Student Internship Program

An Internship – An internship is a full time work experience, closely aligned with the student’s
major and arranged with an employer who believes it is desirable to aid in the training and
education of the student. It is of a short duration, typically of three to four months or one
semester. The employer agrees to provide the intern with a progressive educational experience,
through direct personal contact hours or through a training program, and to aid the intern in
developing a summary report of his/her experience.

To be eligible for Internship credit, the following must be fulfilled.

Application for Student Internship Credit

– Submitted by the employer and intern no less than one month prior to the proposed start of the
internship. The employer indicates the general scope of work that the intern will undertake, the
duration of the internship and the expectations for the intern performance. The application must
be signed by the employer and the intern.

Initial Internship Report

- The first report shall be written during the first week of the internship. The report must outline
the intern’s and employer’s expectations for work performed and quality of work. The initial
report should be approximately one page in length and must be signed by both the intern and the
employer. It will be submitted to the academic advisor.

Final Internship Report

- The second intern report shall be produced at the end of the experience and shall document the
intern’s training, activities and accomplishments. It may include examples of the intern’s work
and documentation. The second report must be reviewed and approved by the intern’s
supervisor.

Employer Report on Internship

- The employer must submit a closure report which discusses:
a) The intern’s performance,
b) the accuracy of the intern’s report,
c) problems that arose during the internship, such as a change in job
assignment, relocation, etc., and
d) an indication, based on this intern’s performance, of a willingness to hire
another intern.

These reports are not intended to force a rigid, lockstep structure, but to insure that the intern has
the opportunity for a varied and progressive experience. Examples of suitable internship
experiences include the following:
a) The intern is rotated through three departments so that he or she can see the profession
from several points of view,
b) The intern performs an engineering analysis and/or design, or a substantial portion of an
engineering design, from start to finish, and/or
c) The intern works with a mid- to upper-level engineer in the procurement and
performance of engineering services.
A suitable internship experience excludes working as a rodman for three months, but may
include performing field measurements, office analysis and reporting on percent completion
documentation and as-built conditions. It excludes shagging soil and concrete for three months,
but may include administration of quality assurance programs and procedures, coupled with
appropriate laboratory and office procedures.

The intern’s work product and employer reports will be reviewed by the intern’s academic
advisor (who will act as the intern’s advocate), a member of the program in which the student is
most involved (who is not the advisor) and a member of the Civil and Architectural Engineering
Committee on Teaching, Learning and Curriculum. Upon satisfactory completion of all
requirements, the intern will be assigned an S for up to three hours of Technical Elective. The
Application for Student Internship Credit, the first Intern Report and the Employer Report on
Internship will be kept in the intern’s permanent file. A student may only use three hours of
Internship Credit for graduation requirements.
 Application for Student Internship Credit
The Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering thanks you for your interest in providing
an internship opportunity for one of our students. An internship is an opportunity for a student to
experience professional development under an actual working environment. It is the expectation
of the Department that this is an opportunity for growth in the intern’s background and
experience. It is anticipated that the experience will be one that would mirror the experiences of
a newly hired graduate. The Scope of Work is to indicate the type of activities in which the
intern will likely be engaged. It is not meant to limit or constrain the intern’s opportunities and
the employer is encouraged to provide a breadth of experiences for the intern.

Host Company:

Contact Person:

Contact Phone Number/Email: /

Intern:

Intern Phone Number/Email: /

Internship Start Date: End Date:

Brief Description of Intern’s Scope of Work:

____________________________________ _________________________________
Contact Signature. Date Intern Signature Date

______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
Academic Advisor Date Curriculum Committee Rep. Date

______________________________________________________
Department Head Date
 Employer Report on Internship

The Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering thanks you for providing an internship
opportunity for one of our students. We appreciate your understanding that the profession has an
obligation to educate its members and that this obligation means additional time and expense to
you. To help us evaluate the quality of the experience for both you and the intern, we request
that you complete this form describing the intern’s performance, any additional information that
we should have concerning the intern’s job and further recommendations or suggestions
concerning the program or the CAE curriculum.

Intern: _________

How would you rate the intern’s performance (1-5 Scale, 1 = Excellent, 5 = Failure): _____
Comments:

Does the Intern Report accurately reflect the intern’s activities? Yes ___ No ___
Comments:

Were there any problems that arose during the internship that Yes ___ No ___
changed or affected the initial scope of work in the Application for Stdent Internship Credit?
Comments:

Would you and your firm be willing to support another Intern? Yes ___ No ___
Comments:

________________________________________
Contact Sig. Date

________________________________________
Contact Name (print)

If you have any comments about this internship or the internship program, please write them here
or on a separate sheet.
 Final Report on Student Internship

The Intern should fill out this form and submit it with his or her final report. It will go into the
Intern’s academic file

Intern: SSN:

Telephone: Email:

Host Employer:

Contact Person:

Telephone: Email:

Reports Received:
___ Application for Student Internship Credit

___ Initial Intern Report

___ Final Intern Report

___ Employer Report on Internship

Upon review of the Report’s Received, the student is eligible to receive

___________ Hours of S for Technical Elective

(1-3)

Advisor: ________________________________________ Date: ______________

Program Member: ________________________________ Date:______________

CAE-TLCC Member: _____________________________ Date: ______________