Colby Internship Policy

An internship is a monitored work experience in which a student has intentional learning goals and reflects on what she or he is learning throughout the experience. An internship most frequently takes place at an off-campus job site and is monitored by an on-site work supervisor. It is designed to broaden a student’s awareness of a career field and specific jobs within that field.  

In the past, Colby offered students academic credit for internships that they conducted throughout the year. As recommended by the Academic Affairs Committee, the faculty has approved a policy that no longer allows students to receive academic credit, but rather to receive transcript notation for their internship experiences. Please keep in mind that students can earn Jan Plan credit for internships conducted during the January term.

In order for a student to receive transcript notation of his/her internship, s/he needs to complete an internship application through the Office of Career Services. The application requires a student to identify a Faculty Sponsor along with providing information about his/her proposed internship site, internship duties, and final internship product.

To receive full notation of this experience, a student needs to hand in his/her final projects to the faculty sponsor no later than one week after internship completion. The student also must have a letter of evaluation sent to the faculty sponsor from his/her internship site supervisor and complete the online internship survey.

Please note that if you are planning to do a January or summer internship/independent study outside of the United States, be aware that Colby will not sponsor your efforts (i.e., grant Jan Plan credit, transcript notation, academic credit, or fellowship money) if the experience is located in a country that the U.S. government has issued a travel warning or recognizes as being a "dangerous place."

Please visit http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html for a list of these countries.