Welcome to the Career Center & GAMP Student Internship Program!
We want to make sure every student has a successful internship experience. Certain majors, such as business and engineering translate easily to well-established internship programs, while students studying in liberal arts often have a broader scope of possibilities, but fewer defined internship opportunities available. We are here to prepare students and provide opportunities. At Gonzaga University, internships are used to transform classroom knowledge into real world experience; for a glimpse into the affects of internships, see this internship video.
An internship will allow you to:- Acquire work experience that is relevant to your academic training
- Gain practical “hands on” work experience and skills
- Establish valuable relationships with potential employers
Internships come in all different shapes and sizes: they may be paid, or they may be unpaid; they may be part-time or full-time; for academic credit or not for credit. Although there are many combinations unique to your needs, there are three things internships all have in common: