Internships
Gain experience for your career
An internship is a well-planned learning experience that combines career development and academic learning. Internships may be paid or unpaid, and some may be available for academic credit. However, an internship is not a chance to get academic credit for your current part-time job. Unlike many part-time jobs, internships should help you apply your classroom learning in a career setting.
In today’s competitive job market, internships are one of the best ways to test-drive your career.
An internship can:
- Connect your academic studies to the real world
- Teach you about yourself
- Provide valuable information about the world around you
Our unique location in Atlanta offers extraordinary opportunities to gain valuable work experience in any field. Oglethorpe students have recently completed internships at
- Alliance Theatre
- Alpha Creek Accounting
- Angel Lopez Clinic
- Aprio
- Carroll Daniel Construction Company
- D&E, A Housing and Economic Empowerment Center, Inc.
- Deprisa Consulting LLC
- Diamond Diaspora Media
- Explore Brookhaven
- Latin American Association
- MACRO
- Office of Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
- Paragon One
- Peachtree Creek Greenway
- Pebble Tossers, Inc.
- Pursuit Sports Group
- Raviolinen
- Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- SWIFF
- The Walt Disney Company
- Thrive Farmers International, Inc.
- TSCG (The Shopping Center Group)
- UKG
- Waffle House
- Zoo Atlanta
Applying for Academic Credit for your internship
1. Talk to Your Faculty Supervisor
Speak with your faculty supervisor about your paper topic and learning objectives. Don’t know who that is? Contact your department’s program chair
2. Apply
3. Complete Documents
Be sure to attach your signed site agreement, resume, and learning objectives after completing the application.
The deadline for approval for internships for credit is the drop/add date of each semester. Please keep in mind, internship course credits are billed at the same rate as a regular class.
Quick Links
- Internship for Credit Guide
- Internship for Credit Instruction Video
- Internship for Credit Workshop Video
Who can apply for internship credit?
Internships are available in all majors for students who:
- Are a sophomore, junior or senior with minimum grade point average of 2.0.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of goals they wish to accomplish in the experience
- Possess the necessary academic and personal background to accomplish these goals.
Transfer students must complete one semester at Oglethorpe prior to participation.
You should apply for academic credit if an internship is required by your major and/or if you want the internship listed on your transcript.
For a more detailed list of requirements, visit the Resource Library on Handshake!
F-1 Visa Holders and Internships for Credit
F-1 student visa holders can pursue internships off campus as long as they are approved by Career Development for an internship for credit. The Internship for Credit application is the first step for an F-1 student to then apply for Curricular Practical Training/CPT work permission to accept a paid OR unpaid internship off-campus. If you have any questions about CPT and OPT work permissions, contact the Office of Global Education at [email protected].
Contact
Dr. Lisa Conley
Director of Career Development
[email protected]
