Request & Registration Process

If you are planning to complete an internship for academic credit, we encourage you to speak with your Department Internship Coordinator to discuss how internship credits will be applied toward your degree requirements and receive guidance on the type of internship you are interested in pursuing. 

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
Dr. Ieva Zake, College Dean

If you are planning to complete an internship for academic credit, we encourage you to speak with your Department Internship Coordinator to discuss how internship credits will be applied toward your degree requirements and receive guidance on the type of internship you are interested in pursuing. 

College of Education and Human Services
Dr. Lara Willox, College Dean

If you are planning to complete an internship for academic credit, we encourage you to speak with your Department Internship Coordinator to discuss how internship credits will be applied toward your degree requirements and receive guidance on the type of internship you are interested in pursuing. 

The Lombardo College of Business
Dr. Marc Tomljanovich, College Dean

If you are planning to complete an internship for academic credit, we encourage you to speak with your Department Internship Coordinator to discuss how internship credits will be applied toward your degree requirements and receive guidance on the type of internship you are interested in pursuing. 

College of Science and Technology
Dr. Marc Harris, College Dean

If you are planning to complete an internship for academic credit, we encourage you to speak with your Department Internship Coordinator to discuss how internship credits will be applied toward your degree requirements and receive guidance on the type of internship you are interested in pursuing. 

Multidisciplinary Studies (MDST) - Scott Anderson

In this step, you are asking your academic department to confirm that you are eligible to move forward with a cedit-bearing internship.  

1. Login to Handshake with your Millersville credentials

2. Click Career Center in the left navigation menu, then select Experiences.

3.  Select Submit an Experience, located in the upper-left corner of the page, or click the blue Submit an Experience button.

4.  Choose your Experience Details by selecting the Experience Type and Term from the dropdown menu. Both of these fields are required.  

Experience Type is:  "Step 1:  Internship Approval Request (this confirms academic eligibility).  Complete all required fields.

•  If you have not yet secured an internship, enter "TBD" for Employer and Job Title.
• If a question does not apply to you, enter "N/A".

As part of your Step 1, you will be asked to copy a link in a new browser to sign-up for an "Internship Essentials Session".  

You will also need to review the Policies and Procedures for Millersville University's For-Credit Internship Program.

When prompted, list your Department Internship Coordinator as the approver.  Your request will be sent to them for review.  Once approved, you may continue with your internship search or move forward with the reporting and registration process.

 

This step is how your internship is registered and reflected on your MarAUDIT.  Once you have been hired, we encourage you to submit this step within two weeks of securing an internship and no later than two weeks prior to the start of the semester in which you are seeking to receive academic credit for your internship. 

1. Login to Handshake with your Millersville credentials

2. Click Career Center in the left navigation menu, then select Experiences.

3.  Select Submit an Experience, located in the upper-left corner of the page, or click the blue Submit an Experience button.

4.  Choose your Experience Details by selecting the Experience Type and Term from the dropdown menu. Both of these fields are required.  

Experience Type is:  "Step 2:  Registration of Internship (this step is necessary to have internship reflected on MarAUDIT). 

Complete all required fields, which include start and end date of internship, number of hours per week, internship job title and a detailed job description (4-6 specific tasks) that aligns with your degree program, organization name, address, employer supervisor, title, email and phone number.  

NOTE:  Your internship hours must be completed within the semester your internship is registrered.  Internship credits will not be awarded retroactively.

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 Internship Affiliation Agreement

As part of the Step 2 approval process, The Career Center will confirm if an Internship Affiliation Agreement is in place with your internship employer/organiztion.  If not, then The Career Center will initiate the agreement by contacting the individual identified on your Step 2. 

A fully executed Internship Affiliation Agreement must be in place before your internship can be registered and before your hours begin. This agreement outlines the responsibilities of both Millersville University and your internship host site. 

If your employer requests changes to the standard agreement, or if a different individual needs to sign it, they should contact:

Patty Stubenrauch, Assistant Director of Experiential Learning patricia.stubenrauch@millersville.edu 717‑871‑7658 

Use the targeted search tools in Handshake or Careershift by logging in with your Millersville credentials to search for internships.  Use our Resume Writing Guide to create or update your résumé. You may also use the Searching for Internships webpage for links to external job boards or schedule an Internship Search Appointment with a staff member. Submit applications and employers will contact you directly to schedule an interview.  Employers may conduct in-person, phone, or virtual interviews. 

If you have already found and accepted an internship on your own, the organization must be an established, legitimate business or non‐profit organization, as evidenced by having a physical location, website, and a listed telephone number.  Internships may not be in an in-home business unless approved by the Department Internship Coordinator. 

Once you have secured an internship and have all the pertinent internship information (employer name, address, phone number, website URL, supervisor name, email address, phone number, start and end dates, internship title, job description which includes specific tasks you will be completing aligned to your major/minor, hours/week and pay rate) please complete Step 2: Report/Registration of Internship.
Internship for academic-credit require students to pay tuition as they would for any other credit-bearing course. 

NOTE: If you previously completed a credit-bearing internship and you want to receive credit for a second internship, you must complete Step 2:  Registration of Internship in Handshake.  If your internship is at the same organization, your job description will need to reflect an increase in responsibilities or different responsibilities.