Student Co-ops/Internships

With a co-op you either register for one or two credits, determined by the number of hours you are working. You must work an average of 20 hours a week to receive one credit, or 40 hours a week to receive two.

1 credit = half-time student status
2 credits = full-time student status

Credits for internships vary and are determined by your department's Faculty Coordinator.

Discuss your co-op/internship interest with your Faculty Coordinator. Find out if you qualify with your department's requirements (i.e., GPA, credit hours completed, courses completed, etc.)

Inform your Faculty Coordinator. They will direct you to do the paperwork needed to report this experience. (See forms below.)

Yes. Your Faculty Coordinator will assign you a course permission number that you will use to register for the course on Campus Connection. You will have to pay for these credits.

• You don't have to register for credit. That is up to you, but employers do look for this kind of information on a transcript to verify that you had the experience.
• Even if you don't take it for credit, you still need to report it in Handshake. Please follow the directions under "How do I report an experience that I am not taking for credit?"

• Log-in to Handshake.
• Complete your Handshake profile.
• Click on "Career Center" in the upper right navigation. Click on "Experiences." Click on "Request an Experience."
• Fill out all fields.
• Under "Experience Type", choose "Not Taking for Credit"
• Under "Registered for credit in Campus Connection, Options", choose: "No, I am not doing the experience for credit."

We suggest getting a business card of your supervisor.

• Company name
• Supervisor (to include address, phone number, and most importantly, their email)
• Wage
• Number of hours working
• Term you are participating in a Co-op (i.e., spring semester, etc.)

• You will be asked to submit between three to five job objectives per semester.
• Your objectives are written/completed in Handshake when you "Request an Experience".
• Review the "How to Write Your Job-Related Objectives" to see best practices for writing your objective.

• The Mid-Term Progress Report contains five short-answer questions to see how your semester is going.
• This is an evaluation filled out by the student and then sent on to the Faculty Coordinator.
• You will receive an email from Career Services via Handshake two weeks before this is due. Please watch your in-box and clutter folders for this email. The email contains the link to the Mid-Term Progress Report.
• The due dates for this are listed on the right side of this page.

• The Final Progress Report is a reflection on the objectives you set up at the beginning of the semester and your evaluation of your experience.
• To review your objectives, log-in to Handshake.
  • Click on "Career Center" in the upper right navigation. Click on "Experiences."
  • Click on "View Details" to see this semesters experience.
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see your objectives.
• This is an evaluation filled out by the student and then sent on to the Faculty Coordinator.
• You will receive an email from Career Services via Handshake two weeks before this is due. Please watch your in-box and clutter folders for this email. The email contains the link to the Final Progress Report.
• The due dates for this are listed on the right side of this page.

Your site supervisor will:

• Approve the experience by clicking on a link in an approval email sent by Career Services via Handshake once you, the student, have completed the "Request an Experience" in Handshake.
• Complete an Employer Mid-Term Evaluation sent to them in an email from Career Services via Handshake two weeks before the evaluation is due (once completed, this will be forwarded to your Faculty Coordinator by the Career Services office).
• Complete the Employer Final Evaluation sent to them in an email from Career Services via Handshake two weeks before the evaluation is due (once completed, this will be forwarded to your Faculty Coordinator by the Career Services office).

• The UND International Center works with affiliated providers for opportunities for students to study, intern and teach abroad. All internships have academic credit. Some students choose not to receive credit on their UND transcript as it costs more to pay for both the internship and the UND credits. Some programs are more expensive depending on location, specific provider, expenses covered in overall costs (housing, meal plan, etc.). Students have to pay for the internship, but keep in mind the experience you will be getting, the resume builder that will set you apart from other applicants when applying for jobs. Check some of the providers:
• CEA
• API
• ISA Internships offers full-time, structured, unpaid internships with the option to receive academic credit all over New Zealand and all over Australia as well as in Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, Santiago, Chile, London, England, and Salamanca and Valencia, Spain. ISA will match the intern with an internship that's a good fit for their career goals. They offer internships in a wide variety of career fields. Students will work with their on-site contacts and staff to find the right internship for them based on his or her experiences, area of study, skills, and future career goals. The ISA Internship program includes internship placement, housing, our Bridging Cultures Program, the Professional Development Toolbox, comprehensive pre-departure advising, support, and resume assistance, international medical insurance, and 24/7 on-site staff support.

The ultimate DC experience. Invest in your future by spending next summer or semester gaining real-world experience and earning college credit in the nation’s capital.

While participating in the undergraduate Washington, DC programs, students live in on-campus housing at George Washington University or in furnished apartments in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Each student takes 3-9 credit hours in courses at George Mason University in addition to interning 30-35 hours per week. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in our Mentor Program, attend site briefings, visit D.C. landmarks, sit in on professional development seminars, and meet top experts in their field.

Programs are offered in the following areas of focus:

• Leadership & the American Presidency
• Journalism & Communication
• International Affairs
• Business & Government Affairs
• Public Policy & Economics
• Service & Community Leadership

DC Internships