Internships/Externships

An internship or externship is an on-the-job experience in business, industry, government, public agencies, etc. It is similar to a co-op in that it is coordinated through the Career Services Office, but the internship is a non-paid experience whereas the externship is a paid experience for only the culinary arts students. Both are supervised by the Co-op/Internship/Externship Office. Internships and externships are set up and supervised in much the same way as co-ops so that they become sound educational experiences that can be evaluated fairly. Life experience may be used as a substitute for one's co-op/internship requirement; however, a student must complete a paper and/or project assigned by the student's department director. The number of credits (maximum of six) and final grade will be approved by the Office of the Academic Dean and will be determined by the departmental faculty member assigned.