Office of Internships & Cooperative Programs

We offer an Eagle Career Link Student Guide and a step-by-step video tutorial for registering and tracking your hours for your internship/co-op. Find “Service Learning & Internship” > “Service Learning & Internship Forms” > “Add New” > Fill out form with experience details > Wait for approval > Return to “Service Learning & Internship Forms” > “Track Hours” to log hours.

Please begin your search for internship opportunities on Eagle Career Link (http://fgcu-csm.symplicity.com)!

Here is an Eagle Career Link Student Guide if you need some assistance!

• You can start your search by logging onto Eagle Career Link using your @eagle.fgcu.edu email and password. Next update your Profile (found in the left sidebar) and add a resume! This will allow you to apply for positions within Eagle Career Link without leaving the site!
• Next, you can search for opportunities using the “Jobs & Internships” > “Search” tab in the left sidebar. Type in different keywords like “KEYWORD” or “KEYWORD” to get started in your search!

Eagle Career Link receives new employers and opportunities every day! Be sure to continue checking in for new opportunities that might interest you. Alternatively, you can find your own connections by contacting local organizations that you are interested in and our office can help you build an internship and receive academic credit for it. Contact Career Development Services and set up an “Internship Search Appointment”

Our office offers elective credit for internship and co-op experiences (COE 3948-4949), while your (MAJOR) department might have some additional course options for you. You must have a solidified internship offer before registering for this course. List of Internship Courses by College

We do not coordinate shadowing opportunities, but you could find the opportunities through Pre-SOMA (a pre-medical student organization) or by visiting Career Development Services for more assistance.

There is a great amount of research being pursued on campus and in a variety of interests!

• Consider meeting with the Office of Undergraduate Scholarship (OUS), as they may be able to help with finding some opportunities that meet your interests! To meet with the Director, Dr. Gunnels, please email Jackie at jchastain@fgcu.edu, copied for your convenience. I also recommend following their social media pages on Facebook and Instagram for research news and openings on campus.
• Search research/internship opportunities using Eagle Career Link. The Office of Undergraduate Scholarship has some paid Work-Study Research positions posted now until November 29th. Search “FGCUScholars” on Eagle Career Link to view the postings and apply.
• Ask your professors about their research and/or search your college’s website to learn more about research happening on campus. For an example of this, see some research happening in the Biological Sciences department.

If you did not complete your internship through enrollment in an internship designated course, please complete the Soar in 4 Internship Form. If your program does not have specific requirements for what is defined as an internship, the Office of Internships and Cooperative Programs will be able to help you determine if your experience qualifies as an internship. For the purposes of the Soar in 4 program, this does not have to be directly aligned with your post-graduation career plans, but your major may require that you do an internship in your field of study. This is a questions that you would want to addreess with Internships and Cooperative Programs.