General Information: Internships

• A paid or unpaid work-based learning experience with an employer for Grade 12 students

• A credit bearing course (can be used to complete a CTE program of study or be used as an elective)

• A way for students to gain marketable skills, have authentic work experiences, and explore career choices.

• What will my senior year schedule look like? How many periods can I devote to an internship?

• What prior commitments do I have? Do I have a job or am I involved in any extracurricular activities that might conflict with my internship schedule?

• Can I provide my own transportation or use public transportation to get to/from my internship site? 

• Can I maintain an excellent attendance record at my internship site? 

• Am I expecting to work hard and demonstrate a willingness to learn new things?

• Can I maintain communication with my supervisor and internship coordinator without reminders?

• Can I meet assignment deadlines, complete paperwork, log hours, and attend scheduled meetings without reminders?

• Single Period = 75 hours per semester (~5 hours/week)

• Double Period = 150 hours per semester (~10 hours/week)

• Triple Period = 225 hours per semester (~15 hours/week)

*All interns in the Academy of Health Professions will be enrolled in a single period internship (titled "Allied Health Internship.")

**Interns are not expected to go to their internship site when MCPS is officially closed. 

Yes, students can be paid for their internship if they are NOT doing it as part of a completer program (ex. Academy of Health Professions pathway). Students who are doing an internship to fulfill a CTE pathway cannot be paid. 

PRIOR to securing an internship, students should submit an Internship application.

*Interns will be required to submit additional MCPS forms once an internship is secured.