BAEM Advising Guide
AEM Intern Program
The Aerospace Engineering Intern Program provides students with an industrial experience during their junior and senior years. This experience helps students gain an understanding of an engineer’s role in industry while earning technical elective credits.
Students apply for the Intern Program at the time they apply for upper division or after they have already been admitted. Students applying for the program should have a 2.7 or better GPA. Intern Program job opportunities are posted in Akerman Hall as they are received.
Students pursue the job opportunities they are interested in, acquire a position, then register for the AEM 4796: Professional Experience (3 credits which replace a technical elective if another 4x9x course has not been taken) course. This arrangement must be worked out with the Internship program coordinator in advance. AEM 4796 need not be taken at the same time that the internship occurs. It does carry 12 financial aid progress credits and thus can be used to keep full time status for students that need it for financial aid purposes.
The course grade is based on a written report due at the end of each work assignment. Work assignments may be full or part time during the Fall or Spring semester or over the summer.
The Intern Program may prolong the time it takes to get an AEM degree because most required AEM courses are offered only once per academic year. Students must work with their advisor to minimize this impact.
Sources of Further Information
- AEM Internship Program
- Aerospace Companies and Organizations
- International internships are listed on the Study Abroad page
- Institute of Technology internships page
Director of the Internship Program
Contact AEM Director of Undergraduate Studies to find out who is the current director of the AEM internship program.
Last Modified: 2009-03-26 at 15:31:49 -- this is in International Standard Date and Time Notation
