An internship is a learning opportunity for students to develop professional skills in a hands-on environment. The program complements the formal learning that you get in the University with the practical knowledge and skills, including the essential soft skills, under actual workplace conditions in recognized companies or institutions.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Guidelines underline the importance of internship, which is “meant to provide students with an opportunity to complement their formal learning with practical knowledge, skills and desirable attitudes and to gain hands on experience in recognized Host Training Establishments” or HTE (cf. CMO No. 104, Series of 2017, Article I, Section 1).

The Corporate Internship courses (1 and 2) are offered during the second semester for fourth year BSIT students. In order to enroll in both courses, a BSIT student should have passed all major IT courses or at least have an incomplete (INC) standing in some of these courses.

As stated in section 12 of the CHED memorandum on student internship guidelines, a student intern "has taken all his/her major (professional) subjects before taking the internship subject to the requirement of the HTE. He or she is allowed to take other subjects with a maximum of six units during the internship period and/or subject to the institution's policy." (cf. CMO 104:2017)

Yes. A BSIT student can start applying for internship and pursue OJT for as long as he or she is (1) in 4th year standing and (2) has attended the orientation for corporate internship. The orientations are given at the start of the second term. You may get in touch with the internship coordinator for further details.

To eventually submit the requirements and get a final grade, you will have to enroll in the Corporate Internship courses offered during the second semester of each school year.

The number of internship hours required for BSIT students is four-hundred eighty-six (486). This figure is mandated by CHED under Section 8.3 of the CHED Memorandum Order 25:2015 (REVISED POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDELINES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (BSCS), BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BSIS), AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BSIT) PROGRAMS), which stipulates:

"The minimum number of internship hours (preferably in a full time capacity) for the BSIS and BSIT programs is 486 hours and 162 hours for the BSCS program."

1. See to it that you have attended and completed the Pre-internship Orientation, which is a prerequisite to your internship deployment (cf. CMO 104:2017, Article VII, Section 16.2.4).

2. Submit to the coordinator a Written Consent from your parent or guardian (view sample form) manifesting their approval to your internship. This requirement is specified in CHED CMO 104:2017, section 16.1.6.

3. Request for an Internship Plan (view sample plan) from the company or institution you plan to work for and show it to the Internship Coordinator for review (cf. CMO 104:2017, Article VII, Section 14.2.1.d)

4. Draft a Memorandum of Agreement or MOA (using the official UA&P MOA template), which will be signed by the Dean of SSE and the company (cf. CMO 104:2017, Article VII, Section 14.2.1.f).

5. Once the Internship Plan and the MOA are set, you enter into a Contract/Agreement with the Company (view Internship Contract template), co-signed by your parent or guardian (cf. CMO 104:2017, Article VII, Section 16.2.1-3).

6. As you do your internship, see to it that you maintain a Journal of Internship (view Journal template), which is shared with the university program coordinator (cf. CMO 104:2017, Article VII, Section 16.2.9).

1. See to it that you have updated your Journal of Internship and shared with or submitted it to the coordinator (see sample journal).

2. Update your Status and as well as the database info using the online status form. This form holds information on the details of your internship, including the company details and contact info. See to it that the information you provide are accurate.

3. Request for a Certificate of Completion from the company and submit a copy to the coordinator.

4. The coordinator will then send a Student Trainee Evaluation form directly to your immediate supervisor for an objective assessment of your performance. It is understood that you have provided the contact information of your supervisor in the form you just filled out on the status update. Take note that the coordinator will be the one who will communicate directly with your supervisor. Inform your supervisor beforehand that someone from the university will get in touch them so they can evaluate the student intern.

5. If you have fully completed the number of hours required for corporate internship, schedule an appointment with the coordinator for an Exit Assessment. In the exit assessment, you will give a report on the summary of your internship experience including relevant details such as the description of your position, the tasks that you completed, the lessons and skills you learned, as well as the opportunities you had to apply those skills. The presentation is an obligation for all student interns as specified in the CMO 104:2017, section 16.2.11.

See to it that you are enrolled in the courses Corporate Internship 1 and Corporate Internship 2. If you are already enrolled, you will be able to access the course details on Canvas, on which you can submit the needed documentation and course requirements.