Academic Internship Program
Students are required to follow the step-by-step process outlined in the Internship Registration Checklist to register for and receive academic credit for the academic internship course. Students who fail to complete the necessary steps will be dropped from the academic internship course and will not receive course credit.
It is ultimately the student’s responsibility to find an internship that qualifies for the academic internship program, but we do offer assistance with finding internships; you can email careerservices@tiffin.edu to schedule an appointment.
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
As outlined in the Internship Registration Checklist, students are required to complete the internship application in Handshake and receive full approval, including approval from their site supervisor and faculty mentor, before starting their internship.
Below you will find resources that will walk you through the internship application process in Handshake. There is a separate internship application in Handshake for each academic school. If you are unsure which school your major belongs to, click here to review the academic schools. Students cannot save the internship application in Handshake and return to it at a later time to finish the application; it is strongly recommended that you collect all necessary information prior to starting the application in Handshake. For each academic school, there are two PDF resources, including:
- Internship Application Materials. This resource provides a list of information that you will need to include as part of the Handshake internship application, and the information that we strongly recommend you collect prior to starting the application in Handshake. This list does not include all information needed in the application, only the information you will want to collect beforehand.
- Step-by-Step Internship Application Guide. This resource is a step-by-step guide on how to complete the application in Handshake. We recommend having this open and following it as you complete the application in Handshake. Details on how to access the Handshake internship application is in this guide.
If you have any questions about the internship application in Handshake, please email careerservices@tiffin.edu. We regularly have drop-in sessions and offer one-on-one appointments for the internship application, should you need assistance completing it.
School of Arts, Education and Humanities
If your major is in the School of Arts, Education and Humanities, you will use these resources to complete the internship application in Handshake. As a reminder, you cannot save the application in Handshake and return to it later, so once you start the application you will need to finish it then, or you will have to completely restart the application later.
Use the Internship Application Materials resource to identify information that you will need to collect prior to starting the internship application.
Internship Application Materials
Use the Step-by-Step Internship Application Guide to guide you through the Handshake internship application once you are ready to start. We recommend reserving at least 30 minutes to complete the application.
School of Business
If your major is in the School of Business, you will use these resources to complete the internship application in Handshake. As a reminder, you cannot save the application in Handshake and return to it later, so once you start the application you will need to finish it then, or you will have to completely restart the application later.
Use the Internship Application Materials resource to identify information that you will need to collect prior to starting the internship application.
Internship Application Materials
Use the Step-by-Step Internship Application Guide to guide you through the Handshake internship application once you are ready to start. We recommend reserving at least 45-60 minutes to complete the application.
School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences
If your major is in the School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences, you will use these resources to complete the internship application in Handshake. As a reminder, you cannot save the application in Handshake and return to it later, so once you start the application you will need to finish it then, or you will have to completely restart the application later.
Use the Internship Application Materials resource to identify information that you will need to collect prior to starting the internship application.
Internship Application Materials
Use the Step-by-Step Internship Application Guide to guide you through the Handshake internship application once you are ready to start. We recommend reserving at least 30 minutes to complete the application.
School of Science, Technology and Health
If your major is in the School of Science, Technology and Health, you will use these resources to complete the internship application in Handshake. As a reminder, you cannot save the application in Handshake and return to it later, so once you start the application you will need to finish it then, or you will have to completely restart the application later.
Use the Internship Application Materials resource to identify information that you will need to collect prior to starting the internship application.
Internship Application Materials
Use the Step-by-Step Internship Application Guide to guide you through the Handshake internship application once you are ready to start. We recommend reserving at least 30 minutes to complete the application.
Internship Student Agreement
Before completing the internship application in Handshake, it’s recommended that you take some time to review the student agreement that you will need to sign as part of the application.
