Internships

An internship is a short-term work experience that offers a student the opportunity to gain valuable career-related experience. Internships help students to make connections between in-class learning and the practical, hands-on world of work.These experiences may be paid or unpaid, with the emphasis being upon learning. Students at Allegheny can choose among several kinds of internships, as follows:

• Academic Internships are taken for credit, approved and sponsored by a faculty member, and include at least one academic component such as a project, a final paper or a seminar. They often take place during a spring or fall semester and can be taken in conjunction with other classes. Established academic internships are listed in the college catalogue; others can be taken with the approval of a sponsoring faculty member.
• Noncredit internships do not involve credit and do not require faculty participation. They generally occur when the school year is not in session, and there is not generally an academic component such as a required project or paper. Students who participate in noncredit internships are encouraged to follow the steps to make them Transcript notation internships (following category).

The following two special internship categories are among the available transcript notation internships:

• Experiential Learning (E. L.) Term Internships are coordinated by ACCEL and take place over a three-week E. L. Term that begins in mid-May. These internships are in Boston, New York City or Washington D. C. and are often with Allegheny alumni. The College provides housing at a university for students taking part in these internships.
• Allegheny-Specific Internships are summer-long internships developed specifically for Allegheny College students. These internships are usually with alumni, college trustees, Meadville employers, or others who have some connection with the College.

 

Search for opportunities on the ACCEL Experiential Learning Database!

Sample Cover Letter (Formatted in Word)

Sample Resume (Formatted in Word)

Additional Internship Links

 

To establish an internship or for more information, contact OCS at ocs@allegheny.edu or (814) 332-2381.