College of Arts and Sciences Internships

Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
American Lung Association
Amtech Computer Services
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Bank of America
Baptist Medical
BellSouth
Best Buddies Jacksonville
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida
Children’s Home Society, Buckner  Division
CitiStreet
City of Jacksonville
Clear Channel Communications
Community Hospice
Congressman Ander Crenshaw
CSX Transportation
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Florida Department of Children and Families
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Times Union
Information Display Systems, Inc.
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville Economic Development Commission
Jacksonville Electric Authority
Jacksonville Humane Society
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
John Hancock Financial Services
Malivai Washington Kids Foundation 

The Mandarin News
Mayo Clinic
Mental Health Association of  N. E. Florida
NAS Naval Air Depot
National Park Service
Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
PGA Tour
Prudential Insurance Company
Sea Star Line
St. Johns River Water Management
St. Luke’s Hospital
State Attorney’s Office, Fourth Judicial Circuit
The Dalton Agency
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Air Station
U.S. Naturalization & Immigration Services
University of North Florida
Vistakon
Wachovia 

Walt Disney World
Water Recovery, Inc.
Water’s Edge Magazine
Winn-Dixie
Williams Earth Sciences
WJKS Channel 17
WJXT Channel 4
WTLV Channel 12
 

Communication Internship Program
Political Science and Public Administration
Criminal Justice Internship Program
Center for Community Initiatives Internship Program
Physics Internship Program 

Coastal Biology Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) 

Communication Department- Links To Employer Partners/Internship Sites 

Political Science and Public Administration-Internship Sites 

If your academic program of study allows you free elective
credit hours, you can gain experience by enrolling in the
IDS 3949 Internship Course which is coordinated by Career
Services:   

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

 College of Arts and Sciences IDS 3949 Experiential Studies in Liberal Arts
v. 0-3 Prerequisite: Acceptance into the COAS Internship Program. Students will

participate in supervised work experiences related to their major field of study. Students

 may repeat this course for credit, up to a total of six credit hours. 

 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to apply to the Internship Program you must meet the
requirements below: 

 Undergraduate:
Must be admitted as a degree seeking student
Must have at least 60 credit hours at the time you begin your internship assignment
Must have a declared major (officially accepted into college)*
If a transfer student, must have at least one semester of completed course work at UNF
Must have at least one semester remaining in program of study*
Must have at least a 2.5 Undergraduate GPA
Must declare a career goal related to major

 Graduate:
Must be admitted as a degree seeking student
Must be enrolled in courses at the time of co-op*  
Must declare a career goal related to major
Must have one semester remaining in program of study*
Must have at least a 3.0 Graduate GPA

 *Consult the Internship Program Coordinator for specific requirements by  

individual departments
*Important Note: International students must consult with the International  

Center for eligibility requirements 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS 

 Course Format
This class does not meet in the traditional classroom setting.  Instead, the activities

of the class will take place on the job, according to a schedule agreed upon by you,

 the employer, and the designated faculty representative of your department.   

 Course Blackboard Site:
This course is accompanied and supported by a Blackboard website. Each student

officially enrolled in the course will have access to this site. It is extremely important

 that you know how to access the Blackboard site and familiarize yourself with its

content. LOG IN to the Blackboard® site by accessing  http://blackboard.unf.edu 

If you have questions, please contact the ITS Support Center at its-support@unf.edu 

or 620-HELP (4357).

CREDIT HOUR GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS 

You must complete the required hours based on the number of credits you have

registered for each semester.  Please note: If you register for 0 credit hours you must  

complete a minimum of 100 hours/semester. 

To Receive                                            You Must Work Minimum of 

3 Credit Hours                                       300 hours/semester
2 Credit Hours                                       225 hours/semester 

1 Credit Hours                                       150 hours/semester 

0 Credit Hours                                       100 hours/semester minimum 

Time Sheet  

Is designedto track the total hours of work performed by you at their Co-op job site.

 You must complete the required hours based on the number of credits you have

registered for each semester.

1. You must keep track of your hours on a weekly basis. At the end of the semester,
2. your site supervisor must sign your time sheet certifying the total number of hours
3. you worked during the semester

  See the course syllabus (link) for due dates for all of your assignments. NOTE: You  

MUST submit all your assignments by the specified deadline or you risk failing  

your Co-op course. 

 GRADING SYSTEM: You will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. 

 A passing grade (P) is assigned if you receive a satisfactory evaluation on the

Mid-Term and Final Evaluation Forms, complete the required hours for credit and

you return all completed assignments to the Coordinator by the established due dates. 

 A failing grade (F) is assigned when you do not submit written assignments, receive

an unsatisfactory employer evaluations, or prematurely terminate your work assignment

 without consultation and agreement from both the Co-op Coordinator and the employer.

 An incomplete grade (I) may be given under special circumstances, which must be

discussed and agreed upon with the Co-op Coordinator.  This incomplete grade will

 revert to a failing grade if the matter is not resolved in a timely manner. 

Congratulations: if you’ve got an internship lined up, you’re already on the way to the

career you want. This is your chance to gain some insight into your chosen career

sector, collect some practical examples of your skills for future graduate job

 applications, and make a good impression on a potential referee. Keep our ten top

 tips on how to be a star intern in mind and you’ll get your graduate career off to a

flying start.

•  Be enthusiastic. Even if you don't always feel it. 
•  Take everything in. You can learn from what you observe as well as from
   what you are invited to do. Take note of how your colleagues communicate
   with each other and with external contacts.
•  Build relationships – don’t force them and don’t neglect them. Be friendly
   and receptive, but not pushy.
•  If you need to, ask. If you’re unsure about what you’re doing, it’s much better
    to check than to guess. Colleagues prefer to take time to help you do things right,
    rather than have to pick up the pieces later.
•  Think before you speak. Be diplomatic. Don’t make any assumptions about 
   the relationships between the people in the office, and be very wary of being
   drawn into making critical comments about anybody, or anything, in the workplace.
    Don’t be a bull in a china shop – sometimes it takes caution and tact to negotiate office politics. 
•  If you get the chance to sit in on any meetings, only contribute if you’re sure
   it’s appropriate. Try to pick the right moment to ask questions – for example,
   not when your supervisor is frantically preparing for an imminent deadline. Unless,
   of course, your question is genuinely urgent.
•  Be a chameleon. Try to be aware of the working culture and adapt to it, taking
   your cues from those around you (while maintaining your professionalism, of course).
   For example, if it’s a very quiet office, don’t make lots of very loud phone calls. 
•  If you get the chance to use your initiative and show what you’re made of,  
   go for it. 
•  Remember, it’s a learning experience. In an ideal world, you’d come to the end
   of your work experience and be offered a permanent job on the spot. However, 
   while some graduate employers may treat internships as a recruitment tool, in
   the main, work experience is just that – an experience. It may confirm that you’ve
   chosen the right graduate career sector for you, or prompt you to re-evaluate; you
   could come away eager to return on a permanent basis, or determined to look
   elsewhere. However your work experience turns out, you can learn from it. 
•  Work later than everyone else. One woman said she turned her internship into
   a job because she would stick around until 7 p.m., willing to help anyone do
   anything—even if it was something as simple as mailing a package.
•  Pick out an office role model. If you’re unsure of how to act at your first job,
   follow this person’s lead. 
•  Keep up with your selected industry. Learn as much as you can about
   your new career field. 
•  Don’t just be an intern. Be the intern. Especially if your office has a lot of
   interns, don’t get lumped into one category. Get noticed. 
•  Wear appropriate clothes. You’d be surprised by how many people ignore 
   this clichéd advice. Don’t dress like you’re boozin’ it up with friends on a Saturday
    night. Class it up. 
•  Interact. Don’t isolate yourself by sitting in your cube all day, listening to Arcade
   Fire on your iTunes. It’s OK to chit-chat with co-workers who sit next to you. 
•  Learn everyone's name, from the president to the security guard. Everyone
    loves to hear his or her name and it shows you're engaged and interested.  
•  Arrive early and leave late - even if you have nothing to do. Down time at the
   office is often the most important time because that's when you have conversations
   with colleagues and begin building relationships.  
•  Never, ever gossip. Having a reputation as a gossip can tarnish your chances
   at landing a job, Rossi says. There are three ways to avoid the situation when
   someone starts gossiping to you. One, change the subject by asking a question.
   For example, "That's a beautiful bag, where did you get it?" Two, say directly
   that you don't feel comfortable gossiping. Or three, say with a smile that you
   have enough wrong with yourself to say anything bad about someone else . 
•  Make eye contact and have a firm handshake.  
•  Don't answer your personal phone in the office and don't check it during
   meetings.  
•  Be professional. Be on time. Look the part –Be a good colleague: remember
   that the people you are working with may be under pressure. Try to make less
   work for them, not more. 
•  Be realistic. It’s a good idea to establish what your internship or work
   experience placement is likely to involve at the outset. In an ideal world,
   you’d be assigned to a fascinating project and start making your mark right
   away. In practice, your work experience may well involve some routine tasks –
   as do many jobs, especially in the early stages of your career. Even routine
   tasks can develop skills such as attention to detail, communication, numeracy,
   organization and teamworking. Prove yourself to be reliable and efficient,
  and more interesting opportunities may follow. Remember, if you are doing
   a short work experience placement it may not be practical for your employer
   to give you complex tasks. However, if you are doing a relatively long
   internship and come to feel that your work experience is not developing
   your skills, you could ask your work experience mentor or supervisor if you 
   can get involved in some more demanding work. If you have undertaken a
    long, unpaid internship, perhaps having already graduated, and you are not
    being given any opportunities to develop professionally, you may want to
    reassess whether your work experience is the best possible use of your time.
• Dress not where you are, but where you want to be. Pick the person
   you want to be in that organization and follow their style and behavior. 
•  Don't wear shorts or sandals unless your superior does. Look at what
   other people in the office wear, not what other interns wear. If your superiors
   wear pantyhose, you should too.
•  When in doubt, ask.
•  As a general rule, cover up. For men, this means pants - not shorts - and
  closed-toe shoes. No flip-flops or sandals, ever. For women, this means
   conservative neck lines, closed-toe shoes and skirts that go at least to the knee.
•  If you're not sure about your skirt length, go with this rule: The higher
   the skirt, the lower the heel (but no mini-skirts, please.)
•  Get rid of your backpack. Invest in a briefcase.
•  Get rid of all evidence of the night before. No bar stamps on your hand,
   no ratty hair. If you don't wash your hair, pull it back.

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