Academic Internship Program
OFFICE: Literature Building, Second Floor, Warren College
http://provost.ucsd.edu/warren
The Program
The Academic Internship Program (AIP) offers qualified juniors
and seniors the opportunity to acquire valuable work experience
related to academic and career interests. Although most internships
are in the San Diego area, the Academic Internship Program is
national in scope, including the popular Washington, D.C. program,
and international, including the London program. Housing arrangements
and orientations are parts of both programs. An extensive library
lists more than 2000 available internships in varied settings
including, but not limited to, TV and radio stations, law offices,
medical research labs and clinics, government agencies, high-tech
and biotech companies, engineering, advertising and public relations
firms, and financial institutions. Students also can work with
the internship office to set up their own positions.
The program operates all four quarters; students intern a minimum
of ten hours per week and can earn units of upper-division credit
ranging from one to twelve. Students may enroll in a maximum of
four internships and/or earn sixteen units of internship credit
during the course of their junior and senior years. The number
of units earned corresponds to the number of hours worked, actual
job description and the length of a research paper/project. The
research paper/project and relevant readings comprise the academic
component of the program, which is directed by a faculty adviser.
selected by the student. One-unit internships require assigned
faculty advisers and extended program evaluations. All students
earn grades of P/NP and receive transcript notations.
The AIP serves students from all five colleges and handles all
undergraduate majors. Students planning to participate in the
Academic Internship Program should apply at least one quarter
before they want to be enrolled in the program, or two quarters
prior to a Washington, D.C. or London internship. Students planning
to set up their own out-of-town internships are encouraged to
apply two quarters in advance. In cooperation with AIP and UCSDs
Programs Abroad Office, students also may participate in, and
earn academic credit for, other established internships abroad.
To be eligible for the program, students must have completed
at least ninety units of credit with some related upper-division
course work and have a minimum 2.5 GPA at the date of application.
197. Academic Internship Program (1-12) Individual
placements for field learning which are integrated with academic
programs will be developed and coordinated by the program. A written
contract involving all parties will include learning objectives,
a project outline, and means of supervision and progress evaluation,
and must be received prior to the beginning of the internship.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and submission of a written
contract.
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