Career Internship Certification 
Program (CICP)
The Career Center Dunlap Success Center (DSC) 100 South Woodward Avenue
- Can’t get (or want) course credit for your internship through your academic department?
- Did you miss the Career Center’s deadline to register or there is not a course on file for your major to receive “University Recognition” on your transcript?
- Did you complete your internship last semester or even two semesters ago?
- Do you want to be recognized for successfully completing an internship?
- Does your employer require formal approval or supervision by an official representative of FSU before hiring you?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you might want to consider the Career Internship Certification Program (CICP) sponsored by the FSU Career Center.
Certification Internship Criteria:
- Major/Minor or career-related duties & responsibilities
- Minimum of 6 weeks in duration
- Minimum of 10 work hours per week
- Currently in an internship or completed within last two semesters or up to one year after graduation
- Approved by the Career Center
Benefits of Participating in the CICP…
- Offers you the opportunity to have your internship officially recognized by the FSU Career Center.
- Receive a Certification of Completion for a current or past internship experience.
- Reflection and feedback on workplace learning, performance and accomplishments.
- No tuition fees or other costs to participate in program.
- Open to all degree-seeking FSU students, recent alumni and all majors/minors.
- An achievement to include on your resume or career portfolio.
- Eligible to be nominated for the Florida Career Professionals Association (FCPA) and Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA) Student Intern of the Year Award.
How to Apply for a Career Internship Certification of Completion
- Step 1
Complete the Co-op/Intern Student Placement Report (Application) at: http://career.fsu.edu/internships_and_co-ops/reportjob.cfm. Within two (2) business days, you will receive an e-mail to continue the internship certification process, given you meet all of the minimum criteria.
Note: Do not proceed to Step 2 until you have received approval via e-mail to do so.
- Step 2
Complete and submit online the following Career Internship Certification Program (CICP) reports and evaluations:
- Learning Objectives(If you are currently in your internship this report is due within 2 weeks on the job.)
- Follow-up Report(This report is also due within 2 weeks on the job.)
- Student Final Performance Report(This report is due by the deadline in which you applied for the Certification.)
- Employer Performance Evaluation(This evaluation is due by the deadline in which the student applied for Certification.)
Note: The employer performance evaluation will be e-mailed to your immediate supervisor at the email address you provided on your Follow-up Report. However, it is your responsibility to ensure that your supervisor completes and submits this report to our office by the deadline.
- Step 3
A Career Internship Certification of Completion will be awarded to students who “successfully” completed each component of Steps 1 & 2 and received a minimum satisfactory evaluation by their supervisor. You may schedule an appointment to pickup your Certification at the Career Center, 100 South Woodward Avenue, Tallahassee, FL or request it be mailed to you. However, please allow 2-3 weeks from the date all paperwork is received and reviewed by our office.
- IMPORTANT: All reports and evaluations must be submitted on or before the last day of classes in the semester in which you are applying for a career internship certification of completion.
| Semester | Final Deadline |
| Fall 2009 | Friday, December 4, 2009 |
| Spring 2010 | Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| Summer 2010 | Friday, July 30, 2010 |
For questions or additional information, call the Career Center at 850.644.3459.
