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*If you are looking for internships outside of BYU and the BYU Geography department, please look under the Internships tab. If you are looking for opportunities within BYU and its Geography department, please look under the GEOG 399R tabs.*

The internship experience is beneficial to you as you determine the right career path. These experiences will allow you to gain new, marketable skills. Internships also provide students with a capstone opportunity to integrate theory, research, and practice through actual field experience. Of course, you don't need to be registered for academic internship credit for every experience you have.

FHSS Internship Office

  • Geography Academic internships have the following general expectations for an approvable internship experience:

    1. Students must have real, meaningful responsibilities (more than a receptionist, summer sales, retail sales, custodial, etc.)
    2. Students must be mentored/supervised by someone with a college degree and experience in the specific field
    3. Students must have the opportunity to gain new, marketable skills (not something they have already been doing for a year or more)

    Geography Academic internships are NOT APPROVED for the following conditions:

    1. Students supervising themselves, or being supervised by a student, or by any family member (including in-laws, stepfamily members, extended family, etc.) – students cannot receive academic internship credit at an organization owned or led by a family relation.
    2. Direct Sales teams (Including independent contractors, recruiting, sales, presentations, etc.)
    3. Virtual Experience situations (working/volunteering from your home on your computer rather than going into an office or other work setting where you have the opportunity to work alongside others and have regular interaction with your mentor)

  • Identify a potential internship site. You are responsible for securing an internship but it must be approved in advance of the experience.

      • Alison Sondrup (alison_sondrup@byu.edu; 801-422-1533) in the FHSS Internship office (945 KMBL) can help identify potential internship sites that meet the requirements of the Geography Department. Please email to schedule an appointment: fhssinternships@byu.edu.
      • Also, you will be able to search the Internship database in Alison’s office for potential internship sites.
    1. Once you have secured a potential internship, please click on the following Internship Application Homepage to start the approval application process.
    2. Finally, after receiving final University approval, you will register for GEOG 399R. You should plan on registering for 3 credits of GEOG 399R  to fulfill the major's experiential learning requirement. If you want internship credit during spring/summer, you should apply for ‘sprummer’ credit that covers both spring term and summer term as if they were one semester.
    3. GEOG 399R requires at least 45 internship hours per 1 academic credit – so in the case of 3 credit hours, an intern would need to work at least 135 hours across a full 16-week semester. To meet the total of 135 hours, you will want to work about 10-12 hours per week minimum. It is important to note that some internship sites may require 15 hours per week for the internship to benefit you and them fully. rich opportunities for you.
    4. GEOG 399R is primarily organized as an online class with assignments and Zoom class meetings that you will complete in conjunction with the actual work hours associated with your internship. Consequently, you will be required to pay tuition for the number of credits for which you register. Once you are registered and have Learning Suite access, you will be able to review the syllabus for details about the specific course assignments.

  • FHSS Internship Grant: If you are an FHSS major and will be earning GEOG 399R credit in a future semester, you are eligible to apply for financial support to help you during your internship. For more information and to find the application deadlines, go to this link: https://fhssinternshipgrants.byu.edu/

  • Have an internship to offer?

    Companies, non-profit organizations, and agencies that wish to have interns from the Geography Department should contact Alison Sondrup (801-422-3697 or alison_sondrup@byu.edu) for more information. An Internship Agreement is needed for all NEW internship providers.