Internship Guidelines for Employers: The following conditions must be met in order for an internship to be considered for elective course credit in the graphic and interactive design department at Tyler.
- The internship must be paid. The pay is negotiable but should be at least minimum wage.
- The student must be employed for a minimum of 10 and no more than 15 hours per week for a minimum of 13 weeks: 130–150 hours total. This applies to internships during the regular school year. Summer internships can be full-time: 40 hours/week for a minimum of 4 weeks.
- The student’s duties must include design tasks, but can include production and other related tasks that are commonly associated with the practice of graphic design.
- The student must perform the work at the employer’s offices under the supervision of an Art Director, Creative Director or Senior Designer. Other freelance arrangements will not be considered for internship credit.
- In order to submit an internship proposal, a student must arrange to have the internship sponsored by the Internship Coordinator. The potential employer must write a detailed description of the internship—payment arrangement, hours, and tasks to be performed—to the Internship Coordinator. This must be mailed, emailed, or faxed to the Graphic Arts and Design Department.
- Upon completion of the internship, the student must be able to document his/her activities by the presentation of a report (on the Internship Report Form for Graphic & Interactive Design) with examples of design pieces in which the student was involved (with the student’s input on these pieces clearly described). The employer must evaluate the student’s performance in the internship by completing the Internship Report form for Graphic Design and submitting the student’s grade on company letterhead to the Internship Coordinator.
If you have any questions about these requirements please reach out to our internship coordinator, Scott Laserow at slaserow@temple.edu to discuss your position.