Internship Approval Guidelines
- Students must have taken at least five information science courses
- Have consent and approval of the Internship Coordinator
- Complete the Undergrad Internship Application form
- Have your employer complete the Undergrad Employer Internship Agreement (send them this link)
- Once you have completed both the Undergrad Internship Application and the Employer Internship Agreement, you will need to request a permission code for the class using the SCI Permission Code System
- Only one INFSCI internship will count for credit as an INFSCI capstone class requirement. Students who wish to complete a second INFSCI internship must contact their INFSCI advisor.
Student Performance Assessment
- Students will be awarded 3 credits for a successfully completed internship
- Students will not receive a letter grade for an internship (S/NC); this course will not affect students’ QPA
- Students are required to submit two reports during their internships – one in the middle of the term and another one during finals week
- At the midpoint of the term, students must complete the INFSCI 1720 Internship Report
- At the end of the internship period, students must complete a final INFSCI 1720 Internship Report
- At the end of the term, send your employer the Employer Internship Evaluation form (send them this link)
Internship Position Requirements
- Internships can be paid or unpaid
- minimum of 180 hours of work per semester
- Must complete the internship in the term when you are registered for INFSCI 1720
- Work duties/positions must be directly related to the information science and technology fields. Some examples of acceptable positions are:
- Programmer / web developer / application developer
- Database administrator
- Data analyst
- Business analyst
- Project manager
- Web designer
- Technical liaison
- Quality assurance/systems testing
- The following duties/positions will not be accepted as valid internship positions:
- Data entry
- Filing
- Document scanning
- Help desk triage
- Customer service
For more information about internships, please contact:
Alka Singh
Director of Experiential Learning
Room 507, Information Science Building
adsingh@pitt.edu
412-624-0879