Internships
Career Development Center
Paid internships that prepare you for your career
Internships are a great way to explore your career interests, build professional skills, earn credit, and fulfill the Hamline Plan Liberal Education as Practice (LEAP) requirement. We encourage you to participate in two internships at Hamline: An exploratory, entry-level internship as early as your sophomore year and another to further career development in your junior or senior year.
How are internships paid?
At Hamline, we ensure completing an internship for credit isn't a financial burden but a financial benefit. Unlike some other schools, all Hamline internships are paid internships. If the employer you are interning with does not pay for your registered internship, Hamline will pay you a stipend.
As a marketing intern at Athletes Global Corporation, I spent months building spreadsheets, doing calculations, and budgeting for a big project. Watching it all come together made it all worth it.
Internships for credit
Note for current students: Please be aware that internships cannot be registered retroactively (already completed). Get more information on how to register for an internship below.
Step one: Find an internship
Meet with Internship Program Director Molly Isaacson, to begin your search and learn about helpful resources and strategies. For best results, start the internship search and application process at least 2-3 months before the internship is set to begin.
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Step two: Register the internship
Students must register their internships by the appropriate add/drop deadlines for the term in which they are completing the internship. Internships cannot be registered retroactively. If the add/drop deadline has passed, students must complete an Undergraduate Petition of Registration Deadline (Google Doc) to request a late add, drop, or withdrawal. Submitting a petition does not guarantee your request will be approved.
Step three: Complete the LEAP Learning Agreement
Students are required to complete a LEAP Learning Agreement during the course of their internship.
Step four: Work a minimum of 120 hours
Students should aim to complete the 120 hours within the academic term in which they have registered the internship. If students are able to complete a minimum of 80 hours within the formal limits of the term, they may count up to 40 hours that they work before the term begins, or they may request an incomplete grade (Google Doc) to finish any remaining hours after the term has concluded. It is up to the discretion of the faculty supervisor whether to grant an incomplete and how to structure the incomplete contract (available from Registration and Records). If students are taking an incomplete, they should alert the assistant program director of internships about when they anticipate they will complete their hours and their final evaluation. Once they have completed their final evaluation and any remaining assignments to the faculty supervisor, the faculty supervisor may assign a final grade by submitting a grade change to Registration and Records.
Work under the guidance of a site supervisor
Students must identify one primary supervisor at their internship site who will provide them with ongoing training or supervision. In some cases, supervision duties may be split up among several individuals. However, it is necessary to have one primary contact that the student can report in the LEAP Learning Agreement and with whom the student will complete their midterm and final evaluations.
Work under the guidance of a faculty supervisor
Students may work with any faculty person at Hamline. They are not limited to faculty within a specific department unless required by their major or minor. It is recommended (but not required) that students work with a faculty member who is somewhat familiar with the type of work that the student will be completing at the internship site, as well as the student’s career goals. It is up to the discretion of the faculty member whether to agree to supervise a student internship.