Internship

 

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers students an opportunity to integrate classroom instruction with practical work experience. The program gives students the opportunity to verify academic and vocational interests, gain valuable experience in the chosen field prior to graduation, and earn income that can be used to defray college expenses.

Internships must be related to the academic major or career field interest. The work experience is conducted under approved industrial, business, institutional or governmental agency supervision. Intern positions are expected to enhance the student's education. Positions not acceptable for internship are blue-collar work, technician, data entry, clerical, part-time, etc.

An internship is for one-term.  Students interested in registering for an internship should pick up the forms from the Co-Op Office in the Career Resource Center, J. Wayne Reitz Union.  The Career Resource Center has the Internship Handbook online.

Students interested in alternating semesters with the same company should speak with the Co-Op Office in the Career Resource Center, J. Wayne Reitz Union.

Students can receive one credit hour of internship and have it applied as an electrical engineering technical elective provided the student has completed as a minimum EEL 3111C Circuits 1 and the work assignment contains electrical engineering design.

Eligibility for Participating in an Internship

All students applying for participation in an internship must have completed their freshman year (first 30 semester hours) and be approved by the ECE Undergraduate Coordinator prior to leaving for the internship. In addition, it is required that the student have a minimum grade of point of 2.00 or higher.

Registration Procedures in Order to Receive Technical Elective Credit

Complete the Request for Internship. Attach your letter of offer from the company. If the letter does not include the job duties, contact your supervisor and obtain an outline of the work to be performed during the internship period.

Submit your Request for Internship form to the ECE Student Services office. The Undergraduate Coordinator will review your form in order to verify that the work is engineering design work. The ECE Student Services Office will notify you by email if your request has been approved or denied.

Register for EEL 4948 - Practical Work in Electrical and Computer Engineering and pay the tuition by the deadline.

Two weeks prior to the end of your work period, complete the Student Work Report and return it to the ECE Student Services Office

Have your supervisor complete the Employer's Evaluation Report. Send the form to the ECE Student Services Office.

NOTE: The Student Work Report and the Employer's Evaluation Report are due to the ECE Student Services Office by the Friday of the first week of class the term following your work period.