Explore the sections below to learn about applying for and receiving credit for your departmental internships, as well as our career courses and career design courses!
The College of Arts and Sciences Center for Career and Professional Success is pleased to announce the release of 3 new career development courses designed to help students map out career plans, prepare for internships, build professional skills, and work directly with industry and alumni partners. Our courses provide practical, actionable skills that translate directly to workplace success for our graduates. To learn more, contact Assistant Dean Tricia Zelaya-Leon.1@osu.edu for more information.
ARTSSCI 2000: Designing Your Career Experience
- Credits: 1
- Instructors: Meg D’Angelo & Nathan Titkemeier
- Day: Wednesdays
- Time: 1:00 – 1:55 pm
- Location: Dulles 12
- Enrollment Cap: 25 (Open to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-year students.)
Are you unsure about whether an internship is right for you? Do you know how to find career-building opportunities (like internships) that align with your values and goals? Are you considering graduate school, but not sure how to prepare? This course provides you with practical tools, resources, and strategies to get the most out of any career-building opportunity.
ARTSSCI 3000: Designing Your Life After College
- Credits: 2
- Instructors: Lori Bolton & David Barnes
- Days: Mondays, Wednesdays
- Time: 12:40 – 1:35 pm
- Location: Jennings 136
- Enrollment Cap: 25 (Open to 2nd, 3rd and 4th-year students.)
Could you use help creating a thoughtful career plan? This course connects you directly with career resources, tools, and mentors, and helps you identify the skills or experiences you need to be competitive in the world of work. You will complete a micro-internship, industry-specific course, or certification that will give you the competitive edge you need to break into your field of interest.
ARTSSCI 4000: Designing Your Career Launch
- Credits: 2
- Instructors: Barbara Harvey & Scott Kustis
- Days: Tuesdays, Thursdays
- Time: 4:10 – 5:05 pm
- Location: Hayes 024
- Enrollment Cap: 25 (Seniors only.)
This course prepares you for your post-graduate career by offering real-world experience while still in college. You’ll work directly with industry partners to develop solutions to real challenges, building employer confidence in your professional potential. By the end, you'll have a comprehensive industry project to showcase on your resume, cover letter, and in interviews. If you've taken other career development courses, this one will push you further by refining your career materials with insights from mentors, faculty, and peers. The instructor will tailor content to your career journey, with alternative assignments available as needed.
ASC DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP COURSES
Unsure about whether your department offers internship course credit? Check out the document below for a complete list of Arts and Sciences departments that offer internship courses.
ASC CCPS Internship Courses Semesters Updated09 2024
To earn academic credit, you will need to complete assignments specified by the department and work for a minimum number of hours at the internship site. Students register and pay tuition for these credit hours in the same manner as other classroom learning experiences.
When seeking credit for an internship, you should plan to:
- Provide the department contact with a copy of the internship description.
- Contact the department about the possibility of obtaining credit BEFORE you begin the internship (the general guideline is to request credit at least two weeks before the term starts).
A word of caution: Internship postings published by companies sometimes include statements like, "school credit is available." You need to know that the decision about whether or not a particular internship is worthy of academic credit resides with the university’s academic departments – not the companies that recruit students. If you are denied enrollment in a department internship course, you might be able to obtain approval to enroll in one of the college-level internship courses.
INTERNSHIP COURSES OPEN TO ALL ASC MAJORS
You are encouraged to first check with an academic department to see if the particular internship you are considering meets their requirements for obtaining academic credit. If course credit is not available from an academic department, you can enroll in either ARTSSCI 1191 or ARTSSCI 3191.02 as long as:
- The internship has first been approved by the Center for Career and Professional Success,
- You are seeking to enroll BEFORE the “last day to add a course without a petition” deadline, and
- You have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Because of the time required to review enrollment requests, you are strongly encouraged to submit your enrollment request form no later than a week prior to the start of the semester or session. Please note that the ARTSSCI internship courses are subject to the same late enrollment fees as “regular courses”. Enrollment in the ARTSSCI internship courses is based on location of internship. If you will be working on-site for an employer located in another state, you will be charged out-of-state tuition and fees. If you are doing 100% virtual work for an employer located in another state, you will not be charged out-of-state tuition and fees.
The main difference between ARTSSCI 1191 and ARTSSCI 3191.02 is the credits offered via the courses. The 1191 course is a zero-credit course that provides a transcript notation for your internship. This course is a good option if the internship site requires you to be enrolled during your internship. The 3191.02 course can be taken for 1 or 2 credit hours based on how many hours you’ll be working at your internship site, and it includes career exploration assignments. Both courses are taught 100% online via Carmen.
After an enrollment request form is submitted, Career Success will contact your internship site supervisor to verify the information you provided on the enrollment request form. Once the form is confirmed as accurate, Career Success will directly enroll you into the course and email you about your enrollment status.
Students must find an internship before enrolling. An internship will NOT be arranged for students as part of this course. Students should begin searching for an internship during the middle portion of the term prior to their intended enrolling. For example, if you plan to enroll in the course for Spring Semester you will need to begin your internship search during the middle portion of Autumn Semester.
Internship opportunities geared toward Arts and Sciences majors are found in Handshake.
Before enrolling in one of the ARTSSCI internship courses, an international student must have a Curricular Practical Training (CPT) form on file with the Office of International Affairs (OIA). International students can learn more about CPT here.