Internships add value
to your academic journey!
Gain real-world experience while earning your degree.
Internships give you the chance to apply what you’re learning in the classroom to real environments—labs, hospitals, conservation organizations, biotech companies, and more. Whether you’re exploring career options or preparing for graduate school, an internship helps you build experience, confidence, and professional connections before you graduate.
Although not required, you may earn academic credit for your internship through BIO 484.
Benefits of doing an internship
An internship can help you:
- Explore potential career paths in biology and related fields
- Gain hands-on experience that employers and graduate programs expect
- Build professional skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving
- Develop connections with mentors and professionals in the science community
- Strengthen applications for jobs, medical school, or graduate programs
Summer Internships
Internship applications are no longer being accepted for Summer 2026
Fall Internships
The Fall internship course runs from 8/20/2026 - 12/4/2026
All students must be enrolled from the first day of the term to earn academic credit for their internship.
Deadline to apply for the Fall semester is August 6, 2026.
Late applications will be considered for B session enrollment and must be received no later than October 1, 2026.
Submit Your Application Early: Even if you don’t have all the information, submit your internship application below as soon as possible. This allows us to follow up, provide guidance, and ensure everything is on track.
This syllabus is to be used as a guideline only. The information provided is an example of topics to be covered in the class. Information contained in this document such as assignments, grading scales, due dates, office hours, required books and materials, are subject to change.
Resources for pre-health students
If you are applying for/interested in an internship that has anything to do with Pre-Health, please refer to the Pre-Health Internship Program and your assigned academic advisor (found on your My ASU) for further details. This means anything in a clinical setting, as well as shadowing and scribing duties. Please see below for more resources to help you gain extracurricular experience.
- Emergency Department Internships offered by the Pre-Professional Advising Office, which involves placement into a partner hospital and enrollment in BIO 390, a class that focuses on preparation for the application to medical school
OR - General Pre-Health Internships offered through the Pre-Health Internship Program where students will enroll in a separate BIO 484 not managed by SOLS and also be required to attend the BIO 390 class
- This BIO 484 offers opportunities to students pursuing any health professions program, including dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, physical therapy and more
- Students interested in BIO 390 or this pre-health BIO 484 should meet with the Pre-Professional Advising Office (PPAO) to discuss their interest and preparation for a career in healthcare
Questions? Contact Office of Clinical Partnerships
Information for students / Application for internship credit
Internship opportunities
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