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• What is an internship?
• How do I post my internships at UNCG?
• Who do I call if I have questions about sponsoring an intern from UNCG?
• What are my responsibilities as an internship employer?
• What are the characteristics of a quality internship program?
• How does a student receive academic credit for an internship?
• When are student available?

What is an internship?
An internship is any career-related work experience of limited duration in which a student takes on responsible roles outside of the traditional university environment: in a non-profit organization, a government office, or a private, for-profit business. Programs can be structured or unstructured as long as there is training and supervision involved. Positions may or may not be paid, and the student may or may not receive academic credit. Students who do internships may work during the fall, spring or summer terms.

How do I post my internship at UNCG?
Click here for instructions on using Spartan Careers

Who do I call if I have questions about sponsoring an intern from UNCG?
If you have any questions about how to establish an internship, please feel free to contact UNCG Internship Programs at 336-334-5454.

What are my responsibilities as an internship employer?

• Provide meaningful and challenging work related to the student’s area of study.
• Provide a safe workplace.
• Ensure that job duties match the job description.
• Supervise students.
• Maintain an open line of communication between you, the student, and UNCG Internship Programs.
• Notify UNCG Internship Programs (call: 334-5454 or email: internships@uncg.edu) when you have hired a student.
• Provide feedback and evaluations of the student’s work performance

What are characteristics of a quality internship program?

1. Provide substantive and challenging work experience for students with a minimum of “gopher work.”
2. Plan ahead to provide opportunities for interns to apply principles learned in and outside the classroom. Consider organizing your internship(s) around a specific goal or project.
3. Orient student interns regarding company culture, office procedures, company policies, and specific job duties.
4. Provide on-going, structured supervision by a primary supervisor (weekly preferred); opportunities for feedback; adequate opportunities for students to ask questions; possible mentoring relationship.
5. Allow student interns to observe professionals in action (participate in staff meetings and client meetings, attend presentations, and talk with professionals in the dept. about their jobs and career paths)
6. Identify and develop specific skills (i.e. research, writing, computer, presentation skills).
7. Provide evaluation of overall experience; provide closure through recognition of intern contributions, reflection on learning experiences, wrap-up on-going projects; provide follow-up if necessary (letters of recommendation, networking, etc.)
8. Offer professional development opportunities (presentations by upper management, information interviews with upper managers, brown bag lunch seminars); social opportunities

How does a student receive academic credit for an internship?
Employers do not award academic credit. It is up to the student and his/her academic department to arrange for academic credit.

When you indicate on the internship posting form that you will work with a student receiving academic credit, you are indicating your willingness to speak with the student’s faculty internship supervisor to help develop an appropriate learning contract, to provide on-going supervision throughout the internship, and to respond to requests for written evaluations or site visits from the university. Professors typically limit their demands on employers as much as possible. They understand your work demands!

As the on-site supervisor, you are not responsible for providing a grade or awarding credit for the student’s experience. The University and the student’s professor take care of this. However, it’s important to remember that all federal laws on equal opportunity and sexual harassment in the workplace cover student interns.

When are interns available?
Student interns are available at most times year around. It is always helpful to list your internship as far in advance as possible in order for us to inform students and faculty about your opening. If your internship is open only to students seeking academic credit, this will reduce the pool of qualified students and greatly narrow the response window to the start and end of each semester. (You may find it helpful to check UNCG’s current academic calendar to time your internship listing appropriately.) If your internship is open to all students - for credit or not - the response pool should be less limited.