Co-Ops and Internships: Frequently Asked Questions

Please see below for commonly asked questions regarding CCSE course credit with co-ops and internships. 

  • A. The internship course is 3 credit hours.

  • A. You can take the intership course once.

  • A. Yes.
  • A. No.

  • A. Please see your major listed below: 

    Computer Science 

    Undergraduate – can only  be used for a free elective
    Graduate – can be used for CS 7995

    Gaming

    Can only be used for free elective

    Information Technology

    Undergraduate -  Can be used toward your concentration elective or a free elective
    Graduate – Can used for an elective

    Software Engineering

    Undergraduate – Can be used toward your upper level elective (must meet departmental guidelines to qualify)
    Graduate – Can be used toward your elective (must meet departmental guidelines to qualify)

  • A. You must have an approved and signed learning agreement submitted one week prior to the first day of classes for the semester in which you will be doing the internship.

    *Note: after your agreement has been filled out by your supervisor and signed, then it must be submitted to the Internship coordinator for approval as well takes on average 48-72 hrs. Upon approval, you will be given instructions to submit an override to register for the course and that can also take up to a week to process.  The earlier you submit the better you are.

  • A. You can first contact the CCSE Internship Coordinator at ccseinternship@kennesaw.edu for more information for internships for credit.  For non-credit internships or co-ops, contact Career Planning and Development. 

    Once you decide you would like to do an internship, you must find the internship.  Career Planning and Development has numerous available and your CCSE Internship Coordinator may also be able to help.  You should also attend the CCSE Internship Networking Event every Fall (September) and Spring (March).  Career Planning and Development also has Career Fairs in the fall and spring.

    Once you accept an offer for the internship, work with your supervisor to complete your learning agreement. You and your work supervisor should sign and date the agreement. Also obtain a current job description for your internship.

    Scan and Submit via email the signed learning agreement, along with a current job description, to the CCSE Internship Coordinator for approval – you will either be approved or asked for more information and/or changes, assuming you qualify for credit.

    Once  approved, you will be given an override to register for the course.

    Register for the course, pay your tuition and start your internship.

    During your internship you will submit bi-weekly status reports of your work; will also be asked to submit an evaluation from your supervisor during midterm and at end of the term.  You will be required to submit a final report (outline in the syllabus for the course) and poster. Graduate students will be required to submit an additional extensive paper relating the internship to specific courses they have taken during their academic career.

  • A. 150+ during the semester

  • A. Can work 40 hrs a week during summer if and only if it is not their final semester and they are not graduating in the summer term.

    If it is your final semester and/or you are graduating in summer, they can only work 20 hrs a week.

    All international students work a maximum of 20 hrs a week during fall and spring semesters.

    All work is counted toward these hours, both on and off campus, paid and unpaid. (so, if you are approved for 40 hrs internship in summer and you also want to work as a GRA, you won't be able to GRA unless you cut your internship hours -- it is a total of 40 hrs of all your work hours)

 

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