Navigating Internships at NYU: A Comprehensive Guide to the Internship Coordinator's Role

Internships serve as invaluable stepping stones for students, offering practical experience and industry insights. At NYU, the Internship Coordinator and Internship Office play a crucial role in guiding students through the internship process, ensuring a mutually beneficial experience for both students and employers. This article will provide a detailed overview of the Internship Coordinator's responsibilities, eligibility requirements, registration procedures, and other essential aspects of internships at NYU.

Understanding the Internship Coordinator's Role

The Internship Coordinator serves as a valuable resource for students exploring internship opportunities. They offer guidance on identifying suitable internships, navigating the application process, and understanding the responsibilities and expectations associated with different roles.

Key Responsibilities:

Resource and Guidance: Providing students with information and advice on internship options, application strategies, and industry expectations.
Opportunity Advertisement: Facilitating the connection between employers and students by advertising internship opportunities to the student body.
Application Assistance: Supporting students in refining their application materials and preparing for interviews.
Credit Registration Assistance: Guiding students through the process of registering their internship for academic credit.

Important Note: The Internship Office does not directly place students in specific internships. Instead, it empowers students to take ownership of their internship search and application process.

Internship Eligibility and Credit Enrollment

To make connections and gain experience, you must first be eligible. For UGFTV students, to register for a Media Internship during the academic year (fall & spring), students must have completed two Sight & Sound-level courses and be in good academic standing. If you are Dramatic Writing or a Non-Major, please refer to your department's policies about interning for credit.

Once eligibility is confirmed, students can enroll in the internship course. The course offers variable credit, allowing students to register for a specific number of credits based on their weekly work hours. It is permissible to register for fewer credits than the expected work hours, but the total number of hours worked must meet the minimum requirement for the registered credits. Students can adjust their credit load during the semester as needed.

Finding and Applying for Internships

Students are responsible for finding and applying for their own internships. However, there are quite a few places to start, such as internship listings on College Central, Tisch's internal job tracking board.

Application Process:

Resume Preparation: Craft a professional resume highlighting relevant skills and experiences. The Internship Coordinator and the TSOA Office of Career Development can provide resume and cover letter reviews by appointment.
Cover Letter Tailoring: Prepare tailored cover letters for 10-12 internships that align with your interests and career goals.
Interview Preparation: Practice answering common interview questions and research the companies you are interviewing with.
Interview Attendance: Attend scheduled interviews to learn more about the internship and showcase your qualifications.

Internship Credit: What it Means

Interning for credit means earning academic credit toward your degree, similar to registering for an academic course.

Internship Credit Requirements and Options

The number of credits you can earn depends on the number of hours you intern per week.

1 credit: 50 hours (minimum)
2 credits: 100 hours
3 credits: 150 hours
4 credits: 200 hours

Important Considerations for Specific Student Groups

Dramatic Writing and FMTV Students: Refer to your home department's rules about internships and how they fit into your degree progress. DDW students must complete 3 credits of internship (minimum of 150 hours of work) to fulfill their internship requirement.
Non-Majors: Starting Summer 2019, non-majors registering for Media Internship must register in the Non-Major Section - course code FMTV-UT 1039.
International Students: International students typically register for academic credit and apply for CPT (Curricular Practical Training) to intern legally. Alternatively, they may apply for Pre-Completion OPT (Optional Practical Training), which does not require academic credit enrollment. As a student on a visa, you need to use CPT in order to work (whether paid, unpaid, full-time, part-time, etc). As such, you’ll need to use credits to do this.
Financial Engineering Students: An internship in Financial Engineering, as defined by our department, is a position that offers MSFE students a challenging, educational, and meaningful experience within the financial industry. The department requires all internships submitted for course credit to have a detailed job description that lays out the financial engineering responsibilities for the internship role in order to be considered.

Summer Internships

Registering for Media Internship is the same as registering for a summer course, which means that you pay per credit.

Registering for the Same Internship for Multiple Semesters

Students can receive credit for the same internship for more than one semester. FMTV students should register again for FMTV-UT 1037 and NOT FMTV-UT 1038, since this course is reserved for students doing the same internship simultaneously.

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Addressing Common Concerns

Interning Without Credit: Some companies require interns to receive academic credit, while others do not. NYU cannot force a company to allow a student to intern without credit.
Working More Hours Than Needed: You only need to meet the minimum hour requirement for the credits you registered for.
Changes in Internship Hours: If you end up working more or less hours than originally anticipated, you may need to adjust your credit registration.

Securing an Internship: Next Steps

Register for the Media Internship Course: Refer to the course codes and credit information provided earlier in this article.
Access NYU Brightspace: Visit the NYU Brightspace page for the course, typically activated right before the semester begins.
Complete Internship Agreement Packet: Download the Internship Agreement Packet from the "Assignments Tab" in NYU Brightspace and fill it out with your supervisor. Scan and upload the completed packet to NYU Brightspace.
Complete Internship Information Form: Fill out the Internship Information Form, also available in NYU Brightspace, with details about your internship.

Proof of Credit Letter

Internship sites may request a "Proof of Credit" letter to confirm your eligibility to receive academic credit for the internship.

Guidelines for Unpaid Internships

According to TOCD, all listed internships must adhere to New York Department of Labor guidelines and the National Association for Colleges & Employer's definition of internships. The internship experience should benefit the intern, and their activities should not provide an immediate advantage to the employer.

Any experience in which you are deriving an immediate benefit deserves appropriate monetary payment - "exposure" or "good for portfolio" are not sufficient. As an institution that nurtures the next generation of artists, we believe that asking an artist to work for free devalues their time, supplies, creativity and expertise; it also undercuts the income of emerging artists and reinforces systemic inequality.

Tandon School of Engineering Internship Requirements

Tandon requires that all graduate students must have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00, as reflected on their academic transcript, in order to intern.

Internships taking place over the summer may be done on a full-time or part-time basis and should have a minimum length of 8 weeks. Fall or spring term internships are normally part-time (up to 20 hrs/wk) and must take place over a period of at least 12 weeks. Students interning in their final semester of study and taking only 3 credits in addition to the internship are eligible to work a full-time (40 hr/wk) schedule. Requests to work full-time will need to be vetted by the Office of Graduate Academics to confirm that students are academically eligible to work full-time.

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Deadlines

Students will need to register their internship in Albert by the add/ drop deadline for the term that they wish to intern. You must first be registered for course credit for your internship in order to get CPT.

Internship Report Requirements

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