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Internship Program

For more information about the Internship program or to apply for an Internship, contact the School of CIS Internship Coordinator Ms. Missy Smith by email at mesmith@usouthal.edu or by phone at (251)460-6390.

Also check the Job Openings web page for current Internship position announcements.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Internship Program represents a positive step in developing partnerships with education and industry to provide education and training that is impossible to provide with either environment alone.

The program began in 1995 with 20 students,and continues with over 50 students participating annually.

The program has been a win, win, win opportunity:

The purpose of the partnership with industry is to provide educational opportunities for students in the technical disciplines to apply classroom theory to practical problems. Lessons learned from industry benefit all students through intern contrFriday, December 29, 2006 5:12 PMam Objectives:

MINIMUM INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

  1. 2.75 GPA
  2. Full-time U.S.A. student for at least one semester
  3. Satisfactory completion of four courses specific to your major. For example: CIS majors must complete CIS 110, 120, 121, and one additional CIS course
  4. Sophomore or Graduate standing.

Note: The CIS Internship Program is open to all students at the University, but most opportunities are available for CIS, Engineering, and E-Commerce students.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM POLICIES

  1. Interns must conform to the University's Personnel Policy for Student Employees while in the program. The internship program defines full time as a mimimum of twelve (12) hours for undergraduate students and eight (8) hours for graduate students.
  2. Interns will register for one (1) hour of internship credit (CIS 496/CIS 596) each semester while in this academic enhancement program. If an intern is accepted into the program during the semester, he/she will be required to complete a late registration for the internship credit through the eighth (8th) week of the semester. (No registration is required if accepted during the last two weeks of classes.) In the event an intern is terminated from the program during the semester, no refund will be given for the internship tuition.
  3. Interns will work a maximum of twenty (20) hours per week during the academic semester and, if requested and approved, up to a maximum of thirty-nine (39) hours per week between semesters. Note: It is expected by the industry partner that all interns work the full 20 hours per week during the academic session and commit to the program for a minimum of two (2) semesters.
  4. Interns must maintain an above average grade point average (2.75 gpa) while in the program.
  5. Academic misconduct will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the internship program.
  6. It is the student's responsibility to report any on-the-job injury to the USA Internship Coordinator within 24 hours and be seen by the USA Student Infirmary, Health Services Building, 460-7151, per the attached copy of the Personnel Policy for Student Employees. (Revised 9/96)
  7. Students electing to leave the program during the initial training period (first semester) will forfeit the first four (4) weeks of training wages.
  8. Graduate students electing to participate in the internship program will not be eligible for graduate assistantship positions for two full semesters.