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Internships put students into the professional work world before they
have completed their academic qualifications. In selected disciplines,
students can earn credit hours by working in a field related to their
academic program.
Internships
- enhance and enrich students' educational experience.
- are cooperative efforts between businesses and the college.
- are closely monitored by the student, Waubonsee faculty and the employers.
Both academic requirements and job performance are essential elements
of the internship. Faculty, the employer and the student must work as
a team to advance the educational experience. On-the-job experiences
and the learning of additional operational skills complement class instruction.
New internships are developed as students, faculty, or local businesses
create a demand for them.
An internship allows students to gain practical experience and up to
three credit hours in a semester toward an associate in applied science
(AAS) degree or occupational certificate. The Social Science Internship
can apply towards the AA/AS degree. Internship credit classes are listed
in the catalog and semester schedules in several disciplines. Students
commit to working 80 hours in the internship position for every hour
of credit earned. Internships currently in the curriculum include:
- Accounting
- Administrative Office Systems
- Anthropology
- Auto Body
- Banking and Finance
- Business Administration
- CAD
- Computer Information Systems
- Construction Industry
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Education
- Economics
- Electronic Commerce
- Graphic Design
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
- History
- Industrial Systems Technology
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Materials Management
- Microcomputer Systems
- Political Science
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Psychology
- Small Business
- Social Science
- Sociology
- Therapeutic Massage
- Travel and Tourism
- World Wide Web/Internet
For more information about a specific internship course listed in the
catalog, contact the faculty person in the credit course schedule. For
information about other internship opportunities in your career area
that are not listed in the catalog, contact the associate dean in that
academic area.
Students interested in an internship should meet with the appropriate
faculty person in their career field or contact the Career Services Center
at (630) 466-7900, ext. 2368.
Students must search out their own employment opportunities for internships.
In the Career Services Center, specialists will assist you in finding
an internship opportunity, writing a resume, and preparing for an interview. Click here to fill out the Internship Registration and Agreement Form.
Business sponsors interested in offering an internship opportunity
to a Waubonsee student should contact the Career Services Center at (630)
466-7900, ext. 2368.
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