Internships and Activities

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Real-world experience

Why are internships important? In addition to providing you with valuable skills and real-world experience, they also make you more marketable as a potential employee. In fact, research has shown that today鈥檚 employers care more about your internship experience than they do about your major or your college GPA.  

As a student in 91直播鈥檚 College of Liberal and Applied Arts, you can take advantage of amazing internships and activities that will help you prepare for life after graduation. In fact, all of the college鈥檚 degree programs have internship course opportunities. Here are just a few ways our students are gaining real-world experience:

  • internships with the City of Nacogdoches and the 91直播 University Press
  • working under a high-level executive as part of 91直播鈥檚 applied skills internship program
  • working at museums, archives and historical sites
  • taking field trips and attending conferences and symposia
  • and practicums and field work with state, local and federal agencies.