Internships

Internship Overview

An internship is a credit-bearing experience designed to give a student meaningful professional experience in a higher education organization, department, or program of interest. Students must complete two internships during their two-year program. Each internship is a 135-hour, mentored field experience. MHE students may request for one of their internships to be satisfied through the apprenticeship. Internships may be paid or unpaid experiences. Many internship hosts provide a small stipend or alternative compensation (such as free housing).

In addition to completing required fieldwork hours, all students must participate and pass a 1 credit-hour seminar that accompanies each internship. The seminar is offered in a face-to-face format in the fall and spring. The summer internship seminar is online to accommodate internship experiences beyond the local region.

Students are responsible for arranging their internships, which must be approved in advance. MHE students may complete their internships at Elon, at other universities, or at higher education adjacent organizations ( e.g., college access programs, educational technology companies). To help students identify internships, the MHE program maintains an internship database and facilitates a series of internship preparation workshops during the first year. Additional information regarding MHE internship policies and resources is provided in the MHE Internship Handbook.

Previous MHE Internships

MHE students have completed internships at a diverse array of higher education organizations. In addition to designing their own internships or locating positions using the MHE internship database.

MHE students have achieved tremendous success in competitive national internship programs sponsored by:

• ACUHO-I: The Association of College and University Housing Officers-International is the leading organization for campus housing and residence life professionals. Visit the ACUHO-I website for more information.
• NODA: The National Organization Directors Association is a professional organization that enhances and elevates orientation, transition, and retention practices in higher education that cultivate the professional development and education of student leaders, graduate students, practitioners, and scholars. Visit the NODA website for more information.

Students in Elon’s Master of Arts in Higher Education program have completed internships with these outstanding organizations: