Put Your Skills to Practice
Internships are a great way for students to gain hands-on experience in a specific field—offering learning opportunities that go beyond the traditional classroom setting.
In the College of Arts and Sciences, students can earn up to six credit hours through internships. To be eligible, students need to have completed at least 60 credit hours and hold a minimum GPA of 2.5 both overall and in their major. (If the internship is required for your major or you have special approval from your Dean, exceptions may apply.) Students can also choose to do a nonacademic internship to deepen their knowledge and experience in a particular area, even if they’re not seeking credit.
If you’d like to earn academic credit for your internship, you’ll need to coordinate with the Kevin S. and Sandra E. Delbridge Career Center before you register. Be sure to complete the internship application and get signatures from your academic advisor, department chair, and the internship coordinator.
A variety of internships are available for course credit and valuable experience. Recent sites include:
- Mercy Medical Center
- Masslive.com
- The Huffington Post
- WGBY-PBS
- The Metropolitan Opera
- Daily Hampshire Gazette
- Springfield’s The Republican
- Bleacher Report
- BusinessWest
- Mercy Medical Center
- ESPN
- The United Way
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Anthem Press
- Dzanc Books
- Seymour Agency Publishing
- Lioness Magazine
- Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce