Enhance Your Skills with an Internship
Internships help students get relevant work experience where they can apply coursework skills, enhance knowledge and gain exposure to jobs within their chosen industries.
BYU-Idaho provides a wealth of information to help you find internship opportunities, including approval forms and other useful details.
Geology Internship Requirements
How Do I Find an Internship?
- Talk to students who have had an internship.
- Watch for opportunities posted on LinkedIn, USAjobs.gov, INL.gov, and other sites.
- Contact companies or entities you’re interested in working for. Do this by phone call, not online (unless they have a job posting online, then follow its instructions). This should usually be done in about February for the following summer.
- Contact people you know, our seminar speakers, alumni, guest speakers in classes, etc.
How Do I Start the Process?
After you have found an internship, fill out the Internship Approval Form. This will automatically send requests to the department coordinator and the internship provider.
The Department coordinator will approve or deny your request. If it’s denied, you’ll be given instructions on how to get it approved.
Once it’s approved, you can register for Geol. 498R. This will (hopefully) also enroll you in the I-Learn course, but there is no course material or assignments there (see below).
What Are My Responsibilities During the Internship?
- Send a weekly report to the Department coordinator (by email) saying what you did that week, what you learned, and any obstacles you encountered or concerns you have.
- At the end of the internship, send a report summarizing the internship to the Department coordinator. Your supervisor should also send a brief report on your performance to the Department Internship Coordinator.
- Conduct yourself professionally at all times. Do your very best work. Complete every assignment. Represent BYU-Idaho and our Department with honor. Treat all coworkers with respect.
Career Help
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