MSWS students
As part of your curriculum (the "residency" component), you are
encouraged to do an internship with a company or a faculty member
during the summer. If you choose not to, you must take a normal
course elective to make this up. There is a 4-credit course
associated with this, CS689, and you must sign up for and pay for that
class. The 4 credits are part of your 36 credits to
graduate. International students must complete a CPT (curricular
practical training) application process. A CPT application packet can
be picked up at the international student services office in UC402.
The instructor in charge of the course will be coordinating summer
residency/internships and provide you with the advisor letter.
Students will be required to make proposals and do a final
presentation/report as part of the course work. This does not consume
an international student's OPT (optional practical training) time,
which is typically used after graduation.
MSCS students
Students are not required but are encouraged to do an internship
during the summer after their first year. Domestic students are
allowed to do this without taking a course, but we encourage you to do
internships as part of your curricular to gain the guidance of a
faculty member who can provide advice and so on. For MSCS students we
have a 2-credit special topics course, CS 695 - Practicum Study, that
is above and beyond the 36 credits needed for graduation. It is a way
to formally recognize your internship on your transcript. This course
is also only allowed during the summer. International students must
complete a CPT (curricular practical training) application process. A
CPT application packet can be picked up at the international student
services office in UC402. Students will be required to make proposals
and do a final presentation/report as part of the course work. This
does not consume an international student's OPT (optional practical
training) time, which is typically used after graduation.
It is not the responsibility of the faculty to place students in
internships, though as you can see from our recent emails we will work
to help you get a position. Students must have a 3.0/4.0 GPA to
participate.
Selected recent internships
