Employers view student internship participation as a very valuable and necessary qualification for getting hired for full-time jobs following graduation. Likewise, graduate admissions representatives claim internship experiences to be an important credential for admission into graduate school programs.
The purpose of this Faculty Internship Guide is to provide faculty members with general
information about the internship program at Gettysburg College and to assist faculty in their
roles as academic supervisors of student interns. The faculty supervisor’s role, which is central to
an academically sound internship program, is described in the following pages.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Career Engagement at (717) 337-6616.
Internship Course Number Descriptions:
Internship course credit shall be numbered according to the type of experience and whether or
not it may be counted in the major.
Full-credit Individualized Study – Internship
470 Counts towards minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
471 Counts towards minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
472 Does not count in minimum requirements for a major or minor, graded A-F
473 Does not count in minimum requirements for a major or minor, graded S/U
474* Summer Internship does not count for minimum requirements for a major or minor
without written permission filed in the Registrar’s Office, graded A-F
475* Summer Internship does not count for minimum requirements for a major or minor
without written permission filed in the Registrar’s Office, graded S/U
476 Individualized Study: Health Sciences Capstone Internship, graded A-F
478 Health Sciences Summer Capstone Course, graded A-F
* Summer Internship credit added to the Fall Semester schedule (or the first semester in residence
following study abroad) and included in the normal enrollment limit.
Half-credit Individualized Study – Internship
477** Does not count towards minimum requirements for graduation (or in a major or
minor), graded S/U
Quarter-credit Mentored Research – Internship for Sciences/Psychology (Fall/Spring
Semesters ONLY)
290** Does not count towards minimum requirements for graduation (or in a major or
minor), graded S/U
** Half and quarter units of credit may not be combined into a full unit of credit.