Use this to guide your planning as you prepare to host a St. Olaf intern.
Fall | January | Spring | Summer | |
1. Positions available to students | Summer | September – October | November | January – April |
2. Student applications and interviews | July – September | October – November | December – early February | March – April |
3. Internship begins | early – mid September | late December – early January | February | late May – June |
4. Internship ends | early December | late January – early February | early – mid May | mid August |
- Position description(s) provided to the Piper Center staff and opportunity advertised on-campus. If applicable, organization participates in on-campus recruiting efforts hosting an information session for students.
- Students apply directly to the employer or online via Handshake (if desired). Interviews conducted by representative of organization. If applicable, students complete forms for academic internship credit.
*Students interested in applying for an Internship Grant Award to support an unpaid or underpaid internship must have the internship secured by the application deadline. - Students receive orientation and training, and start working either full-time or part-time.
- Internships wrap up. If applicable, final evaluation forms are completed.