As part of your curriculum (the "residency" component), you are encouraged to do an internship with a company or a faculty member during the summer. If you choose not to, you must take a normal course elective to make this up. There is a 4-credit course associated with this, CS689, and you must sign up for and pay for that class. The 4 credits are part of your 36 credits to graduate. International students must complete a CPT (curricular practical training) application process. A CPT application packet can be picked up at the international student services office in UC402. The instructor in charge of the course will be coordinating summer residency/internships and provide you with the advisor letter. Students will be required to make proposals and do a final presentation/report as part of the course work. This does not consume an international student's OPT (optional practical training) time, which is typically used after graduation.

MSCS students

Students are not required but are encouraged to do an internship during the summer after their first year. Domestic students are allowed to do this without taking a course, but we encourage you to do internships as part of your curricular to gain the guidance of a faculty member who can provide advice and so on. For MSCS students we have a 2-credit special topics course, CS 695 - Practicum Study, that is above and beyond the 36 credits needed for graduation. It is a way to formally recognize your internship on your transcript. This course is also only allowed during the summer. International students must complete a CPT (curricular practical training) application process. A CPT application packet can be picked up at the international student services office in UC402. Students will be required to make proposals and do a final presentation/report as part of the course work. This does not consume an international student's OPT (optional practical training) time, which is typically used after graduation.

It is not the responsibility of the faculty to place students in internships, though as you can see from our recent emails we will work to help you get a position. Students must have a 3.0/4.0 GPA to participate.

Selected recent internships