Academic Internship
Academic Credit: Student earns academic credit
Compensation: Paid and Unpaid opportunities
GPA Requirement: Minimum GPA - 2.75
# of Hours Required: Typically part-time: 4-12 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks. Summer can be full-time. Student must complete a minimum of 135 hours to earn 3 credits (1 college credit = 45 work hours)
Length of Experience: Typically 1 semester Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters
University Requirements: Complete Learning Agreement, academic assignments, and internship evaluation
Supervision: Employer Supervisor & Faculty Sponsor Support from Internship Advisor/Coordinator
Cost: Students pay regular tuition for the appropriate number of credits
Employer Evaluation: Required
Grade: Faculty assigns pass/fail or letter grade
Transcript Documentation: Appears on student's Academic Transcript
Non-Academic Internship
Academic Credit: No academic credit offered
Compensation: Ideally paid, but not always (volunteer waiver and Learning Agreement required)
GPA Requirement: Minimum - 2.0
# of Hours Required: Approximately 135 hours of work over a semester
Length of Experience: May continue for multiple semesters. Students often are given progressively more challenging assignments.
University Requirements: Complete Learning Agreement and internship evaluation as well as waiver (with UCD and employer)
Supervision: Employer Supervisor Support from Internship Advisor/Coordinator
Cost: No cost to student
Employer Evaluation: Required
Grade: No grade
Transcript Documentation: Does not appear on student's Academic Transcript. Internship Advisor/Coordinator provides certification of completion.