|
Semester |
Application Submission Period |
Internship must begin on or after |
Internship must end by |
|
Summer 2020 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Fall 2020 |
July 7 - August 17, 2020 |
August 24, 2020 |
December 16, 2020 |
|
Spring 2020 |
December 7, 2019 - January 7, 2020 (Applications will be accepted during winter break, however the university is CLOSED Dec 21 - Jan 5) |
January 21, 2020 |
May 2, 2020 |
To submit an application, pages 1-5 of the SIS Internship Packet (including learning objectives) must be completed, signed, scanned and emailed to the Internship Coordinator, Sara Montiel, at smontiel@gmu.edu.
All Mason undergraduate students are eligible to earn course credit for an internship through INTS 490. Environmental & Sustainability Studies majors need 3 credits of INTS 490 to fulfill their degree requirements. Non-SIS students will need to check with their home departments to determine how internship credits can be applied toward their degree.
The purpose of an internship is to seek new challenges and experiences. Students should establish specific learning objectives and identify those organizations that provide structured opportunities for achieving their goals. While many Mason students are doing meaningful, important work with good organizations, the expectations in an established employer-employee relationship are different from the spirit and requirements of an internship. As such, students are not able to use their current job to earn internship credit.
Each semester, students can earn between one and six credits of experiential learning credits through internships. Students earn 1-credit for every 45 hours worked at the internship site. The maximum number of INTS 490 credits that can be taken in one semester is 6.
| 1 credit hour internship | 45 hours |
| 2 credit hour internship | 90 hours |
| 3 credit hour internship | 135 hours |
| 4 credit hour internship | 180 hours |
| 5 credit hour internship | 225 hours |
| 6 credit hour internship | 270 hours |
Students are free to choose an internship site – paid or unpaid. Once you have a confirmed site and supervisor, you should complete an Internship Application and secure your site supervisor's signature. You must also create your own learning objectives and send to the internship coordinator for approval. After your learning objectives are approved by the coordinator, and your packet is completed, signed, and approved by the internship coordinator, you will be sent, via email, detailed registration instructions and the name of your faculty advisor. It is recommended that you begin this process (of locating an internship and completing an application packet) at least 1-2 months before you apply for the internship for credit.
Please read the Guidelines for Learning Objectives before proceeding.