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Internships

What is an Academic Internship?

Academic Internships allow students the opportunity to build upon and develop their professional skills while they pursue their degree. This advantage provides them with experience that demonstrates their marketability once they have graduated.

  • Gain knowledge, experiences, and skills that are needed in the job market or applying for graduate programs.
  • Help students gain job experience needed to secure a full-time job after graduation.
  • Get to know the values and norms emphasized in the public health community.
  • Apply their public health, community health education, healthcare administration and occupational health and safety knowledge to the real world while earning academic units.

Enrolling in an Internship Course - PUBH 195/HTM 195

To qualify for enrollment in the internship course—either PUBH 195 (Fieldwork - Health or Safety) or HTM 195 (Internship in Hospitality and Tourism Management)—students must meet with their faculty advisor before their enrollment request is approved.

It is recommended that students begin searching for internship placements three months before starting their internship course.

Only internship locations registered with the Community Engagement Center (CEC) as a partner can be considered suitable internship locations. Where to find internships: CEC Connect (CalState S4) - https://app.calstates4.com/csus.

If a student qualifies for an internship and wants to pursue one at a facility or organization not listed as a registered Community Engagement Center partner, it is recommended that they contact their faculty advisor with all information about the site before the end of the previous semester.

Please note: Students cannot enroll themselves in the internship course. Enrollment will be completed by the Department of Public Health.

PUBH 195. Fieldwork - Health or Safety

Prior to the semester before taking your internship course:

  1. Meet with your assigned faculty advisor and discuss how many units of PUBH 195 you would like to sign up for.
    • 3 units= 135 hours
    • 4 units = 180 hours
  2. Visit the Community Engagement Center Partnerships website to explore internship contracted with the University. Choose 3-5 possible internship sites in which you are interested. These can be paid or unpaid internships.
  3. Contact your faculty advisor to verify that the internship site's contract is active with the University.

For assistance, please contact your faculty advisor.

HTM 195. Internship in Hospitality and Tourism Management

The Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) Internship is a required capstone experience designed to integrate academic learning with professional practice in the hospitality and tourism industry. Through supervised work, students gain hands-on experience, develop career readiness skills, and build valuable professional networks.

Internship Course:

  • HTM 195 – Internship in Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Typically completed during the student’s final semester
  • Requires completion of core HTM courses and departmental approval before enrollment

Please contact your faculty advisor for:

  • Internship enrollment procedures
  • Internship sites and agency agreements
  • Required forms, deadlines, and documentation

Who to Contact?

  1. Faculty Advisor - The person to whom you can talk if there are any questions/concerns about the internship course, the internship sites, the Faculty Instructor... etc.
  2. Faculty Instructor - The person who will be your course instructor. The instructor will observe and grade your coursework.
  3. Internship Site Supervisor - The person you will report to and will verify your hours and performance as an intern.