Internship Credit

• Current First-Years, Sophomores and Juniors. Note: First Years and current J-Grads are not eligible for Interterm Credit.
• Students whose internship site requires that interns receive credit
• Students who want to document an internship experience officially on their Smith transcript
• Students may apply for credit no more than 3 times, capping the total amount of credit a student can receive at 0.75.
• Upon approval for Internship Credit you will be registered for course IDP 117; this is the course code that will appear on your transcript after all internship requirements have been met.
• There is no tuition cost for Internship Credit/IDP 117, and no class to attend. 
• Students on leave are eligible for Internship Credit during summer or Interterm, but must provide documentation; please have your Class Dean email internshipcredit@smith.edu to confirm that you are or plan to be enrolled during the semester following your credit-bearing internship.

• Must take place over the summer or interterm (January)
• Internships may be paid or unpaid
• Students must work for a minimum of 100 hours
  • Note: Credit-bearing Praxis-funded internships require a minimum of 220 hours/5.5 weeks (summer) or 100 hours/3 weeks (Interterm)
• Must relate to major, minor or concentration
  • Note: CPT internships must relate to major
• Must offer work assignments that are needed by the workplace and that help the student meet learning objectives
• Must allow significant career exploration and learning opportunities
• Must be supervised by a permanent, paid staff member with relevant expertise, and who meets with the intern a minimum of once a week
• While some clerical work may take place, it should be in combination with more substantive, professional assignments, with the balance of the time being on the latter.
• Credit may not be applied retroactively to an internship that has already taken place.

• Students can choose to receive credit only, or combine credit with Praxis funding.
• International students must complete the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) application.
• You must have an internship offer before submitting an application for Internship Credit.
• The application contains required fields for Supervisor and Faculty Adviser contact information. Supporting forms will be emailed to them directly. NOTE: Faculty Adviser Form will send after Supervisor Form has been submitted. Supervisor responses will be included in Faculty Adviser Form for their reference.

Deadline to submit a COMPLETE application Internship Credit (IDP 117):
Interterm Credit: December 9, 2022
Summer Credit: June 9, 2023

• Approved students should complete journal entries during their internship, to be used to craft a Final Reflective Essay. This online form includes an upload space for your essay, which will be submitted to your faculty adviser to determine pass/fail. See our Guide to Writing Your Final Reflective Essay.
• Your supervisor must submit a Verification of Internship Completion
• Once all requirements have been met, credit will appear on a student’s transcript retroactively under course code IDP 117. Credit will be degree-bearing and will be noted as Pass/Fail on a student’s transcript.
• There is no tuition cost for Internship Credit/IDP 117, and no class to attend.
• If students register for Internship Credit and do not complete the internship & requirements, they will receive a failing grade for the internship, which will be noted on their transcript.