The University of Miami is proud to offer employers the CaneZone Career Management System. CaneZone is designed
to allow employers to post internships for FREE and manage their own accounts. If
you have any questions about posting an internship, please contact Kyle Anne Phillips
at (305) 284-1816.
The Toppel Career Center is committed to assisting organizations in their efforts
to recruit University of Miami students for internship positions. The staff of the
Toppel Career Center believes that quality internships are an extremely effective
way for organizations to test, train, and recruit potential full-time employees
while, at the same time, offering students an opportunity to learn and gain practical
work experience.
While the University of Miami does award academic credit for internships, the procedures
and requirements vary among the academic schools, colleges, and departments. Most
departments will award up to three credits for an internship, while some do not
award any credits at all. In addition, in most majors, internship credits are an
elective rather than a requirement.
The Toppel Career Center does not award or arrange academic credit for internships.
It is completely the student's choice to pursue academic credit and to seek approval
through an appropriate department.
In order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, it is required
that all employers that are for profit pay their interns, unless the intern is receiving
academic credit. Government agencies and Not-For-Profits may host interns without
pay. An intern's hours will vary depending on the time of year. Typically, students
work around 15 to 20 hours during the semester. Summer internships can be anywhere
from a few hours per week to full-time.
For an unpaid internship (for academic credit) to be a bona fide unpaid internship,
the employer needs to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act which details that:
- The activity undertaken by the students need to be typical of an educational/vocational
experience.
- The training is for the benefit of the students.
- The students do not displace regular employees, but work under the close observation
of a regular employee or supervisor.
- The employer provides the training and derives no immediate advantage from the activities
of students, and, on occasion, the operations may actually be impeded by the training.
- The students are not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the experience.
- The employer and the student understand that the student is not entitled to wages
for the experience.
On-campus interviews for internships are available. See our On Campus Recruiting
pages for more information on campus interviewing at the Toppel Career Center.
Employers may recruit potential interns at Career Expo or other career fairs. Have
more questions? Call us at (305) 284-5451 or send us at email at
toppel@miami.edu.
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