For Faculty and Staff

Our goals in the Office of Academic Internships are to:

  1. Provide robust administrative and operational support for the faculty and students engaged in the high-impact practice of for-credit, academic internships; and
  2. Assist with sustaining existing and developing new university-community partnerships related to for-credit internships.

Objectives:

  • Develop and screen academic internship sites for appropriateness and safety.
  • Promote the Âé¶¹´å internship program to students and the community.
  • Retain student placement and consent form information.
  • Collect and retain student placement data to generate reports.
  • Provide faculty development opportunities in the area of internship program practices and pedagogy.

Internship Requirements (Brief Overview)

1. Placements must be at University Approved Agencies

Approved agencies are organizations with a formal 5-year contract in place, called a UAAPS (University Agency Agreement for the Placement of Students). All UAAPS agencies are kept on the . All Âé¶¹´å Faculty and Staff have access to this list.

2. Before Internship

Before a student can begin their internship they must have the following documentation:

  • A Learning Plan
  • Orientation information
  • Release Of Liability

If your students register their placement in all of the forms are built into the database. 

3. End of the Semester/ After Internship

All Academic Internship Placements must be reported online before the end of the semester. All Student documentation must be retained either in the Âé¶¹´å Placements or by the Academic Internship’s Originating Department.

For more information or if you need assistance contact the Office of Academic Internships via email at internships@csumb.edu.