Principia College:
Academic & Career Advising
Internships
Principia Internship Program

One of the best ways to prepare for life after graduation is by participating in an internship. Through an internship,you can:

Develop practical experience in a field.

  • Explore a potential career direction.
  • Fulfill a graduation requirement - for some majors.
  • Expand your list of career contacts.
  • Improve your job prospects after graduation.


There are two types of internships available to Principia students, academic internships and non-academic internships. Both are valuable experiences, however, the academic internship, for credit, has different requirements than the non-academic internship, not for credit.

However, all internships (academic and non-academic) should meet the following criteria:

  • The intern is professionally supervised at the company or organization.
  • The internship will be a new learning experience not a repetition of a previous job.
  • The intern has a deliberate learning agenda that can be accomplished by a learning contract or a similar process.
Internship Opportunities