Internship Course Information
The courses listed on this page will get you elective Arts & Sciences credit toward your degree. If you are looking to get credit toward your major or minor for an internship, please check the Schedule of Courses to see what internship courses are offered by your academic department.
Fall 2023 Internship Credit:
For internships external to UVM, or with a UVM entity such as an academic department or administrative office, you'll enroll in course number CAS 2991.*
- Section A is for students with any kind of internship and is open to all majors.
- Section B is for students who would like to receive 1 credit of post-internship work for an internship that took place in the semester prior to enrollment in the course. Please see the section below for more information.
*If you are interning with the Community News Service or the Communities of Practice, please see their corresponding page to find the correct course number for these programs.
Registration Instructions for CAS 2991 A
Step 1: Enroll in CAS 2991 A
Step 2: Edit the amount of credit you are enrolled in - IMPORTANT
- CAS 2991 defaults to 1 credit. It is very important that you edit the amount of credit after you enroll. Enroll for 1 credit per 40 hours you plan to work at your internship. (PDF Instructions).
Step 3: Complete the Required Forms:
- College of Arts & Sciences Internship Credit Information Form
- Your internship site supervisor should review and sign the UVM Internship MOU. They will automatically get an email with a link to the forms once you complete the CAS Internship Information Form (above), but a follow-up reminder from you will be very helpful! Please direct any questions to Kelly Smith.
The information below is not necessary for registration, but might be helpful for your planning:
- Please note that this class is listed as hybrid as most of the work will be done independently on BlackBoard; however, you will be required to meet four times in person through the semester.
- The meeting weeks are as follows:
September 4th | October 2nd | November 6th | December 4th
- For each of these meeting weeks there will be five time options to choose from. You only need to attend one timeslot per week. The times are as follows:
Tuesdays at 2:50 - 3:40pm, or 4:25 - 5:15pm; Wednesdays at 2:20 - 3:10pm; or Thursdays at 2:50 - 3:40pm or 4:25 - 5:15pm.
- Location for Tuesday meetings = Lafayette Hall L400
- Location for Wednesday meetings = Lafayette Hall L406
- Location for Thursday meetings = Lafayette Hall L308
- If you have a scheduling conflict you will coordinate with the course intstructor, Andy Elrick at Andrew.Elrick@uvm.edu
If you are registering for CAS 2991 A after open enrollment: you need to complete this brief form so that we can process an override.
Post-Internship Credit
If you completed an internship last semester, but didn't get credit for it, register for CAS 2991 B -- the one-credit course that helps you reflect on your previously completed internship!
This is a one credit graded course that connects your previously completed internship experience with your academic studies and future career opportunities by focusing on professional development and reflective work.
To enroll in this course, you should have worked at least 40 hours at an internship. The internship must have occurred during the semester right prior to taking this course.
Summer Internship Credit
Do you have an internship that runs between May and August? Enroll in AS-190 OL1 to earn credit. Please reach out to Kelly Smith with any questions.
Registration instructions
Step 1: Enroll in AS-190 OL1
- Please note that you will need to pay UVM summer tuition. See current rates here.
Step 2: Adjust the number of credits
- This course is variable credit. You will need to edit the amount of credit after enrolling. Enroll for 1 credit per 40 hours you plan to work at your internship. The assignments for this course will be completed entirely online. (PDF Instructions).
Step 3: Complete the required forms:
- College of Arts & Sciences Internship Credit Information Form
- Your internship site supervisor should review and sign the UVM Internship MOU. They will automatically get an email with a link to the forms once you complete the CAS Internship Information Form (above), but a follow-up reminder from you will be very helpful! Please direct any questions to Kelly Smith.
Do I qualify for internship credit?
You ARE eligible for internship credit if your internship is...
- Paid (either by the organization, via UVM internship scholarship, or via external scholarship or stipend)
- Unpaid*
- Remote
- In-Person
- Hybrid (some remote and some in-person work)
*If your internship employer does not offer to pay you at least minimum wage, you might ask them about other forms of compensation. Some internships offer stipends, which is a fixed amount of money delivered in a lump sum, used to cover expenses (e.g. a $1,000 stipend for the semester). Other allotments may include housing, food, or vouchers for gym memberships, bus passes, etc. It can’t hurt to ask and credit is available for internships under all of these arrangements.
Internships that qualify for credit are...
- Generally a one-time experience
- Generally 1-8 months in length
- Distinguished from a short-term job or volunteer work in that there is an intentional “learning agenda” that is structured into the experience
- Balanced between the intern’s learning goals and the specific work an organization needs done
Please note that intern positions cannot replace regular, paid, employee positions (i.e. If the company would regularly hire a person to do the work you are doing, but then decided to turn it into an internship position with no reduction in responsibility, or added learning components, then it should be classified as a job rather than an internship).
Internships for credit must be with companies or organizations that are able to sign our UVM Internship MOU (i.e. legal entities or cole proprietorship with proper insurance coverage).
If you have questions about whether your internship will be eligible for credit through UVM, please reach out to cas.internships@uvm.edu to talk with our Internship Team!
College of Arts & Sciences Internship Credit Policy:
The College of Arts & Sciences follows the University Policy on Academic Internships with the following clarifications (as of April 2016):
A maximum of 12 hours of internship credit may be counted toward the B.A. or B.S. degree. Individual departments determine whether internships count toward the major and minor. Students are expected to either enroll in an internship course or work independently with a faculty member to design a readings and research project that complements the internship activity. Internship work must be done during the same semester in which the student is enrolled for internship credit.