internship orientation career services center university of alaska anchorage

Internship OrientationCareer Services CenterUniversity of Alaska Anchorage

Overview IntroductionCoursesYour Eligibility Internship Site Getting Started TimelineResponsibilitiesNext Steps

Introduction An internship through Career Services is an

opportunity for you to "earn while you learn." While we will help you find any opportunity to assist you in getting professional experience in your field, the Career Services Center is only able to oversee paid internships due to employment guidelines and liability concerns with limited exceptions for JUSTICE Majors. Get paid and get class credit at the same time. Student internships are a unique form of education which integrates classroom study with paid, planned, and supervised work experience in the public and private sectors.

What are you looking to do?Learn more

about internships

Research Research Research

Read on for more

information

Find an internship in

my career field

Set up an appointment

with the Career

Services Center by

calling 907-786-4513

today

Read on for more

information

Get Academic

Credit for an internship I have been hired for

Complete this Internship Orientation Power Point

Pick-up an Internship

Packet from the Career Services

Center RH 122

Get Academic

Credit for an internship I

have already done

Sorry, the Career Services

Center is not able to

retrospectively grant credit for past internships

Read on for more

information

Getting Started

This PowerPoint is step 2!

CSC Internship Courses ACCT 295 ACCT 495 AET 295 BA 295 BA 395 BA 495 BA 695 BIOL

A495A CIS 295 CIS 395

CIS 495 CSCE 395 CM 295 CM 395 ECON 454 GEOL 495 LOG 495 JUST 495 TECH 495 VE 495

Contact information for Professors

CM Jeff Callahan : Callahan@uaa.alaska.edu

AET: Peter Dedych: ptdedych@uaa.alaska.edu

BA Jeri Rubin: afjgr@uaa.alaska.edu

MBA Bogdan Hoanca: bhoanca@uaa.alaska.edu

LOG Darren Prokop: djprokop@uaa.alaska.edu

CIS Minnie Yen:

ylyen@uaa.alaska.edu ACCT: Lynn Koshiyama:

lkkoshiyama@uaa.alaska.edu

TECH or VE: Angela Dirks angela.dirks@uaa.alaska.edu

Don’t See Your Course? CSC does not coordinate all internships on

campus, please contact the Career Services Center (CSC) or contact academic department for more information

Career Service Center 907-786-4513, uaa_career@uaa.alaska.edu

Are you Eligible? Must have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA (Students applying

for an internship in Accounting, Management, Marketing, or Finance must have a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in their major)

3 credit internships require a minimum of 225 hours of work at an internship site

*Some academic Departments require that you take certain courses before you can enter into an internship for credit

*International Students must fulfill additional requirements to be approved for an internship Check with ISS and Career Services to see if you are eligible

Eligibility Continued… Fall and Spring Internships

Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits for the semester

No more than 20 hours a week will count toward your requirement of 225 hours

Summer internships Must be enrolled in a minimum of 3 credits

for the semester No more than 40 hours a week will count

toward your requirement of 225 hours

Internship Site Requirements Must be a legitimate business,

company or organization Interns must be paid at least minimum

wage (Exceptions limited, i.e. JUSTICE Majors)

Employers must agree to complete two evaluations and participate in one conference call with the Internship Coordinator midway through the internship

What you need to get started… Completed internship packet with signed

Faculty Agreement. Packets can be found at Career Services in RH 122 or for TECH, CM and AET they can be found in your academic department

Copy of your Student ID Card Copy of your Internship or Job Description,

duties, tasks and learning objectives Contact information for internship supervisor,

company and one emergency contact

Timeline

1. Secure an internship in your field of

study

2. Apply for UAA

internship

3. Complete Learning

Agreement and Register

4. Complete Midway

Evaluation With

Supervisor and Schedule Conference

Call

5. Complete Final

Evaluation with

Supervisor and Submit Technical

Report to CSC

1. Securing an Internship If you are in search of an internship, please feel

free to contact the Career Services Center and set up an appointment to conduct an “internship search”

Other places to look for internships are: College Central UAA College Central Check out ALEXsys Check your academic department’s bulletin

boards and emails Attend UAA Upcoming Career Fairs, employers

come in search of recruiting interns

2. Apply for an internship Fill out the Internship application completely.

Poorly legible, incomplete and partial applications will not be considered.

Applications must be approved by faculty. Make an appointment with your Faculty Advisor and have them sign the “Faculty Agreement Section”

Return completed application with a copy of your job description and a copy of your student ID Wolfcard.

3. Compete Learning Agreement and Register Once you have submitted your application, a

Learning Agreement between you, your supervisor, your faculty advisor and Career Services will be distributed for signature from an online program called ECHOSign.

Review Learning Agreement, sign electronically if all information is correct.

Career Services will wait for all to sign and work with you to get you registered for the course.

4. Schedule a conference call and complete midway evaluation

Once you are registered for the internship, contact the Career Services Center to schedule a conference call (907-786-4513) with you AND your supervisor.

Complete the Midway Evaluation Form with supervisor and email this to uaa_career@uaa.alaska.edu prior to your conference call

Midway Evaluation and Conference Call Questions

5. Complete Final Evaluation and Submit Technical Report Complete the Final Evaluation Form

with supervisor and submit this form with your technical report.

Due Dates: ALL TECH internship reports and

evaluations are due the Thursday prior to the beginning of the corresponding Finals Week by 5pm.

Please see your internship confirmation packet for your due date.

Final Evaluation and Technical Report

And your done! Congratulations, you have completed

the online Career Services Center Internship Orientation.

Check with the Career Services Center to ensure you they have received all of your documents and wait for a grade.

Further Questions? Hopefully we have been able to answer

the majority of your questions related to the internship process at UAA. Please contact the UAA Career Services Center if you have further questions regarding your internship. Thank you and have a great day!