Career Development Internship Program (CDIP)

The Career Development Internship Program (CDIP) offers students academic credit for engaging in supervised, pre-professional, career-related learning experiences.  CDIP enables students to gain professional experience, develop skills, explore career fields, and contribute to the missions and goals of professional organizations, all while earning academic credit.  CDIP engages students in truly rewarding internship experiences by having them take on new and challenging projects, document their career development in writing, and conduct career-related informational interviews. 

Program Criteria:

• At least 85 credits completed prior to enrollment and good academic standing with a 2.0+ GPA.
• You must submit your proposal by the deadline AND meet with a CDIP adviser to discuss the proposal. The CDIP program may deny any proposal that does not meet the internship criteria. Submitting the proposal by the deadline does not guarantee approval. 
• Changing your job into an internship: to change an existing job into an internship you must:
  • Determine and assume increased responsibilities.
  • Establish skills to develop and new tasks to take on related to your career goals.
• If accepted, registration information is provided in a email. Typically, approval emails are sent 1-2 weeks after the proposal deadline.  

Internship Criteria:

• The internship must be structured to meet the goals and expectations of both the student and the site; it will be project-based or involve industry-specific learning activities.
• The internship will be defined by the organization as an internship with time and resources allocated to identifying mutual goals and providing supervision, feedback, and evaluation.
• The site supervisor will provide orientations, training and feedback, conduct a mid-term conference, and complete a final written evaluation. Direct and personal contact with the supervisor is expected.
• Students must register for at least 3 credits. To earn 3 credits a minimum of 90 hours per term (9 hours per week for 10 weeks) are required. For 12 credits, a minimum of 360 hours are required.
• Students are expected to have a regular and consistent internship schedule over the 10 weeks term.  

Students interested in enrolling in CDIP should stop by the Career Center, or contact the CDIP Program directly at (541) 346-6301 or by email at caccdip@uoregon.edu.

 You can also find out more information at: http://uocareer.uoregon.edu/students/cdip.aspx