Major: Elementary Education
School/College: Neag School of Education
Website: http://education.uconn.edu/
*While this department does not offer academic credit for internships, Elementary Education majors have had successful internships. Sample internship opportunities and other credit options can be found below.
To pursue credit options:
Visit the Center for Career Development Experiential Learning page to see if your major’s department offers credit earning options, or reach out to faculty and advisors within your program.
Ways to find an internship:
Visit the department website above, talk to faculty and advisors, as well as use the resources provided through the Center for Career Development.
Sample internship opportunities for Elementary Education majors:
Elementary Administrative Intern, Education Intern for museums and non-profits, Fellowship in Child Development and Early Childhood Education, Education Policy Intern
Sample organizations where Elementary Education majors have interned:
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Mystic Aquarium Education, Department, Breakthrough Collaborative, American School for the Deaf, Zoo New England, EdLab, Children’s Defense Fund
For more information about internship policies in this department, please contact:
Dominique Battle-Lawson, Assistant Director of Student Support
Gentry, Room 322
dominique.battle-lawson@uconn.edu
860-486-1903
