Summer Internships in Toledo

• Gain first-hand experience in the Spanish workplace!
  
  
• Take a course especially designed to support the internship experience .
  
  
• Reflect upon the sociological, economic, and cultural issues learned about in your internship. 

Program

The program details are as follows: 

• Six weeks
• 30 contact hours per week on site (for 6 credits)
• 15 contact hours per week on site (for 3 credits)
• 1-2 students maximum per placement
• Enrollment in course designed to support the internship experience (3 or 6 credits)
• Students are required to complete a final paper to be presented to class

Placement Information

Internship placements are available in a variety of fields including: 

• Local and regional government (Regional Parliament, City Hall)
• Business and Economics (Chamber of Commerce, banks, Business Federation of Toledo/FEDETO)
• Health and Human Services (local hospitals, Red Cross)
• Communications (local newspaper, televisión, and radio)
• Social Work (non-governmental agencies providing services for recent immigrants and children)
• Tourism (regional, nacional)
• Library and Museum studies (Castilla y la Mancha Library, local museums)

Download the supplemental internship forms. 

Credits 

Courses may be selected among various departments. You will earn the following semester hours of credit.

• Summer program: 6-9 credits. 

Admission Requirements 

GPA Requirements: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. 

Four semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent.  You must be in good academic standing and not on disciplinary probation. You need to submit a complete application including a transcript, letter of recommendation from a faculty member, and an advisor's form before your application will be considered.

Application Deadline

• March 31