General Information
An internship is a closely monitored applied experience in a professional setting, with definite learning objectives incorporating reflection on and integration of theories and concepts with practice.
Internships are an excellent way to explore career choices and gain experience valued by employers and graduate schools. When searching for experiential learning opportunities like an internship, students utilize resources in the Center for Career Development, as well as meetings with academic advisors, faculty, and career pathway advisors.
To participate in the internship curriculum and to have an experience recorded on the transcript, students must register with the Academic Internship & Research Program (INP/REXP). The INP/REXP is available to matriculated students in any year or major who have secured an eligible internship experience in the fall, spring, or summer term - or an eligible research experience in the summer. Arrangements at the internship/research site and INP/REXP registration must be coordinated at the beginning of the experience; retroactive notations are not granted. The registration form is found in Gateway. Contact the Office of High-Impact Learning & Fellowships for information about the Academic Internship & Research Program. Students can work with the Center for Career Development to search for opportunities and prepare application materials.
Global Internship Options
Many Dickinson students engage in an internship while studying off-campus. Depending on the program, an internship experience may be pursued for credit through Dickinson’s Academic Internship & Research Program (INP/REXP, 0.25 credit as INTR 7xx or REXP 7xx), a 1 credit seminar (INTR 301), or other established curriculum (INTD 390 or independenet study with a faculty member supervising). Contact the Center for Global Study and Engagement and the Office of High-Impact Learning & Fellowships for more information about global internship opportunities.
Courses
INTR 301 Internship Seminar
Studies in the seminar will analyze the workplace through the prism of the liberal arts. Through guided readings, oral and written reports, and structured conversations, students will critically reflect upon and analyze their workplace experiences. Students will study the formal and informal structures of the workplace through a variety of liberal art disciplines, and develop a sense of how their liberal arts education serves them in the workplace. Offered only at certain Dickinson Centers abroad.
Prerequisite: Must be simultaneously engaged in an internship. This course is offered credit/no credit only.
INTR 7xx, REXP 7xx Academic Internship & Research Program, course number by departmental designation
INTR/REXP: Through reflective exercises, assessments, and feedback, students address program goals related to self-assessment, self-directed learning, values integration, career exploration and professional development. The INP/REXP is available to matriculated students in any class year or major who have secured an eligible internship experience in the fall, spring, or summer or an eligible research experience in the summer. Several majors and certificate programs allow or require the INP/REXP to fulfill a graduation requirement. Upon successful completion of the experience and the INP/REXP requirements, 0.25 credits is placed on the official transcript through the INTR/REXP 7xx course number. Arrangements for the experience and INP/REXP enrollment must be coordinated at the beginning of the term, and before the experience begins. The experience and enrollment in the INP/REXP must occur simultaneously; therefore, retroactive credit is not granted. The REXP course is primarily only offered summer term.
0.25 credit course. This course is offered credit/no credit only.
500 Independent Study with a faculty supervisor: This is available to students who are in majors which require an internship with academic credit. Students receive credit for the combination of coursework and the work at the internship site. Arrangements for the internship must be made in advance. Students wishing to undertake a faculty-sponsored internship need to consult with the faculty sponsor during the semester preceding the one in which the internship will be undertaken. Students will register via Banner after consultation with the supervising faculty member. This course is offered credit/no credit only.
