Internship Requirements

In order to receive internship funding from the CDC, you will need to meet these requirements:

Time commitment recommendations:

• Summer: 240 hours of work, usually 30 to 40 hours per week, and a minimum of 6-12 weeks and is completed successfully.
• Semester: 120 hours of work (an average of 10 hours a week).
• January: 13 working days (5-8 hours a day) over the three weeks of January term.
  

By the start of the internship registration period:

• You must submit a Student Confirmation Form, which includes learning goals for the internship that have been agreed upon with your site supervisor, to the CDC.
• Your sponsor must submit a Sponsor Confirmation Form, which includes a description of the internship, to the CDC.
  

At the conclusion of the internship:

• You must submit an Informational Interview and a Final Report of your experience to the CDC.
• Your sponsor must submit a Sponsor Evaluation Form to the CDC. This evaluation becomes a part of your credential file at the CDC.
  

Meeting deadlines:

• You are responsible for ensuring that your forms and reports are received at the CDC by the deadline.
• You should encourage your sponsor to submit the Sponsor Evaluation Form to the CDC.
  

In addition, as a Mount Holyoke intern you are representing the College and are expected to conduct yourself professionally at all times.

To search our database of active internship listings, please visit MHC Internship Connection. Use keywords "summer" or "winter."