Virginia Wesleyan College

What is an Internship?

An internship is a structured position that allows a student to gain relevant experience and contribute to work projects related to his or her field of study. Internships are usually completed during the summer after the junior year of college or over the course of a semester during the senior year. In order to qualify for academic credit, each academic major determines minimum on-site hour requirements and work projects. Internships may be paid or non-paid.

What is an Externship?

The externship provides exposure to and limited experience in a career field of interest. The experience provides the opportunity to shadow a seasoned professional for a limited time frame (usually 30 hours) to learn about a particular type of work. Students typically participate in an externship during their sophomore or junior year.

 

How to List an Internship Opportunity

Internship listings should include:

• Provisions for supervising and evaluating the student
• What the student can expect to learn as a result of participating in the internship
• Projects in which the student will be involved
• Duration of time for completing the internship
• Minimum status in college for completing internship
• Preferred major(s) of student
• Minimum GPA 

It is helpful in processing your internship to know whether the internship is for a specific time frame or whether opportunities exist on an ongoing basis.

To Self-list your Internship on our Website:

1. Send us your contact information and busines address via e-mail.
2. Once you have been approved and entered into our database, you will receive an e-mail notification of our password and complete instructions for posting your positions using the "Add job listing" link below.
   » Add job listing

Our Job and Internship Listing Form [PDF] remains available if you prefer to not self-list. Fax your completed form to us at 757.233.8748. We will enter your job description for you.

No blind ads will be posted. Your company name and contact information MUST be included.

Externship (Shadowing) Experience

If you or your organization is interested in providing an externship experience for a student, you may contact Kate Bourdow for more information at 757.455.33107. An externship usually involves a total of about 25-30 hours of contact time. See more details on the right sidebar.