Career Center Internship Courses

Application for Center for Career Development’s Internship Courses: UNIV 1981 and 1881

Complete the online application as thoroughly as you are able. Applications must be received prior to the internship starting (allow time for processing). *Internships occurring during the fall or spring terms have through week 6 to register; internships during the summer term have through June 30th to register. *In the summer, non UConn students who are CT residents or attend a college in CT may apply for the one-credit course.

Choose Your Course(Required)

The one-credit course has administrative paperwork for the intern and employer, as well as weekly assignments related to career readiness; the zero/no-credit course has administrative paperwork for the intern and employer, as well as a one career readiness and reflection assignment at the end of the course.

Have You Already Taken This Course?(Required)

UNIV 1881 and UNIV 1981 may each be taken twice. If you have already done so, reach out to the Career Center internship team to discuss other departments that offer internship credit if you are seeking that option. If you have taken it once before and are returning to the same employer, the work performed must be different or more advanced. Describe how the work will be different from the first experience, in the internship description text box.

First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Semester or Term the Internship is Occurring(Required)

Year Internship Occurring(Required)

Your PeopleSoft ID(Required)

This is the seven digit ID number on the student ID: 1234567

Your NetID(Required)

This is the ID with both letters and numbers: ABC12345

Your UConn Email Address(Required)

Best Phone to Reach You(Required)

Department Intern Coordinator or Academic Advisor's Name(Required)

If your department has a credit bearing internship course, indicate the intern coordinator's name. If not, state your academic advisor. Identify their role and title, (advisor or internship class coordinator/instructor), when writing in their name

Department Intern Coordinator or Academic Advisor's Email Address(Required)

Department Intern Coordinator or Academic Advisor's UConn phone number

Internship Site Information(Required)

Include the organization's name, where they are located (city/state), and the department you will be interning in. Internship experiences outside the United States are not eligible for UNIV 1881 or 1981.

Describe the internship, what you will be doing, the organization, etc.(Required)

Internship Site Supervisor Contact Information (include name, title, email address, and phone number):(Required)

Provide as many details as you have; if you only know a recruiter's information, share that instead.

Length of the Internship

Four - Five Weeks (only for UNIV 1981)

Six - Eight Weeks

Nine - Twelve Weeks

Thirteen - Sixteen Weeks

Expected Start and End Dates(Required)

If not known at this time, provide an anticipated date range and explain situation.

Expected number of hours for Internship(Required)

The minimum is 42 and the maximum is 80; if your internship is for more than 80 hours, the Course Instructor may need more information before approving the experience.

Internship Location/Format(Required)

Compensation Offered (credit is not compensation)(Required)

Reason for requesting to take either course, as well as why through the Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills, and not through an academic department.(Required)

Would you like your Internship Site listed on your transcript in association with this course?

Some students like for the agency/business where they interned, to be listed on their transcript along with the course.

Unofficial Transcript(Required)

Max. file size: 30 MB.

Current Resumé(Required)

Max. file size: 30 MB.

if possible, include the one used when you applied for the internship

Position Description(Required)

Max. file size: 30 MB.

Submit a PDF of the description if possible. If not, put links to the active role in document and upload that instead.