Internship Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for an internship placement, students must be:

• Registered in 18 units or more in an academic degree program within the Faculty of Social Sciences during the Fall/Winter session of the academic year in which they apply

• In good academic and financial standing with McMaster University

• Registered in Level II or above (Please note that official registration for Level II begins only after the student has successfully completed Level I requirements and has commenced coursework for Level II, usually in September of their second year).

• Registered in, or have completed, SOC SCI 2EL0, Career Planning through Experiential Learning.  No exemptions will be made.

• Complete the internship placement before degree requirements are fulfilled.

Other students who may be eligible, but are required to pay an administration fee are:

• Social Sciences students who are registered in fewer than 18 units in the Fall/Winter session; or,

• Arts & Science or Humanities students who are registered in a combined Honours degree program with a Social Sciences discipline.

 If you fall into either of these categories, please contact us for more details.

Please Note: Students must meet the Social Sciences internship eligibility criteria at the time of application.  Applications will be screened for eligibility before being sent to the employer for consideration. 

**For complete information about the Social Sciences Internship Program, including application process, please view the Social Sciences Internship General Information Handbook listed below:

Social Sciences Internship General Information Handbook 2011-2012

Students can take the initiative to secure a job on their own and have their experience noted on the official student transcript as an internship placement. These positions, though not cultivated through the EE office, may hold equal value in providing students with a unique opportunity to capitalize on the learning opportunities within the position.

To find out if your position qualifies, complete the Student-Initiated Internship Application Form and submit it to the Experiential Education (EE) office in KTH 102 by the following deadlines:

Application Deadlines:

 Term 1: 4:00 pm on October 7^th, 2011

 Term 2:  4:00 pm on February 6^th, 2012

 Summer: 4:00 pm on June 8^th, 2012

 There will be a fee applied to all full-time internship placements during the academic year (i.e.   September - April).

 Please note: Positions will not be considered retroactively.

Internship Information Sessions

Were you unable to attend one of the Internship Information Sessions?  Please find the power point presentation here.

To find out more about any of the internship opportunities, please contact:
Leahann Renaud, Programming and Outreach Manager
renaudl@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140 ext. 21207
KTH 102