Program Overview

Program Overview

The Zero-Credit Internship Course, EXP 000/080, is a free online course offered by Career Success, available to all undergraduate and graduate students participating in internships and other career experiences. The course provides self-guided, weekly assignments designed to enhance career readiness during an internship or other career experience.

Student Criteria

• Undergraduate EXP000 Course: Any currently enrolled, degree-seeking UT Austin undergraduate student in a regular program is eligible to enroll in EXP 000 – Zero-Credit Internship Course. This course is not open to alumni.
• Graduate EXP080 Course: Any degree-seeking UT Austin graduate student currently enrolled in a regular program is eligible to enroll in EXP 080 – Zero-Credit Internship Course. This course is not open to students enrolled in irregular programs, such as Option III, evening MBA programs, and city-based programs (Dallas, DC, etc.).

Internship Criteria

Internships can be virtual, in-person, or a hybrid and can be paid or unpaid. Internship eligibility is reviewed on a case-by-case basis; however, the following are general requirements:

• Provide direct and daily supervision and guidance and regular access to the supervisor
• Assign meaningful projects with learning components
• Provide the resources needed to complete the internship responsibilities
• Host the intern in a business or commercial setting (no in-home, residential sites permitted)
• Be hosted by an employer that is an established for-profit company with the legal right to transact business in the state of the internship site, an IRS-exempt organization, a governmental entity, or an established, professionally-recognized and legal entity of a foreign country

Hours and Weeks Requirement

Students must participate in the internship for a minimum of 120 total hours over a minimum of 5 weeks between the first and last class day of the semester or summer of enrollment.

Application Deadline and How to Apply

• Application Deadline: Applications are accepted as late as seven weeks prior to the last class day of the semester or summer of enrollment.
• How to Apply: Before applying, contact your academic advisor to determine if course enrollment is appropriate for your degree program. To apply, log on to your 12twenty@Texas account, select "Intern & Co-op Courses," and follow the prompts to submit your application.

Course Assignments and Grading

• Assignments: This course has several required assignments, including a self-evaluation at the start of your experience, a self-evaluation at the end of your experience, and an internship site review at the end of your experience.
• Grading: If the course is properly completed, including the required assignments, the grade field on your transcript will remain blank. If the course is not completed properly, the grade will be recorded as Q for a dropped course or W if this is the only course you are enrolled in and you withdraw from the university.

Course Benefits

• Maintains Enrollment: For students who will be participating in a full-time internship or career experience and considering withdrawal from the university during the fall or spring semester, taking this course offers you the option to maintain enrollment.
• Access to Internship Funding: Enrollment in this course could provide a process by which students can access internship funding while avoiding the repackaging of financial aid in the following academic year.
• Additional Campus Internship Courses: Colleges and schools, departments, units, and programs across campus offer internship courses that are available to students in their specific majors, disciplines, or programs.