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Dean of Seaver College

How to register for an internship

The process for registering for an internship is different than it is for other classes. In order to receive academic credit for an internship, the internship must be approved. The Seaver Dean's office will register you once you have satisfactorily completed the steps listed below:

Be sure to review available funding opportunities below.

Here's how to get started

Step 1: Secure an internship

The Seaver College Career Center offers resources to assist with résumé preparation and your internship search. Be sure to take advantage of this valuable resource. Students majoring in communication should take advantage of the internship resources in the Communication Division. Contact Debbie Wideroe for more information.

If you are an international student, please take your internship forms to the Office of International Student Services (OISS) to obtain authorization in accordance with the Department of Homeland Security regulations regarding Curricular Practical Training (CPT.) Undergraduate students must have been lawfully enrolled on a full-time basis for one full academic year before engaging in CPT.

Step 2: Find an internship professor

In order to receive academic credit for an internship, you will need an internship professor. For assistance in finding an internship professor, please contact your division's office manager.

Step 3: Complete the forms

Download and complete the Internship/Field Work Agreement Registration Form
- To be eligible for the appropriate units of academic credit, a student must meet the formula below.

1 unit = 45 hours

2 units = 90 hours

3 units = 135 hours

4 units = 180 hours

Secure signatures. You will need to get a signature from your employer, faculty member, division chair (of your major), and the assistant dean.
- To obtain the signature of the assistant dean, deliver signed forms to the Seaver Dean's office (TAC Suite 320). At this point we will register you.

Important Deadlines: Students must submit their completed forms to the Seaver Dean's office (TAC Suite 320) no later than the second Friday of the term by 5 p.m. PST.

Summer 2013: July 3, 2013

Fall 2013: September 6, 2013

Late Registration: You must petition the credits committee to request registration after the deadline. Click here for the petition form.

Step 4: Confirm your registration on WaveNet

You will receive an email from Ellen Snow or Esther O'Connor stating that you have been registered. Please go to WaveNet to confirm your registration.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Funding Opportunities

Randall Travel Scholarship:

To help offset the travel costs incurred by students participating in internships during the fall and spring terms, the Randall family has generously donated money to assist students.

Eligibility: Enroll in at least one graded unit. Additional units may be taken credit/no credit.
Distribution: Each eligible student will receive a $500 travel scholarship toward their student account.*

* It is possible that some students may not be eligible even when enrolled in one graded unit of scholarship. This level of eligibility is determined by financial aid policies.

Summer Internship Scholarships:

To help offset the tuition costs incurred by students participating in internships in the summer, Seaver College offers a scholarship of up to 2 units.

Eligibility: Enroll in at least one graded unit. Additional units may be taken credit/no credit.
Process: Simply mark the "Summer Initiative" box on the internship/field work agreement.
Once the scholarship has been applied to your account, you will receive a confirmation from Valerie Skinner.
The deadline for receiving the summer scholarship is the same as the summer registration deadline: July 3, 2013. All paperwork must be submitted and the student must be registered by this deadline in order to be eligible for the summer scholarship. No late registrations will be considered.