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Defined Roles in the Academic Internship Process 

Your Role As A...... 

Student 

  • Enroll in an internship course, with assistance from academic advising and academic department  
  • Seek out and apply to academic internships with the goal of having an internship placement by the first day of class 
  • Communicate internship search progress with faculty member and obtain approval from internship course instructor  
  • Communicate with Career Center to ensure their internship employer/community partner site and opportunity is in the S4 Academic Database. Follows up with employer and Career Center to ensure employer has completed all required paperwork and is in the S4 database 
  • Officially report a placement in S4 prior to beginning their internship hours  

Instructor 

  • Communicate with students prior to the semester to guide them on finding internships appropriate for the internship course 
  • Approve internships for all enrolled students (within CSUSM internship policies)
  • Monitor S4 Academic Internship Course Page to review student placement progress 
  • Lead academic internship course and issues course credit 
  • Collect timesheets and employer evaluations 
  • Share internship updates and events to students from the Career Center Internships Team 
  • Attend Academic Internship Council Meetings and connected to the Internship Campus Partner Teams Channel  

Career Center Internship Team 

  • Manage and maintains S4 Academic Internship Database  
  • Screen and onboard employer sites and opportunities into the S4 Academic Internship Database 
  • Act as point of contact for all students seeking academic internships and placing in the S4 Database 
  • Provide educational workshops on the internship process  
  • Coordinate with departments and faculty to offer brief classroom drops to sophomore and junior level courses to prepare students for their internship course 
  • Lead effort in maintaining compliance with CSU policies as well as state and federal law in regards to academic internships  
  • Lead Academic Internship Council Meetings, Internship Campus Partners Team Channel (faculty/staff facing), and CSUSM Internships – Front Desk Teams Channel (student facing) 

Employer 

  • Post opportunities in S4 Academic Internship Database 
  • Interview and selects students 
  • Provide offer letter and job description to the student intern 
  • Sign off on timesheets and evaluations, as requested