Internship Information & Frequently Asked Questions

An internship gives you the opportunity to:

• Gain valuable work experience before you graduate;
• Develop new skills and refine others;
• Apply knowledge gained from coursework to on-the-job situations;
• Reality-test tentative career choices;
• Meet and work with professionals, establishing contacts for letters of reference and networking;
• Experience new work environments

• Summer:  Second week of April
• Fall: First week of July
• Winter/Spring: First week of November  

Internships must be requested and submitted on Handshake before the following deadlines:  

* The deadline to register an internship course is the Add/Drop deadline set by the Registrar for the given semester. Extensions to register past the Add/Drop deadline may be granted, within reason, on an individual basis. Contact the CCD for information.  

• Fall 2021 - Wednesday, September 08, 2021
• Spring 2022 - Wednesday, January 26, 2022
• Summer I 2022 - Thursday, June 2, 2022
• Summer I&II Combined 2022 - Friday, June 10, 2022

Yes! Undergraduate students wishing to earn academic credit for an internship can register an Internship (4497) course, and in some cases, a Capstone (3997) course. The 4497 course codes exist for all academic departments. Registering an internship for credit formally connects classroom and workplace learning to enhance both experiences.

Summer Session Internships for Academic Credit - Because credit-bearing Internships are registered as courses through the Registrar’s office, students must pay per-credit tuition if they wish to receive credit for their Summer Internship. Contact the Registrar’s office or Student Accounts for pricing details.  
 
*Please visit https://www.mville.edu/credit-bearing-internships-overview  for a complete outline of information, requirements, and eligibility.   

In order to be eligible to register an internship for credit, students must:

• Have completed 30 credits of coursework
• Have declared their major
• Be a matriculated student

Note: On an individual basis, departments may opt to impose additional requirements for Internship courses, such as pre-requisite or co-requisite courses, or minimum GPAs. Departments that set additional requirements, as well as any additional Internship course policies, are asked to provide that information to the CCD to assist with efficient advising and registration.  

During the semester of the internship, students must work a minimum 40 hours per credit earned.  Please make sure you are on track to fulfill this hour requirement:

Credits Desired          Hours Required
            3                               120
            2                                80
            1                                40

•  International students on an F-1 Visa are required by Manhattanville College to register any internship for credit to comply with government regulations (verification of visa status and internship requirements can be made through OISS or CCD).
• F-1 International students may only register in their major.
• F-1 international students must register internships for academic credit, and are not eligible to receive a transcript notation in lieu of academic credit.
• Only on-site internships are eligible. No virtual or hybrid internships are permitted

Student Eligibility: Students may enroll in noncredit transcript notation at any point in their undergraduate career. There is no minimum GPA or credit requirement for a student to participate in the noncredit transcript notation option. To be eligible, students must:

• Be fully matriculated and in good academic standing at Manhattanville College.
• May be part-time, full time, paid or unpaid. Unpaid positions must follow the Department of Labor standards.  

Below is the approval workflow for student internships: