The short answer is, no. A part-time internship that provides you with 25 hours a week is more than enough to meet the internship requirements set by IUP!

You need 360 hours for an undergraduate internship and 240 hours for a graduate internship. You may use up to 40 hours to work on classwork related to your internship course, either COMM 493 or COMM 793 toward your hours. That means you need 320 hours of work on site for an undergraduate internship or 200 hours for a graduate internship.

There are 13 weeks between May 8th and June 4th in 2023. Accounting for two federal holidays, you could work up to 504 hours this summer at 40 hours a week. So, you don’t need a full time internship. You could work 25 hours a week and have 325 hours by August 4th. That’s more than enough!

So again, a part-time internship that provides you with 25 hours a week is more than enough to meet the internship requirements set by IUP!

Stephanie Kridlo from The Washington Center (TWC) will be on campus Wednesday 8 February to speak to any interested students about internship opportunities in Washington, DC.  Our students who attend TWC are given a waiver of IUP tuition and fees, and scholarships are available to defray other costs associated with the program, making this opportunity affordable for our students.  Housing in fully furnished apartments is also provided by TWC.

A student information session on TWC will also be held on Wednesday 8 February at 4pm in B34 Stabley, which is the classroom space adjacent to our new department’s location in B20 Stabley (across from Clark Hall and beside the Starbucks).

If you would like to learn more about these academically based internships, please visit www.twc.edu.  For testimonials from our students who have interned through TWC, please see our web page https://www.iup.edu/career/internships/washington-center-for-internships-and-academic-seminars.

Please let me know if you have additional questions.

Kindly,

Kelsey E. Thompson, M.A.
Associate Director I Preferred Pronouns: she, her, hers
Career and Professional Development Center
P 724-357-2235
kthomps@iup.edu
www.iup.edu/career

Note: TWC does not offer internships in all areas. Recently, they made it clear they can not place students in the audio recording industry. Be sure to ask if your specialty is supported by TWC.

It’s time! It’s internship hunting season! If you have not already started looking for an internship, now is the time to get going! I’m in my office every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12 to 2. You can also always reach me at 724-840-8295, Monday through Friday, between 9 am and 4 pm.

I teach MWF from 9 am to 11:15. So, give me time to teach but otherwise reach out! I’m here to help.

Starting Your Search for an Internship Calendar!

If you start in January – There is a lot Dr. Lenze can do to help you!
If you start in February – There are some things Dr. Lenze can do to help you!
If you start in March – There is little Lenze can do to help you!
If you start in April – There is almost nothing Dr. Lenze can do to help you!
If you start in May – You are not interning in Summer 2023

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