The purpose of an Internship is to provide Columbus State University students with an opportunity to have a professional work experience in a setting related to the student's major and/or career goals. An internship is a way for a student to gain practical, on the-job experience in business, industry, or governmental agencies.

Students will be expected to work full time for a period of one semester up to six months. Students are typically not simultaneously enrolled in classes except for possibly CPSC 4698 Internship. Students may receive up to three credits per work experience. To receive credit, the student must work with a faculty member at CSU and a work supervisor to develop a significant project in Computer Science. A detailed plan needs to be submitted to the faculty member and chairperson of the department for approval. The plan needs to be signed off by the work supervisor. Upon completion of the work experience, the student must submit a written report to the CS Department faculty detailing the results of the project. The faculty member will have sole responsibility for assigning a grade, but will be expected to consult with the student's work supervisor.

Student Qualifications

Open only to Computer Science majors.
Must have at least a 3.0 overall grade point average.
At least Junior or Senior standing in Computer Science.
Satisfied all related course prerequisites.
Fulltime student.

Internship Position

Must be academically approved by the Department of Computer Science Internship Program Coordinator.
Will be applied to AREA I as a General Elective, unless Internship Program Coordinator and Sponsoring Faculty agree that the internship is discipline-specific in which it can count as an AREA H Program Elective.
Internship Company/Supervisor must provide a syllabus of activities for the semester.
Should be a new learning experience for the student intern (i.e., should not be a job the student holds currently or has held previously).

The Student (Intern) agrees to:

Prepare a personal resume. This resume should be reviewed and approved by the Internship Program Coordinator prior to contacting the employer.
Work a minimum of 135 hours for three hours of college credit (9 hours per week for 15 weeks during Fall or Spring semesters, 16.5 hours per week for eight weeks during Summer semester, or the equivalent thereof).
Act in a professional manner, maintain confidentialities, be open to constructive criticism through the internship, and comply with the rules, policies, and regulations of the employer.
Maintain a daily journal (for each day worked) of internship activities and personal reflections (analysis of experiences), which may be reviewed by the student's supervisors.
Successfully satisfy the learning objectives agreed upon before accepting the internship.
Complete a Written and Oral Project by the designated due dates.

The Department of Computer Science (represented by the Internship Program Coordinator) will:

Provide the student with three hours of credit for a successfully completed (minimum of 135 hours) internship.
Be available to the sponsoring employer should procedural problems arise during the course of the student's internship and to assist the employer with correcting situations which might prevent the successful completion of the internship experience.

Materials for the student:

Materials for the employer:

Materials for the department:

TSYS Department of Computer Science
Center for Commerce and Technology, Room 453
Phone: (706) 568-2410
Fax: (706) 565-3529
Email: cs@colstate.edu Text-only Version

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Internship Program