Internships at St. Petersburg College

Internships give you an edge by providing valuable contacts and experience that can lead to full-time jobs. SPC works with some of the best companies, local and national employers, as well as small businesses to offer you the widest range of experience. Each year, more than 2,000 SPC students complete internships with businesses throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Need college credit for your internship?

Many SPC degree programs require students to enroll in an internship or Co-Operative work experience course to accompany the internship. If you need college credits for your internship, review the internship course checklist to determine your eligibility. Submit the Internship Course application during the application window listed below.

Internship Dates

Fall (16 weeks)
Dates: August - December
Application window: March 1 - July 1

Spring (16 weeks)
Dates: January - May
Application window: July 1 - Nov. 1

Summer (10 weeks)
Dates: May - July
Application window: Nov. 1 - April 1

SPC has designed a common course outline for all disciplines that is facilitated by faculty and includes 3 credit hours of course academic credit = 180 on-the-job contact hours. The SPC internship course is facilitated by faculty and includes:

  • Development of SMART Learning Objectives
  • Weekly journal entries
  • Final paper
  • Site visit by college staff

Checklists by Program

Review the checklists or course descriptions below to determine what prerequisites and/or approvals are required to enroll in an internship course.

Arts, Humanities and Design

Art  ART 2940 Art Internship Checklist
Digital Media DIG 2940 Digital Media Internship Checklist 
Humanities  HUM 2940 Humanities Internship Checklist
Music  MUS 2949 Music Internship Checklist
Theater  Theater Internship

Business

Accounting Technology Operations Certificate  GEB 2940 Internship in Accounting Technology Operations Checklist
Business Administration Certificate  GEB 2940 Internship in Business Administration Checklist
Business Administration A.S. Degree (Accounting operations subplan)  GEB 2940 Internship in Business Administration (Accounting) Checklist
Business Administration A.S. Degree (Entrepreneurship subplan)  GEB 2940 Internship in Business Administration (Business Entrepreneurship) Checklist
Business Administration A.S. Degree (Marketing subplan)  GEB 2940 Internship in Business Administration (Business Operations/Marketing) Checklist
Business Administration A.S. Degree (Financial Services subplan)  GEB 2940 Internship in Business Administration (Financial Services/Banking) Checklist
Business Administration A.S. Degree (Management subplan) GEB 2940 Internship in Business Administration (Management) Checklist 
Business Administration B.S. (Financial Services)  MAN 4940 Internship in Business Administration (Financial Services) Checklist 
Business Administration B.S. (Management)  MAN 4940 Internship in Business Administration (Management) Checklist 
Business Administration B.S. (Marketing)  MAN 4940 Internship in Business Administration (Marketing) Checklist
Hospitality and Tourism A.S. Degree Download Internship Checklist for HFT 2942
Management and Organizational Leadership B.A.S. MAN 4940 Internship in Management and Organizational Leadership Checklist
Sustainability Management B.A.S.  MAN 4940 Sustainability Management Internship Checklist


Education

Educational Studies and Community Leadership B.S. Educational Studies Internship Course Checklist


Communications

Mass Communications A.A. Transfer Plans MMC 2949 Mass Media and Communication Internship Checklist

Engineering, Manufacturing and Building Arts

Engineering Technology A.S. Degree EET 2949 Co-Op Work Experience (1-3 credits)
Biomedical Engineering Technology A.S. ETS-2940-as-biomedical-engineering-technology-internship-checklist
Building Design and Construction Management A.S. Degree BCN 2949 Building Design and Construction Management (1-3 Credits)

Public Safety, Public Policy and Legal Studies

Public Policy & Administration B.S. Degree PUP 4949 Public Policy and Administration Co-Op Work Experience (3 credits)

Science and Mathematics

Biology B.S. Degree BSC 4940 Biology Internship Checklist
Biotechnology Laboratory Technology A.S. Degree   BSC2940 Biology Internship Checklist
Environmental Science Technology A.S. Degree  EVR 2949 Co-Op Work Experience Checklist

Social and Behavioral Sciences and Human Services

Human Services: Addicion Studies Certificate HUS_2949_Addiction_Studies_Certificate_Internship_Checklist
Human Services: Community Health Worker Certificate Human Services: Community Health Worker Internship Checklist 
Human Services: Youth Development Professional Certificate Human Services: Youth Development Professional Internship Checklist 
Human Services: Co-op Work Experience in Human Services HUS_2949_Co-op_Work_Experience_Internship_Checklist

Technology

Computer Information Technology    CIS 2940 Computer Information Technology Internship Checklist
Computer Programming and Analysis A.S. Degree  CWPA-AS students with catalog year term Fall 2022/0610 or later:
COP 2940 Computer Programming Internship Checklist 2022-2023
Computer Programming and Analysis A.S. Degree  CWPA-AS students with catalog year term Fall 2017/0535 to Summer 2022/0605:
COP 2940 Computer Programming Internship Checklist (Fall 2017 to Summer 2022)
Cybersecurity A.S. Degree  CTS 2940 Cybersecurity Internship Checklist 
Data Sciences A.S. Degree  CAP 2940_Data Science Internship Checklist
Networking Technologies A.S. Degree: Network Infrastructure subplan CNT 2940 Computer Networking Internship Checklist
Networking Technologies A.S. Degree: Enterprise Cloud Computing subplan CEN 2940 Cloud Computing Internship Checklist
Web Development A.S. Degree  CGS 2940 Web Development Internship Checklist

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