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Internship Program
What Is An Internship?
An internship can be described as a peak into the dynamics of a company or field you may one day pursue upon graduation. It is a part-time learning experience (experimental education) which should be meaningful, and well supervised; benefitting both the student and employer. How you fit into this dynamic and what you learn from it is totally up to you.
Why Perform An Internship?
An internship is an excellent way to develop contacts, references, recommendations for graduate / professional schools, and future jobs. Students gain practical experience in their chosen field of interest (including learning what they do not like) along with being socialized into the world of work. More and more employers are looking for internship experience on resumes to show that the individual has gone out of their comfort zone of the classroom, to actively seek out and gain related work experience. Many recruiters use their internship programs to recruit top candidates for potential full-time job offers after graduation.
Important Internship Information:
The Office of Career Services does not issue credit. Please speak to your academic dean about recieving credit during the fall, spring, or summer semesters.
*You must be registered for the Internship Seminar Course or Tutorial the same semester as you are participating in an internship.
*You cannot repeat the same internship class.
*You can do an internship for both pay and credit or pay and non-credit.
* If your internship in unpaid, then you must be receiving credit. Speak to your academic dean about receiving credit.
*After obtaining an internship make sure to go to your major department to complete an Application for Internship form and an Internship Placement form at The Office of Career Services.
*In addition, you can receive FREE Ram Van passes from our office if you obtain a letter from your internship supervisor, on company letterhead, stating your internship is unpaid and what days of the week you are interning. Also you need to obtain credit for your unpaid internship in order to receive the Ram Van passes.
To learn more our the Internship Program and other resources, please review the following sections:
Credit/Non-credit
Find an internship
Experiential Education
Summer in the City
If you have any addition questions, please contact:
Karla Abrantes
kabrantes@fordham.edu
718-817-4350
Rose Hill Campus
Karen Casingal
212-636-6285
casingal@fordham.edu
Lincoln Center Campus
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