If you would like to supervise one of our interns, please contact the coordinator.

U.N.O.'s Sociology Internship Program gives students an opportunity to combine classroom activities with practical, on-the-job experience. It also lends support to local agencies by giving academic credit to students participating in community service activities.

Students in the program are undergraduates who have achieved at least junior standing. Most are pursuing a major in the social sciences. While the program is not designed to provide professional training, most of the students who participate are planning on continuing their education at the graduate level. Usually, but not always, their choices of internship are in areas in which they plan to pursue graduate study and/or careers.

We are attempting to help our students make career choices, gain experience in the "real world," and serve the community. Therefore, we don't make specific demands on agencies who agree to accept our students. Unlike graduate-level interns, who must acquire specific skills, our students have a wide variety of needs and interests. Within reason, we leave the choice of tasks to be performed to the students and their supervisors. Students are required to complete 120 hours of service, keep a journal of their experiences (making sure to respect confidentiality), and attend a number of meetings. We ask agency personnel supervising our students to do the following:

• Meet with the student and work out, in general terms, a description of the activities you will be asking him or her to perform.
• Supervise the student for a total of around 120 hours over the course of an academic semester.
• Attempt to give him/her an overall view of the agency, its policies, and its mode of operation.
• Evaluate the student's work at the end of the semester
• Students interested in becoming interns are given a list of agencies who have participated in our program in the past or have indicated an interest in having one of our students. However, they are encouraged to seek out other agencies if they would like to. In either case, agencies are generally contacted directly by prospective students.