Domestic Internships

There are three forms that need to be submitted before your application will be reviewed:

• College of Social Science Experiential Learning Application 
  • Advisor Confirmation Form
  • Supervisor Training Agreement

These forms are hosted online and we receive them electronically. Be sure to select SSC 493 - Social Science Internship Course in the program selection. After a successful submission of your College of Social Science Experiential Learning Application, an email will automatically be sent to the Advisor email and Supervisor email you indicated. They will receive a link to the appropriate advisor or supervisor form.  

The application form can be found below. If you need us to resend the form to either your advisor or supervisor, email us at sscstudy@msu.edu.

After all three forms have been submitted your completed application will reviewed. You will hear back from the office within a few days regarding your status. If your internship is approved, you will receive an email from us stating that you are approved and our office will enroll you in SSC 493.

Yes, a 2.5 GPA minimum required for the course. 

All of the assignments are posted on D2L, which you will have access to after you are enrolled in the course. Most assignments ask you to reflect on your internship experience to determine the skills you have gained, the projects you have completed and the professional growth you have experienced. You and your internship supervisor will also need to provide evaluative feedback twice during the semester.

You can earn 3 to 12 credits, depending on your major and available credits. You must discuss this with your academic advisor to ensure that you are earning the appropriate number of credits for this course.

The number of hours is based on how many credits you want to earn (3 credits = 9 hours per week for the full length of the semester, 15 weeks or 135 hours). To determine if your scheduled hours are sufficient, you take the number of weeks you will be working, times the hours to be worked each week, to calculate the total number of hours you will work.  This total should be equivalent to (or more than) the total required hours listed in the chart below.

Fall/Spring Required Hours
3 credits → 3 x 3 x 15 = 135 Total Hours Required
4 credits → 4 x 3 x 15 = 180 Total Hours Required
5 credits → 5 x 3 x 15 = 225 Total Hours Required
6 credits → 6 x 3 x 15 = 270 Total Hours Required
7 credits → 7 x 3 x 15 = 315 Total Hours Required
8 credits → 8 x 3 x 15 = 360 Total Hours Required
9 credits → 9 x 3 x 15 = 405 Total Hours Required
10 credits → 10 x 3 x 15 = 450 Total Hours Required
11 credits → 11 x 3 x 15 = 495 Total Hours Required
12 credits → 12 x 3 x 15 = 540 Total Hours Required

Summer Required Hours
3 credits → 3 x 3 x 14 = 126 Total Hours Required
4 credits → 4 x 3 x 14 = 168 Total Hours Required
5 credits → 5 x 3 x 14 = 210 Total Hours Required
6 credits → 6 x 3 x 14 = 252 Total Hours Required
7 credits → 7 x 3 x 14 = 294 Total Hours Required
8 credits → 8 x 3 x 14 = 336 Total Hours Required
9 credits → 9 x 3 x 14 = 378 Total Hours Required
10 credits → 10 x 3 x 14 = 420 Total Hours Required
11 credits → 11 x 3 x 14 = 462 Total Hours Required
12 credits → 12 x 3 x 14 = 504 Total Hours Required

Your internship should clearly relate to your academic and/or career goals. It should also help prepare you professionally for your future career. No internship can be approved for course credit until you and your supervisor have submitted the required forms for our office to review. 

Yes. It can also be a stipend internship. 

There is no additional program fee to enroll into SSC 493. You are responsible for the tuition for the course, just as you would pay for your other courses at MSU.