Internship

Internships for credit must be educational experiential opportunities that meet the criteria established by Occidental College. Students may participate in one internship during the summer. Students are required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better at the time of application for an internship. Only CR/NC grades will be given for internships. The Career Development Center (CDC) must approve all internships. All students enrolled in an internship, whether for two-units or zero-units, must participate in a regular reflective component coordinated through the CDC. Requirements for taking an internship are the same as during the regular academic year as outlined below.

The college recognizes two categories of internships:

• Two-unit internship (INT 200) – The maximum credits awarded for  an internship will be two units. The total units earned through internships may not exceed four units (students may take additional internships for zero units which will appear on the transcript). Students will usually be required to participate for eight to twelve hours per week. The faculty supervisor must approve the academic component of the project. All work/projects produced in the reflective component coordinated by the CDC are shared with the faculty supervisor and may be used at the discretion of the faculty supervisor when grading the internship. There is a two-part approval process; first, faculty will approve the academic component of the internship and second, CDC will approve the institution where the internship will take place.
  
  
• Zero-unit internship appearing on the transcript (INT 100) – Coordinated and monitored by the Career Development Center; students are allowed to participate in one internship during the summer. The internship must meet the college’s minimum standards for internships. Students failing to participate in the reflective component coordinated by the CDC will be dropped from the internship and the employer will be notified.