Gerontology Internships

The Gerontology Minor requires students to complete 3 credits of academic internship by working or volunteering in a professional setting where they work mostly with people who are 50 years of age or older. You can fulfill this requirement with one of the following credit options (but this website is only associated with four of these choices SFL 399; Psych 399/496; Soc 399):

• SFL 399R: Academic Internship
• PSYCH 399R: Academic Internship*
• PSYCH 496R: Academic Internship
• SOC 399R: Academic Internship
• STDEV 399R: Health Professions Internship
• EXDM 496R: Senior Internship
• EXSC 399R: Exercise and Wellness Internship
• HLTH 496R: Academic Internship*
• NEURO 496R: Neuroscience Academic Internship
• NURS 491: Nursing Capstone*
  
  • And NURS 492: Clinical Practicum for Capstone Nursing*
• PDBIO 399R: Academic Internship: Physiology and Developmental Biology
• Contact the Internship Coordinator for your college if you have a major not listed here.

Internship experience is beneficial to you as you determine the right career path and these experiences will give you the opportunity to gain new, marketable skills. That being said, it is not necessary for you to be registered for academic internship credit for every experience you have. The main thing is that you are gaining experience, and if you are involved in important volunteer or paid experiences each semester, the capstone credit piece will happen at the right time for you.

If you would like to explore different opportunities available to you to gain experience, email the FHSS Internship Office (fhssinternships@byu.edu)

Psych majors who want to earn academic internship credit can apply for either Psych 399 or Psych 496. They are offered every semester and students should plan internship credit during their late junior or senior year of the program after completing the Psych core classes (through Psych 309 and 310). See an explanation of the difference between these two Psych Internship Options in the "Internship Application Process" section below.

To apply go to:

https://experience.byu.edu/students