Internships for Credit

Academic Credit

Learn more about seeking academic credit for internships.

College of Agriculture

Students interested in Agriculture internships may speak with their academic adviser or speak with an internship coordinator; there is an internship coordinator for each department in the college. In the case of Ag Communications internships or for any student not certain who to contact, they should contact Dr. James Wangberg in Agriculture C 156; wangberg@uwyo.edu . Credits are determined by the internship coordinator in consultation with employer and student but are consistent with university regulations, ie. 45 hours of coursework for each semester credit hour.

College of Arts and Sciences

Students may earn credit for appropriate internships through most departments/programs in the College of Arts and Sciences. Prior to beginning an internship, students must work with an A&S faculty sponsor in the department who will discuss allowable credit hours for the nature of the internship work and any accompanying academic work/portfolio. Class standing, grade point average, course prerequisites may play a role in this discussion.

Students should contact the relevant department/program and/or faculty member. If a department’s internship course number is not available or not appropriate for certain internships, or if students do not know who to contact, Ilona Reif, A&S Student Affairs Coordinator is available for consultation at ireif@uwyo.edu; A&S Bldg. 114, (307)766-4106.

College of Business

College of Business will only grant credit to undergraduate and graduate students declared in the college and at the junior level or higher and considered to have advanced business standing. Academic credit can be received during the fall, spring, or summer sessions.

All COB students interested in receiving credit must see Joan Downham, Room 228 in the College of Business. She will inform you of all internship obligations. She can also be reached at 307-766-2363 (phone), 307-766-3074 (fax) or downhamj@uwyo.edu.

College of Education

Internships for academic credit are not offered through this college. Education students get course credit by participating in practicum’s during the Phases section of courses. Also, all Education students are required to participate in Student Teaching before graduation.

Although summer internships for credit are not offered through Education, working at a summer camp with children would be a great way to ‘test-drive’ this career choice. Check with Center for Advising and Career Services if interested in seeking out these types of opportunities.

College of Engineering

For internship information contact Dave Whitman at 766-4253 or via email at whitman@uwyo.edu.

College of Heath Sciences

For internship information contact a professor in the department that you are majoring in.

College of Law

Legal Externships: (1-2 hours max. per semester; max. 4 hours in academic career)

Legal training in governmental offices or nonprofit organizations where the student is performing legal work under the direct supervision of a practicing attorney or judge. No student may receive credit in an extern program unless it has been previously approved by the College of Law faculty. Credit earned for a grade of S/U only. Prerequisite: Second- or third-year standing. The externship program is coordinated by the Associate Dean, Dee Pridgen, 766-6416.