Students are required to sign up and complete an approved internship experience for academic credit at GCSU. These may be supported by the academic department or may be secured with assistance from GC’s Career Center. The Career Center advises students to begin their internship search at least 4 – 6 months before their desired start date. The Career Center uses Handshake software to promote local, regional, and national internship opportunities to students.
Evaluation Plan and measures: Each department independently assesses their own internships
KPIs: Participation and participation numbers:
Baseline measure (for each KPI): Previous years participation - 917 students completed (2023-24)
Current/most recent data (for each KPI): 951 students completed (2024-25)
Goal or targets (for each KPI): Increase & scale internship options; provide internship scholarships
GCSU has a non-credit internship option and plans to continue to work with advisors and faculty members to increase participation in non-credit internships.
Promote the zero-credit option and continue to expand internship opportunities for students.
To maintain student support for obtaining internships, we must continue to have sufficient staff.
We need stronger collaboration and commitment from employers who are willing to host and mentor interns. Building these partnerships ensures that students have access to meaningful, supervised learning experiences that align with their academic and career goals. We also rely on employers to provide constructive feedback, engage in long-term relationships with the university, and communicate emerging workforce needs so we can better prepare our students for success.
