college has strong relationships.
Step Two: Secure an internship.
- Meet with the staff in Career Development to search for experiences.
- Utilize the Career Development office to develop application materials.
- Schedule a mock interview to strengthen your interview skills.
Step Three: Ask a faculty member to supervise you.
- Request a faculty member from a department related to your internship to supervise the experience.
- Register for the credit before beginning the internship; take the credit at the same time as your internship.
- Align your number of internship credits with the college’s requirements; each credit requires 30 hours on-site and five hours of academic work.
- Plan ahead; you may earn up to 16 total credits of internship prior to graduation.
- Keep tuition in mind: in order to avoid overload tuition fees, try to stay at 18 credits or less during any given semester.
Step Four: Register for academic credit.
- Click the link to the right titled “Internship Credit Registration Form.”
- Once completed, the form will be sent electronically to your selected faculty supervisor for review and approval.
If you have any questions, or need to make changes to an existing submission, please email careers@simpson.edu.
