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Internships and the Practical Engagement Program
The SI Career Development Office can assist you in identifying internship opportunities. Once you have obtained or identified an internship, our office will review the internship to determine PEP credit eligibility. Once your internship has been approved for PEP credit, our office will help ensure you have a valuable, meaningful experience by monitoring and overseeing your internship progress.
PEP Internship Eligibility
You can earn PEP credits for an internship as long as the position meets the following requirements:
- The work is related to what is taught at the School of Information and is at an appropriate level of professionalism.
- A mentor spends time with you creating a work plan, reviewing your work, and offering you advice and guidance. Your mentor must be more knowledgeable in the subject of your work than you are.
- One or more learning outcomes to your work can be stated at the outset of the internship and evaluated at the end.
- Work must be practical-based, or applied. Work that is research-based only will not qualify.
- Work must provide you with a perspective outside of the School of Information. As a student intern, you should be provided the opportunity to network and have contact with external constituents for more than 50 percent of your time (this is important to note for students interning with SI faculty).
How to Receive Credit for Your Internship
Once you have secured an internship offer, contact Kelly Kowatch at kkowatch@umich.edu. Please provide her with the following information:
- Name of organization
- Name of mentor/supervisor
- Mentor/supervisor's E-mail address and phone number
Because internship proposals must be submitted by your mentor, we will contact your mentor and initiate the PEP Internship proposal process within three business days. You will be copied on the message. Your mentor will develop the proposal and submit it through iTrack. After you accept the internship, we encourage you to begin drafting the PEP internship proposal with your mentor. Here is a sample (PDF).
You must have an established account and approved resume on iTrack in order for your mentor to submit a PEP Internship Proposal. You will receive further instructions for your internship approval process as required.
PEP Internship Requirements
To earn PEP credits for your internship, you must enroll in SI 690 during the term in which you hold the internship or in SI 681 in the fall term immediately following the summer work. The course is graded as "Satisfactory" or "Unsatisfactory." A maximum of six credits can be earned at one internship, in one place, with the same mentor. These six credits count toward the number required for your degree. Your regular, ongoing employment is not considered an internship.
During your internship, you must complete an online portfolio (ePortfolio) that includes:
- Bi-weekly blog entry
- Bi-weekly reports
- Self-evaluation
At the completion of your internship, you must complete the following:
- A final reflection
- A public portfolio
- The internship survey
If you choose to enroll in SI 681 in the term immediately following your summer internship, you must also attend a career seminar class and conduct a presentation for the fall SI@Work event.
Mentors need to:
- Submit a proposal before the internship begins iTrack (see instructions above)
- Agree to the mentor agreement (PDF)
- Help you develop your work plan
- Submit a final evaluation at the end of the internship
Contact the SI Career Development Office immediately to start the enrollment process when you are notified that you have received an internship. SI has sample proposals that you can forward to your mentor. Your mentor must submit a proposal to the SI Career Development Office before you will be allowed to enroll.
SI Career Development Office Contacts
- Contact Kelly Kowatch at kkowatch@umich.edu for:
- Internship search advice and counseling
- PEP questions
- To seek approval of an internship for PEP credit
- Contact Shamille Orr at shamille@umich.edu for:
- Internship portfolios
- Overrides
- Registration questions
Last updated:
Aug 24, 2009
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MSI Internship Survey
Complete the MSI Internship Survey. 
Please report on your summer 2009 internship(s). If you had more than one internship, please complete a separate survey for each one.
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