10 Reasons to Intern

1. If taking CFA 484, you can receive 1-3 hours of upper division arts elective academic credit. The number of credit hours received is based on the number of work hours required for the internship.
2. Receive hands-on experience, which puts you one step ahead when looking for future employment.
3. Helps with career development, which enables you to explore interests and employment opportunities in a work setting.
4. Assists with employment networking opportunities allowing you to meet and connect with potential employers in your field of study.
5. Expands your intellectual development by taking what you have learned in your academics and applying it to real-world experiences.
6. As you face or observe the challenges inherent in making decisions in complex situations, you further your ethical development.
7. As you discover and reinforce skills, knowledge and abilities in a new environment, you expand your personal and professional development.
8. You will interact with others in your field and in this process better understand and value the organizational culture.
9. You will gain confidence and experience and further validate you are on the best career path for you.
10. You will have a distinct advantage when conducting a job search upon graduation.

School of Theatre and Film students are encouraged to undertake internships in their junior senior years.  The steps to securing an internships are as follows:

• Research your internship; find what you want to do.
• Secure a faculty sponsor for your internship who will establish and then assess the learning objectives of the internship.
• Pick up internship application forms from the school office in 232 Dixie Gammage Hall and work with your faculty sponsor to complete them.
• Internships for credit require that the internship facility enter into an affiliation agreement with ASU (included with the internship application packet).