BCEC is the opportunity to find your own internship. It is a course designed for students who are interested investigating a career through an internship. Through BCEC students will gain experience related to their career and get credit for it! Students can do this internship in the fall, winter, spring or summer! It is available whenever semester you are interested in.'Students must be second-semester sophomores with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA. The application process is done through Career Services. It involves basic information about yourself and a "Learning Agreement." The Learning Agreement is a form that includes the internship description, training and on-site supervision, and learning objectives. To take part in the program students need to have a faculty sponsor to report to. In the case of winter and summer internships, Rob DiCarlo will serve as your faculty sponsor.
To receive and complete the BCEC course students must attend an orientation meeting with Rob DiCarlo in Career Services after they have registered for the course, attend 3 Monthly Seminars to discuss internship experiences, create an updated resume with the internship on it, and a final paper analyzing your internship experience. These academic credits are upper-division elective and for an internship a student can gain anywhere from 1 to 6 credit hours. 1 credit hour is equal to 40 hours of work, 3 credits is 125 hours, and 6 credits is 250 hours. Keep this is mind when making your academic schedule for the semester that you are doing your internship. If you are doing in internship in an office keep in mind they are usually only open from 8am to 5pm. You should keep large chunks of time open during the day in order to intern. Grading for the BCEC credits are done on a Pass/Fail basis. If you complete all the major course requirements and your internship hours you will receive a passing grade.
Make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to find your own internship. Many companies and businesses have dates for potential interns to apply by. The internship world is extremely competitive, so make sure to get your resume out there. Even if you have your heart set on one internship there is a chance you won't get it, so apply, apply and then apply some more. There may be more than an application for the process; you might need to have an interview, or maybe two. Take charge early on with getting your internship and BCEC application filled out.
If you need help finding an internship, Career Services can help. On the Career Services website there is a listing of employer's who have used Brockport interns before and their contact information. Also, we have a Jobs & Internships Fair in the Fall and Spring semester. Check it out! Recruiters from over 50 companies gather to recruit from Brockport. You should also use your network to find an internship. Talk to your professors - they know a lot of people in their field, talk to your family and friends - you'll be surprised at who they know, and talk to anyone who have worked for before - if they liked you they would be happy to help you out.
In the end internships give you an incredible amount of experience that you will not find in a classroom. Take the opportunity to find out if you like a career, or find out if you hate it. Either way the experience will be worth your time, energy and effort.
Career Services is hosting a Lunch & Learn about Career Services's internship programs! If you have more questions about BCEC, America Reads, Disney College Program and the Albany Semester, please come see us on Tuesday, April 28th from 12pm to 1pm in Union Room 228. Call 395-2159 to RSVP. We provide pizza and soda for lunch!
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