Internships
What is an Internship?
An internship is an opportunity that combines learning with work and offers a unique experience for career exploration. The essential component is that as you are working, you have structured and intentional objectives to learn about a career field. An internship or related experience can help you decide whether that field is really for you.
Before entering an on-site internship, use the COVID-19 Due Diligence Checklist to ensure that the employer/company is taking effective steps to protect the health and safety of student interns.
Fall deadline has passed. Winter requests should be submitted before December 22.






Search and Explore
Step 1: Search and Explore
Consult Sources
Step 2: Consult Resources
- Campus Resources
- International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS) for Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
- Assist students with federal requirements for Curricular Practical Training
- One Stop / Bursar / Registrar
- Assists with questions regarding billing and schedules
- Internship Grants/Professional Attire Grants
- If your internship or research experience is unpaid or underpaid, you can apply for grants to assist with personal expenses related to your internship.
- International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS) for Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
- Advising Resources
- Career Advisor
- Assist in internship search by helping with resumes, cover letters, interviewing and navigating Handshake. Make an Appointment
- Academic Advisor
- Assist in internship search by helping with resumes, cover letters, interviewing and navigating Handshake. Make an Appointment
- Assistant Director of Internships
- Assist with starting, completing and tracking a request in Handshake
- Answer questions pertaining to internship grant applications
- Approves any changes in credit hours and grade mode? (credit/no credit or letter grade
- Career Advisor
- Academic Department Internship Coordinator
- Assess the alignment of the internship with curriculum for the major
- Oversee Internship Experience and acts as point of contact for Employers/Site Supervisors
- See Internship Policy Expectations for Co-curricular and Curricular Internship Faculty
Secure Internship
Step 3: Secure Internship
- Make certain Step 2 is complete
- Check in with your Academic Advisor & Internship Coordinator
Request Experience
Step 4: Request experience
- Using Handshake
- Review information needed to complete online form
Track Progress
Step 5: Track Progress
- Requesting an experience does not guarantee approval
- Make sure you track progress in Handshake
- Process of Approval:
- Request goes from Handshake to the Career Center, where it will be moved from pending to approved, as long as learning objectives are included
- Next, Faculty Coordinator approves request
- Then, request goes to Registrar to be added to your schedule based on Registration Deadlines
- Confirmation will be sent to International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS) if applicable
- Approval from internship site supervisor is the final step, but does not impede the ability of the course to be added to schedules
Follow Up
Step 6: Follow up and Monitor Progress
- Complete mid term and end-of-term evaluations for your Internship (if applicable)
Requesting Your Internship Experience
Use Handshake to request for your experience to be documented and/or awarded academic credit. Complete the internship form no matter whether the internship experience is credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing, paid or unpaid or occurs during the academic year, winter term or summer term.
Steps to Complete
Review the types of internships (see above).
- For Extra-Curricular Internship - Select “Extra-Curricular Internship”
- For Curricular or Co-Curricular Internship - Select Your Academic Department and Internship Coordinator
- Be prepared with the following information:
- Employer/Organization Name
- Location
- Industry
- Phone Number
- Email address
- Internship Job Title
- Department
- Start/End Date
- Employment Type (Seasonal, Full Time, Part Time)
- Salary
- Offer Date
- Internship Site Supervisor First and Last Name
- Internship Site Supervisor Title
- Internship Site Supervisor Phone Number
- Internship Site Supervisor Email Address
- Other Compensation
- Approximate number of hours you will work each week
- Scheduled Hours
- Number of Credit Hours you are requesting
- 0 (Zero) credit = less than 37.5 work hours
- 1 credit = 37.5 total work hours
- 2 credits = 75 total work hours
- 3 credits = 112.5 total work hours
- 4 credits = 150 total work hours
- 5 credits = 187.5 total work hours
- 6 credits = 225 total work hours
- Where the internship will be conducted (Onsite, Virtually, Both)
- Job Description
- At least 3 Learning Objectives
Please note: The form for Curricular and Co-Curricular Internships is the same. Students who complete the Curricular/Co-Curricular Internship Form will be registered into the internship course by the University Registrar.
List of Departmental Internship Coordinators
College | Course Attribute | Major/Minor/Thematic Sequence | Coordinator Name | Coordinator Email |
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Farmer School of Business | ACC 340 | Accoutancy | Beth Killy | killyem@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | AES 340 | Aerospace Studies | Lt. Col. Matthew Goodman | goodmamg@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | AMS 340 | American Studies | Walter Vanderbush | vanderw@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | APC 340 | Applied Communication | Leland Spencer | spencelg@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | ARB 340 | Arabic | Margaret Ziolkowski | ziolkom@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | ARC 340 | Architecture & Interior Design | Gerardo Brown-Manrique | brownmg@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | ART 340 | Art | Kristen Pericleous | kristen.pericleous@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | ART 640 | Art | Robert Robbins | robbinrv@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | ASO 340 | Applied Social Research | Beth Dietz | dietzbl@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | ATH 340 | Anthropology | M. Cameron Hay-Rollins | hayrolmc@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | BIO 340/640 | Biology | Susan Hoffman | hoffmasm@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | BIS 340 | Integrative Studies | Paul Harding | hardinpa@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | BLS 340 | Business Legal Studies | Paul Becker | beckerpa@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | BSC 340 | Applied Biology; Human Biology and Health Sciences Concentration; Biological Sciences | Paul Harding | hardinpa@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | CHM 340 | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Neil Danielson | danielnd@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | CIT 340 | Computer and Information Technology | Donna Evans | evansd@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | CJS 220 | Criminal Justice Studies | Theresa Ervin Conover | conovete@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | CJS 340 | Criminal Justice Studies | John Forren | forrenjp@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | CLS 340 | Classics | Elisabeth Hodges | hodgesed@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | ORG 340 | Organizational Leadership | Aaron Abbott | abbotta3@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | CMA 01 | Community Arts | Roscoe Wilson | wilsonr2@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | CMR 340 | Commerce | Pat Lindsay | lindsapj@miamioh.edu |
College of Engineering and Computing | CPB 340 | Chemical, Paper & Biomedical Engineering | Steve Keller | kellerds@miamioh.edu |
College of Engineering and Computing | CSE 340/640 | Computer Science & Software Engineering | Norm Krumpe | krumpenj@miamioh.edu |
College of Engineering and Computing | ECE 340 | Electrical & Computer Engineering | David Hartup | hartupd@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | ECO 340 | Economics | Steve Elliott | elliotsr@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | ECO 640 | Economics | Steve Elliott | elliotsr@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDL 340 | Educational Leadership | Thomas Poetter | poettets@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDL 340 | Civic Cummer Fellows | Kathleen Knight Abowitz | knightk2@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDL 340 | Educational Leadership | Kathleen Knight Abowitz | knightk2@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDP 795/796 | Educational Psychology | Katy Mezher | krohnkr@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDT 340 | Teacher Education | Michelle Cosmah | cosmahm@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDT 340 | MU-Noyce Internship -Camp O | Tammy Schwartz | schwarta@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | EDT 340 | MU-Noyce Internship - The STEAM Studio | Nazan Bautista | uludagn@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | EGS 340 | English Studies | Marianne Cotugno | cotugnm@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | ENG 340/640 | English | Gabriele Bechtel | bechteg@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | ENT 340 | Engineering Technology | Mert Bal | mbal@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | ESP 340 | Entrepreneurship | Jim Friedman | friedmj2@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | FAS 340 | Fashion | Della Reams | dreams@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | FIN 340 | Finance | Corey Shank | shankc@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | FRE 340 | French | Elisabeth Hodges | hodgesed@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | FST 340 | Film Studies | Kerry Hegarty | hegartkt@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | FSW 340/640 | Family Science and Social Work | Carolyn Slotten, Elise Radina | slottect@miamioh.edu, radiname@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | FSW494/594 | Family Science and Social Work | Carolyn Slotten | slottect@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | GEO 340/640 | Geography | Robbyn Abbitt | abbittrj@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | GLG 340/640 | Geology | Todd Dupont, Kendall Hauer, Liz Widom | dupontt@miamioh.edu, hauerkl@miamioh.edu, widome@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | GSC 340 | Global Health Studies | Cameron Hay-Rollins | hayrolmc@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | GTY 440/640 | Gerontology | Aaron Abbott | abbotta3@miamioh.edu |
Academic Affairs | HON 340 | Honors | Zeb Baker | zeb.baker@MiamiOH.edu |
College of Arts and Science | HST 340 | History | Helen Sheumaker | sheumahd@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | IDS 340 | Interdisciplinary | Helane Androne | adamshd@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | IES 340/640 | Environmental Sciences | Sarah Dumyahn | harveysl@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | IMS 340/640 | Interactive Media Studies | James Coyle | coylejr@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | ISA 340 | Information Systems & Analytics | Jeff Merhout | merhoujw@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | ITL 340 | Italian | Elisabeth Hodges | hodgesed@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | ITS 340 | Global and Intercultural Studies | Walter Vanderbush | vanderw@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | JPN 340 | Japanese | Margaret Ziolkowski | ziolkom@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | JRN 340 | Journalism | Joe Sampson | sampsoja@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | KNH 340 | Athletic Training | Eric Brooks | brooksek@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | KNH 340 | Public Health | Eric Brooks | brooksek@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | KNH 340 | Sports Leadership & Management | Sam Morris | morrissp@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | KNH 420G | Nutrition | Gretchen Brademan, Nancy Parkinson | matuszg@miamioh.edu, parkinns@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | KNH 640 | Community Nutrition for Dietetic Interns | Sharman Willmore | willmose@miamioh.edu |
College of Education, Health and Society | KNH 640 | Sports Leadership & Management | Your Graduate Advisor | |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | LST 340 | Liberal Studies | Leland Spencer | spencelg@miamioh.edu |
LUX 340 | Luxembourg | Stephanie Shaheen | shahees@miamioh.edu | |
College of Arts and Science | MAC 340 | Media and Communication | Matthew Crain | crainm@MiamiOH.edu |
College of Arts and Science | MBI 340 | Microbiology | Rebecca Balish | balishrs@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | MGT 340 | Management | Tom Bussen | bussent@miamioh.edu |
Farmer School of Business | MKT 340/640 | Marketing | Debbie Coleman | colemadm@miamioh.edu |
College of Engineering and Computing | MME 340/640 | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Kumar Singh | singhkv@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | MTH 340 | Mathematics | Kostas Beros | berosk@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | MUS 340/640 | Music | Jeremy Jones | jeremyd.jones@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | NCS 340 | Nonprofit and Community Studies | John Forren | forrenjp@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | PHL 340 | Philosophy | Keith Fennen | fennenkg@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | PHY 340 | Physics | Steve Alexander | alexansg@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | PMD 340 | Premedical Studies | Joseph Carlin | carlinjm@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | POL 340 | Political Science | Christopher Kelley | chris.kelley@miamioh.edu |
College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science (Regional) | PSS 340 | Psychological Science | Beth Dietz | dietzbl@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | PSY 340/640 | Psychology | Brooke Spangler; Jen Green | spanglbr@miamioh.edu; greenjh@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | REL 340 | Religion, Comparative | James Hanges | hangesjc@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | RUS 340 | Russian | Margaret Ziolkowski | ziolkom@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | SOC 340 | Sociology | Mark Curnutte | curnutm2@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | SOC 440 | Sociology or Social Justice Studies | Othello Harris | harriso@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | SOC 440A | Applied Sociology | Othello Harris | harriso@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | SOC 440C | Criminology | Kristen Budd | buddkm@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | SPA 340 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | Susan Brehm | bakerse1@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | SPN 340 | Spanish | Katie Fowler-Cordova | fowlerkm@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | STA 340 | Statistics | Tom Fisher | fishert4@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | STA 640 | Statistics | Seonjim Kim | kims20@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | STC 340 | Strategic Communication | Jon Rutter | rutterjd@miamioh.edu |
College of Creative Arts | THE 340 | Theatre | Matt Omasta | omastam@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | WGS 340 | Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Sande Garner | garners2@miamioh.edu |
College of Arts and Science | WST 340 | Individualized Studies | Nik Money | moneynp@MiamiOH.edu |
College of Arts and Science | WST 340 | Western Program | Nik Money | moneynp@MiamiOH.edu |
Deadlines
Deadline to register each semester is set by the Academic Calendar and the Office of the Registrar.
Last Add Day for Departments - Full Term: First Friday of the semester
Last Add Day for Departments - Sprint Course: Wednesday, 9th week of the semester
Reneging on a Job/Internship Acceptance
Definition and Repercussions
Renege: to go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract. Reneging is unethical, unprofessional, and jeopardizes the reputation of fellow students and the University. Therefore, the Center for Career Exploration and Success prohibits any student from reneging on an accepted job/internship offer. To renege is to accept a new internship/job offer after already committing to a previous internship/job.
A student who accepts any offer shall withdraw from the hiring process for any other position. A student who fails to withdraw, continues to solicit another position, or reneges on a previously accepted position may be denied future services from the Career Center and barred from future on-campus recruiting until such time that the Center for Career Exploration & Success, in their discretion, removes such ban. A student that violates this policy shall also be referred to his or her departmental chair(s) for consideration of additional sanctions at the discretion of the department chair(s).
If you are uncertain as to whether you should accept an offer, please seek guidance from a member of the Career Center staff before taking any action.