Internships

The Career Services Center looks forward to working with you in person or virtually to help you develop the skills to find any type of internship - paid, unpaid, credit bearing, non-credit bearing.  The ideal time to begin your search is during your sophomore year.  Before making any internship plans, we encourage you to review the information provided online about Clarion University's internship policies and procedures.   Contact your academic departmental internship coordinator to discuss internship opportunities, program requirements, and application procedures prior to making plans for a credit-bearing internship.

General Information

For information on internships such as approval procedures and an official definition, please check here.

Internship Search Engines and Sites

• College Central Network
  In addition to searching for internship opportunities through your academic department, the Career Services Center encourages you to use our online internship database.  We maintain the database through a vendor called College Central Network and encourage employers from all regions of the United States to post their internships at this site.

Clarion students can access the internship opportunities after creating an online account.  If you're a first-time user, click here to register.  As you search the internship database, keep in mind that not all internships posted on the database are local.


• Additional Internship Opportunities
Clarion University maintains relationships with these organizations to enhance internship opportunities for our students.


• Career Services Center Internship Links (.pdf)

Events

• Career Calendar (programs/events)

• PennACE Joanne Day Student of the Year Award
  The JoAnne Day Student of the Year Awards are presented by PennACE each year to recognize outstanding co-ops and interns enrolled at member institutions. Three awards of $500 each are given each year, one in a technical field, one in non-profit (includes government), and one in business. Application information is made available at the beginning of the fall semester and due by the end of October annually.

Additional Resources

• Developing Your Own Internship
  If the internship position that you really want isn't available, you may need to develop your own internship. The Career Center staff at the University of California - Berkeley has written an excellent resource on developing your own internship.