• Internship experience is recorded on your UCF transcript
• Receive course guidance from a faculty member
• Direct liaison between employer and university to ensure a high-quality experience
• Innovative and supportive curriculum to maximize experience
• Semester evaluations and reflective activities to support professional growth
• Does not count toward GPA
• Zero-credit course is free, if enrolled in another course for credit (if not, the cost is equivalent to 1 CH)

Internship Course is graded on a Satisfactory (“S”)/Unsatisfactory (“U”) basis. For a Satisfactory grade, student must:

• Complete a minimum of 135 hours (1 – 3 credits) or 100 hours (zero credit) during the enrolled semester
• Complete all course modules and assignments to your instructor’s satisfaction through Webcourses
• Obtain an acceptable evaluation from the employer

Fill out an Experiences Form in Handshake. If you have not activated your Handshake account, do that first!

• To activate the Student Account in Handshake:
  • Go to http://ucf.joinhandshake.com/
  • Click on University of Central Florida; to log-in with your UCF NID and password
  • Click on Career Center (navigation menu on the left), Surveys,then sign the Terms and Conditions
  • Once you complete the above step, your account will be activated.

• Fill out an Experiences Form in Handshake to provide information about the internship:
  • Click on Career Center, then Experiences, and click “Request an Experience”
  • Fill out the form and submit

• For internship credit, Experiential Learning will:
  • Confirm with your College regarding the type of credit you require
  • Send an approval request via Handshake of the Experiences Form to the listed internship supervisor
  • Once the Experience Form is approved, Experiential Learning will enroll you in the Internship Course for 0 – 3 credits and obtain access to the Webcourses on the first day of the semester enrolled