Students register internships to -
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Receive course credit or transcript notation
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Reflect on the experience
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Meet a requirement of their employer or degree program
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For Pomerantz Career Center internship courses, students must have their internship before registering.
Have Questions?
Important Deadlines
| Deadlines | Spring 2023 | Summer 2023 | Fall 2023 |
| Enter internship information on Handshake |
Now February 10 | Now through June 8 | Now through September 14 |
| Last day to register or change existing registration on MyUI |
January 23 | May 15 | August 27 |
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Beginning today you must "Initiate an Add Request on MyUI" - |
January 24 | May 16 | August 28 |
| $100 late registration fee begins |
January 31 | May 30 | September 5 |
| PCC Academic Internship Course - Last day to register for the semester |
February 10 | June 8 | September 14 |
| 0 Credit Hour Course - Last day to register for the semester | February 17 | June 15 | September 21 |
| Interns complete the midterm evaluation |
March 6 - April 7 | June 26 - July 28 | October 9 - November 10 |
| Supervisors complete the evaluation |
March 31 - April 21 | July 11 - August 5 | October 23 - November 24 |
Options for Registering
These are the options you will see listed in "Experience Type" on the Handshake form. The links share eligibility requirements. Once you have discussed your options with your academic advisor and decided which course to register for, you will seek approval of your internship for the course via the Handshake form. Career Center staff review these forms and then notify you of approval. Once approved, you are administratively released to officially register for the course on MyUI.
Form to Choose in Handshake |
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Fulfills
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Credit Hours OfferedMust pay tuition for the hours |
Transcript Notation Offered |
Hours Requirement |
Coursework Required |
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No |
No |
No |
Yes |
10+ hours per week for 8 (Summer) or 10 (Spring/Fall) weeks |
Midterm evaluation Career-Ready Bystander Training |
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No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 weeks minimum |
Midterm evaluation Career-Ready Bystander Training Additional coursework |
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Yes |
Yes |
Credit Optional |
Yes |
6 weeks minimum |
Midterm evaluation Additional coursework |
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Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
10+ hours per week for 8 (Summer) or10 weeks (Spring/Fall) |
Midterm evaluation Career-Ready Bystander Training |
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F-1 & J-1 CCP:1201 Academic Internship (1-3 Credit Hours) - for CPT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 weeks minimum |
Midterm evaluation Career-Ready Bystander Training Additional coursework |
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Field Experience for CPT Requirement |
Yes |
No |
No |
No - no registration on MyUI |
Less than 10 hours per week or less than 8 weeks in length |
No requirements |
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Winterim Externship – CCP:1017 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Short duration during winter break |
Evaluation |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes + Fee |
Yes |
For students participating in the Washington Center Internship program only |
See website for details |
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Log into your Handshake account.
**You must have confirmed an experience prior to requesting to register for an internship course.
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Click on "Career Center" at the top, then "Experiences" in the middle of the page, and "Request an Experience" - complete the form by picking the "Experience Type" that aligns with the course you want to take above and make sure to include the supervisor's email address. F1 & J1 students must also request CPT approval from ISSS
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Within one week of adding your internship information on Handshake, you will receive an email and a note in Handshake with instructions for adding the internship course on MyUI. If you do not add the internship course on MyUI, it will not appear on your transcript and you will not be officially registered for the course.
For all Internships: To receive the passing grade, you must complete the Career-Ready Bystander Training and Midterm Evaluation.
The mistake that is most often made when requesting approval to register for an internship course is the failure to include the start and end date of the internship or failure to put the supervisor email address in the Handshake form. Staff cannot approve your experience without these details.
For international students, the more frequent cause of delay is failure to visit ISSS regarding CPT, after inputting the internship information in i-Hawk and Handshake. Until an international student completes these steps and visits with ISSS, ISSS will not communicate to the Career Center that the student is approved, enabling the Career Center to provide the course registration permissions in MyUI.
Questions? Call the Pomerantz Career Center at 335-1023 or email Jennifer-Noyce@uiowa.edu
Internships can only be registered for credit or for transcript notation during the term they are occurring, and registrations must follow course registration deadlines (see Important Deadlines above). The internship and course must be at the same time.
If you have already completed an internship, you cannot register it retroactively but you should make sure to put it on your resume or CV and update any online career profiles you have (ex. LinkedIn).
If your internship is abroad, you are required to meet with staff in Study Abroad (1-319-335-0353) to discuss safety, health, and cultural context. You must complete Study Abroad's travel registry before you will be approved for a Pomerantz Career Center internship course. You will use the Internships Abroad option in Handshake when requesting approval for registration.
If you complete the forms on Handshake and your internship is not approved, Career Center staff will ask questions about your experience to clarify hours, job duties, or supervision. The Career Center will coach you on talking to your employer about changes so that the experience will meet the course requirements. If changes are made, the Career Center may then approve your experience for internship course registration.
You will most likely want to choose one of these options in Handshake - F-1 & J-1 Zero Credit Hour Internship for CPT Requirement; F-1 & J-1 CCP:1201 Academic Internship for CPT Requirement; or the Field Experience for CPT Requirement . However, international students in the Leadership Certificate will enroll in the LS:3011 Leadership Certificate Capstone.
Your supervisor is the person at your internship site who you will be meeting with regularly, overseeing your work, and providing you feedback. They will be sent an evaluation near the end of the term for CCP:1201 Academic Internship, LS:3011, and the zero credit hour internship courses. Your supervisor is not your academic advisor, honors advisor, or course instructor. Make sure to input your supervisor's email address in the form on Handshake. If your supervisor changes over the course of your internship, let your course instructor know and the Handshake form will be updated.
Some internships may be eligible for honors program credit. Discuss requirements with your Honors Program advisor.
If you would like to have your internship experience noted on your transcript for 0 credit hours, you must first register as a non-degree student with the Office of Admissions. You must also be set up to register for the semester - please do so by contacting the Academic Advising office at 319-353-5700. Once you have been admitted as a non-degree seeking student and have received a “registration number”, please follow the steps under the "Instructions for Registering" above.