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Internships
An internship is a wonderful and effective way to connect your academic experience with the professional work arena. It allows you to gain valuable exposure to the workplace, provides the opportunity for skill development, and gives you a competitive edge in the job search.
A 2006 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) study found that overall, employers extended job offers to more than 70 percent of their interns.
Our students all have an opportunity to do an internship during their course of study at LaGrange College.All departments encourage it and some require it.Students are able to apply for an internship their Sophomore Year, once they complete a résumé, cover letter, and receive approval from their department the Career Center and the student begins the process of obtaining a suitable Internship Placement.
Some of the places our students have done internships:
Caterpillar, Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, The Branding Firm, Atlantis Music Conference and Festival, LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, Hull Story Retail Group/ LaGrange Mall, CVAM Art Museum, Ellis & Ellis Investment Management, LaGrange Police Dept, Burwell, Synovus Financial Corp, GBI, Western Heights Baptist Church, Guitar Foundation of American International Festival & Competition, Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church, Georgia Sheriffs Youth Home, Lamar Dodd Art Center, DASH, Community Bank & Trust, Pine Grove UMC, Open Door Community, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, West GA Health Systems, Tanner Medical Center, Zoo Atlanta, McMullen & Associates, J.K Boatwright, CASA, Harmony House, Sprint, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Western Heights Baptist Church, Twin Cedars, Project 96.1, Hidden Lake Academy, White House, NASA, LaGrange Banner, Moe's, Children's Hospice International, Enterprise, and Milliken
About Internships:
An internship is a chance for you to earn college credit while gaining valuable, hands-on work experience. Anywhere from 1 to 9 credits of internship can be earned during a semester. Internship can be done in almost any academic department and can be used as elective and/or upper-division credits. Internship credits cost the same amount as any other course credits and will be displayed on your college transcript.
An internship is a supervised pre-professional learning experience, in which students apply their skills and knowledge in a professional setting. By offering their time, talent and enthusiasm, LaGrange College interns will contribute to an organization's mission and goals, while gaining valuable skills for the future, and seeing if a career is right for them.
Why Should you consider doing an internship?
There are several reasons:
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By getting hands-on experience, you are better informed about careers, which can assist you in choosing an academic/degree program.
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Having real work experience can help you in your job search.
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Interns develop employment contacts and references and have an advantage as job seekers upon graduation.
Goals of an internship:
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Reality testing: Learn if the this field right for you
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Gain hands-on experience beyond the classroom
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Show future employers your commitment to and knowledge of the field
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Gain contacts through networking and access contacts in your field that will serve mentors and references
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Get the inside edge on competition for full-time jobs
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Build confidence and success through internship experiences
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Build your résumé!
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Encourage professional contact between LaGrange College students and alumni
An internship is not:
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A part-time or full time job that does not specify career related learning strategies and objectives
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Unsupervised volunteer experience
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Routine, repetitive clerical tasks
 Qualifications for Students to do an internship?
Students must be a Sophomore-Graduate Student, maintain a minimum of a 2.0 GPA, and secure the approval of their Academic Advisor via a signed form from the Career Development Office. The must complete a résumé that is approved by the Career Development Office. Pre-Med/Pre-Law/Pre-Engineering must have completed leadership work and have professional involvement for consideration.
How does a student find a site?
Students are encouraged to consider where they would like to do their internship prior to visiting with Career Development Career. Although sites are advertised with our Internship Books in our office. Academic Advisors are also encouraged to suggest potential sites, which Career Development Center assist the student in pursuing. Depending on the site, the student is given the contact information and they apply by submitting a cover letter and résumé.
Internship credit can be earned at a student's place of employment ONLY if they can demonstrate new learning that is above and beyond their current job description.
How does a student earn credit?
To earn academic credit, a student must demonstrate new learning. This is done by establishing learning outcomes –one for each credit hour attempted. Learning outcomes are approved and monitored by Career Development Office personnel and Internship Site Supervisors, with frequent input from Academic Advisors. Additionally, a student must work 40 hours for every credit hour attempted, which is documented on a signed weekly journal/Internship Log.
Upon completion of the required work hours, students compile a Final Portfolio which includes a reflective paper and is assessed by the Faculty Coordinator for the academic course in which the student is enrolled. Faculty Coordinator will assign a grade based on contents of the Final Portfolio, written evaluation by the student's site supervisor, and any input received from the Career Development Center Office personnel.
Paid or Unpaid?
Either, sites decide this depending on the site and on the amount of work. Some sites pay hourly, while others for travel expenses or a stipend at the end of the internship. Some do not pay since it is for course credit. Every prospective intern is reminded that the "pay-off" is not reflected in the compensation but in the valuable experience gained by working in a professional environment.
LC Internship Information:
Sophomores-Graduate Students are eligible for Non-Credit and Academic Credit Internships with approval from their Academic Department. Internship application materials can be obtained from the Career Development Office Located 1st Floor of Smith Hall.
You must be able to work 40 hours for every credit hour you are pursuing. "Assignments" include; Learning Outcomes, keeping a Weekly Activity Journal, compiling a Final Portfolio –which includes a reflective paper. Your internship will be graded by the Faculty Coordinator assigned to your internship, but all your assignments are to be submitted to the Career Development Office.
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