» Internship FAQ

Chapman has many resources available to our students to search for an internship! Hopefully you are familiar with Handshake, our job & internship portal.

Also, speak to your professors! Many have friends, connections, or know of other internship opportunities - all you have to do is ask.

If you would like to have your resume reviewed and receive other career-related advice, we recommend you schedule an appointment with one of our career educators or your college's career advisor. You can do so by logging on to Handshake with your Chapman email and password, clicking Career Center in the top menu, and then selecting Appointments.

There are a few pre-approved international internships that are allowed for credit, but all registration for these international courses go through the Center for Global Education.

Internship courses follow all the same tuition rates and policies as any other course, which includes summer tuition cost. You can view Tuition Rates online or contact the business office for details.

The amount of credits you are eligible to apply for depends on the amount of hours you plan to work. You must complete a minimum of 20 hours within the semester for every 0.5 credits in which you are enrolled. Some internship courses will allow enrollment in as few as 0.5 credits and as many as 6. If you want to register in more credits than is available for a course, please reach out to the department head for approval. You can review the internships courses in the Academic Catalog to check the credit variations by course.

Yes! Chapman University promotes paid internships for credit.

Your internship course subject should coincide with your internship duties. You may enroll in your major subject, but please note that you are not limited to enroll in only that subject. If you are not using the internship for your major or minor, and you want to better understand how to apply your internship credits toward your degree, please contact Academic Advising and consult your Program Evaluation to see what works best for you.

First years/sophomores register for 290 and junior/seniors register for 490. You can register for 490 as a lower classman with departmental approval. Graduate students register at the 690 level. You can follow the link to view courses and codes more extensively.

The Internship Site Approval Form is the agreement between you, your internship supervisor (the person that you report to), and Chapman University. When you complete Step 2 in your internship application, the information will be used to populate your Internship Site Approval Form. Make sure that you have the internship supervisor sign and date the approval form before submitting it in Step 4!

Faculty advisors must be full-time in the department of the course for which you are registering.

To view all eligible faculty advisors, please go to Step 2 of the application in the Portal and select the desired term and subject. This will populate a list of eligible advisors.

It is up to you to ask and secure a faculty internship advisor.

To view all eligible faculty advisors, please go to Step 2 of the application in the Portal and select the desired term and subject. This will populate a list of eligible advisors.

We advise that students ask the faculty of their choice to be their advisor prior to submitting their application for approval. If you do not know any faculty on the list, please contact the department head for assistance.

The verification letter will be sent after the entire Internship Application has been completed. You must be registered in the course to receive a verification letter.

In the Portal, please select “Check if your organization requires a Registration Verification Letter for this internship.”

We can create an eligibility letter for you.

Please email internships@chapman.edu with the name of your prospective internship site, your class standing at Chapman, your major, and the anticipated credit amount.

No, the Office of Career and Professional Development will coordinate your formal enrollment with the Registrar once your application in the Internship Portal has been approved by your faculty internship advisor and the Internship Coordinator.

Normally it will take 5-10 business days; however, it will also depend on how long it takes your faculty advisor to review and approve your application in the portal.

Once your Internship Application has been submitted, an email confirmation will be sent to your faculty advisor.

When they approve your application, your application will be reviewed by the Internship Coordinator and sent to the Office of the Registrar.

You have the option of enrolling in the temporary Internship Placeholder Course (INTP) while you wait for your formal application to be approved.

Please email internships@chapman.edu for further assistance.

Yes, but you can only count the same internship site for up to 6 credits. The duties for each application will need to be different to prove that this is an additional learning opportunity. Keep in mind that, per the limitation of credit policy, you can apply a total of 12 internship credits to your undergraduate degree.

Yes, you will have to fill out two separate applications, one for each site.

Please review the petition process for late registration.

By the deadlines listed on the Internship Calendar, you need to:

• Upload your signed Timesheet to the Internship Portal
• Complete the Internship Exit Survey on Handshake
• Ensure your supervisor completes the Evaluation of Student Performance
• Complete all other assignments that were assigned by your faculty internship advisor

Timesheets can be uploaded late at your faculty internship advisors discretion. Please check with your faculty. To upload your timesheet, log on to the Internship Portal and click Review next to the current term’s internship application.

ALL hours should be completed by the last day of the term. If you have extenuating circumstances, please contact your faculty internship advisor and the Internship Coordinator about your situation.

If your supervisor cannot locate the email, please have them check their spam and junk folders. We also recommend verifying the site supervisor's email address you provided in the Internship Portal is correct—and if not, please email internships@chapman.edu with the updated contact information.

You can access the survey on your Handshake account. When you log on to Handshake, you will see a notification at the top of your home page that says “You are required by your school to take a survey.” By clicking on the link, you will be taken to your surveys page. Alternatively, you can click on Career Center at the top of the screen, and then Surveys.

If you had two internships, you will have invitations to two surveys on Handshake.