Learning Beyond the Classroom
Internships
The Internship Program at Dominican University of California allows students to apply classroom theory related to their major in the workplace. An internship integrates your academic and career interests with “hands-on” work experience. It is a for-academic credit program whereby you can enhance and apply classroom learning in a work setting related to your major.
Internships can be done during the fall, spring, or summer semesters.You should discuss your internship potential with your academic advisor. Allow at least one semester to plan your internship. Additional information regarding internships can be obtained from http://www.dominican.edu/about/current/careerservices/students/internship-program.html/
How Many Hours do I Work?
For each unit of credit you have to intern for a minimun of 45 hours.
- 1 unit = a minimum of 45 hours
- 2 units = a minimum of 90 hours
- 3 units = a minimum of 135 hours
You must be registered for internship credit before beginning your internship hours.
How Do I Find an Internship?
- Dominican Career Network: (DCN) is Dominican University of California’s free on-line job listing and job search resource. To access DCN go to: http://www.ecampusrecruiter3.com/dominican
- Additional information can be obtained from Career and Internship Services. Click here to go to their website.
Internship Websites
- http://monstertrak.com (national, local and international internships targeted to college students. Dominican students’ password: “goodjobs”.
- http://gsfadclub.org/index/html (Greater San Francisco Ad Club-local internships)
- http://awu.org/students/applicant_abb_search.asp
- http://internships.wetfeet.com/searchinternships.asp
- http://www.admark.org/intern.htm#pubrel (Local Bay Area internships)
- http://internshipprograms.com (Corporations with internships)'
- http://www.rsinternships.com (Listings in a variety of fields)
- http://www.careerplanit.com/internship/ (General internship database)
- http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/search/careerSearch.asp (Princeton Review: national database of internships)
- http://www.coloradocollege.edu/careercenter/SummerJobsAndInternships/index.asp (List of internships by field)
- http://www.jobsmart.org/adjobs/summer.htm (Job Star San Francisco: local jobs and internships)
- http://www.jobweb.com/Research/jgenlst.htm (Links to lots of internship listings and sites)
- http://www.internships.com (National Internships Online)
- http://www.internnetwork.com (Trade-show staffing internships)
- http://www.theinternsource.org (California government agencies and private industry)
- http://www.internweb.com (National internship database)
- http://www.internships-usa.com/intseries/int1.htm (National internship database Username: U03 Password: career)
- http://www.naiacareercenter.org (Internships and jobs)
