College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences Internship Program

Create your path.

What are your passions? Are you ready for life after graduation? Internships should be experiences that help you discover who you are, what you enjoy, and what you are good at. Internships outside of your major or minor are often the most valuable as they impart transferable skills. Follow the steps below to find the perfect internship.

Unsure where to start?

Internship Help Form

Faculty? Click here for our faculty resource page!

Finding an internship:

Supported Internship Programs

Semester-Away Internship Programs

On-Campus Internship Programs

Summer Internship Programs

General Internship Search

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Application Guides & Search Engines

Past internship locations

International Students please see the Office of International Education's guide to internships.

Getting internship credit:

Credit toward your major

CAS Internship Course (AS-190)

Career Center Guide to credit

Affording an internship:

We understand that many students are juggling course work, rent, bills and part-time jobs. There are scholarships available to CAS students to help relieve the burden of unpaid work experience.

Summer Internship Scholarships

Summer Internship Housing

Intern Resources:

So, you landed an internship! Congratulations! Here are some tips, ideas and best practices to help you get the most out of your experience.

Intern Sportlight:

Emily Zahran

Psychological Science '21

Emily was one of the first CAS students to participate in The Washington Center Academic Internship Program. Attending during her sophomore year, Emily hit the ground running on her career preparation by interning at a criminal defense lawyers office in D.C. Read more about Emily's semester-long experience.

Arts & Sciences Internship 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.

Do you still have questions?

Check out the Career Center's full guide to getting an internship, or email CAS Internship Coordinator Sophia Trigg or Richard Watts.

If you would like to meet with the CAS Internship Coordinators, please fill out our online internship help form and then make an appointment.

Intern Jamal Neal

Jamal Neal ('19, Neuroscience) interned at the UVM Interfaith Center during spring 2018.

"I’m not entirely sure what I want to do yet but working in this internship has definitely helped start a path; it has provided me with a ton of insight for what I can do."

Lilly Oates ('20, Political Science, English) interned during summer 2019 at the World Schools Debate Academy in Slovenia and was a recipient of the CAS Internship Scholarship.

"This experience will allow me to network with and learn about teaching debate from some of the best and most experienced debate trainers in the world. Debate is very important to me and coaching students' debate has been a really fulfilling experience."