The Internship Program in Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry offers its internship program through the Office of Cooperative Education in a supervised employment in a Chemistry related company or agency. The internship equires completion of a 3-6 month work assignment and a written report and it is open only to upper division students with the consent of Department Chair. Units may not be applied toward a major in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Graded Credit/No Credit. 6-12 units.
An example of a job listing at the Co-op office:
The CSUS Co-op Program can help you to:
"Most respondents (91.3%) reported that students who have completed a cooperative work experience earn higher starting salaries upon graduation than those who have not. In addition, 60% of Co-op students were offered full time positions with their Co-op employers, with smaller programs faring even more success fully (72.3%) than middle-sized programs (61.2%) or larger programs (47.8%)" ------------------------------------------ Also, the Chemistry Deparatment offers an opportunity for qualified graduate students to be assigned as teaching associates. Teaching associates teach undergraduate chemistry laboratories and are responsible for both leading a discussion and supervising a laboratory. Good communication skills are needed for these positions. To be eligible for a teaching associate position a student must be a classified graduate student in good standing, possess a minimum GPA of 3.0, have good English communication skills and pass a general chemistry examination.
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