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Information for Department Internship Coordinators

Internships are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as: “a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting.”

As an Internship Coordinator, you are helping students link real-life experiences with their academic learning and prepare for their careers Beyond Boise State. This webpage was made to help you in this role as Department Internship Coordinator. For additional questions, please email Anne Evans at anneevans@boisestate.edu. 

Internship Coordinator Responsibilities

  • Promote internships in your academic department
  • Support students as they register their internship for academic credit
  • Provide support to students and their internship supervisor as needed during their internship
  • Assign a grade to students following the completion of their internship based on their completed hours and any additional academic requirements that you may require

Internship Application for Credit Process

  1. The student secures an internship opportunity
  2. Student completes the Internship Orientation Workshop
  3. Student completes the Internship for Academic Credit
  4. The student’s application is sent for your review and approval
  5. The application is sent to the internship supervisor for approval
  6. The student’s finalized application is sent to the Registrar’s Office to be added to their Student Center

Please direct students to the Internship Information page for the information and student login links they need to register.

Internship Coordinator Guide

Please bookmark a copy of the Internship Coordinator Guide for easy reference. It provides information on key topics to help you be successful as an internship coordinator including:

  • How to approve student internship applications
  • Best practices for supporting students through their internships
  • Internship policies and regulations

In GradLeaders, the new platform for the Internship Application for Academic Credit, department internship coordinators must log in using a different link than the student login link. You can also get this link from the Internship Coordinator Guide above. If you have not already reviewed the guide, please start there.

Internship Curriculum

Career Services is proud to launch our internship curriculum that focuses on helping students identify the skills they are developing in their internship, connect these skills back to their academic program, and articulate this experience to an employer.

Over 150 Boise State undergraduate students have utilized this curriculum in their internships for academic credit since Spring of 2022 across multiple colleges.

This curriculum is available as a course copy in Canvas. For more information, please see the Internship Curriculum Overview.

Students who are in colleges who use this curriculum are eligible to apply for the Career Services Internship Scholarship (more info coming soon).