Internships

Internships provide valuable work experience prior to graduation and allow students to establish future employment contacts. Employers say that internships are essential for any serious job applicant. The internship program is an opportunity for you to gain practical experience and technical skills in an area of computing that interests you. Our student interns typically work in the same roles in which they would work after graduation:

• Software developer or computer programmer:
•   system programmer
•   network programmer
•   web programmer
•   graphic user interface programmer
• Computer hardware or network technician
• Administrator:
•   system administrator
•   network administrator
•   database administrator
•   web-server administrator

CSC 497 Computing Practicum concerns mainitaing departmental severs and computer network. Other on-campus internships are availabe through CSC 498 Internship at Computing and Media Services or Computer Information Systems Department. Off-campus internships are offered by many companies and government agencies. See Dr. Delbert Hart in our department to get started. If you are interested in off-campus internships, consult the Career Development Center on campus. Persons on a student visa should consult with International Student Services about participating in an off-campus internship.

It is essential to plan and prepare early in your college career for the kind of experience you desire. Contact the Career Development Center and Dr. Hart to learn more about knowledge and skills that will be useful.

Internships are cometitive and are limited to students who have at least 6 credits in upper level CSC courses. The internship proposal form must be approved by the Computer Science Department and students must be registered for CSC498 before starting an internship. An internship is typically taken for 3 credits. The campus policy requires at least 45 hours of effort per credit.

What Do Our Interns Say About Their Internships?

Ugo Iromantu: My internship opened doors to professional software development. During my final semester at Plattsburgh State, I worked as an Intern at Nexnevo Consulting, Inc. At Nexnevo, I helped develop ASP.NET Web Applications and Enterprise XML Web Services. This afforded me the opportunity to apply much of the knowledge I had gained at Plattsburgh State and also opened a door to professional software development with modern technology. Needless to say, working at Nexnevo was a very fulfilling experience.

Chris Arena: I set up a Book Exchange website for our Student Association so that students could buy and sell their used textbooks directly to one another. This involved building a content-driven website (like Amazon.com).