Guaranteed Paid Internship Program (GPIP) for Transfer Students
Requirements for Guaranteed Transfer Internship Program
UIC offers a unique opportunity to transfer engineering students. Conceived of and supported by the faculty and the dean of the College of Engineering, the Transfer Guaranteed Paid Internship Program (GPIP) gives incoming fall transfer students the opportunity to serve as paid interns during the summer months, providing they meet certain criteria.
Who is Eligible for GPIP?
Transfer Engineering and Computer Science students who are admitted into the College of Engineering in the Fall of the academic year.
When are students placed in internships?
Transfer students are provided a placement the summer before their expected graduation date.
The GPIP application for the 2020-2021 academic year will be available fall 2020. Only new transfer and freshman students starting in the fall are eligible to apply.
Requirements for Guaranteed Transfer Internship Program
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steps
1) Complete your Intent to Enroll form online by June 1.
2) Register for fall classes by July 15.
3) Attended UIC Engineering for at least two semesters full‐time and completed at least 20 semester hours of UIC Engineering courses.
4) Maintain an overall UIC GPA of at least 3.2.
5) Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or obtain permission to work legally in the United States by May 1 of the year of your summer internship.Required courses by major to qualify for guaranteed internship
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compensation
The Guaranteed Paid Internship Program will place students who fulfill the requirements above in an internship with a company or a UIC research laboratory.
Students placed in UIC research laboratory internships will be paid $12.50/hour for thirty-two hours/week for eight weeks.
We anticipate that for students placed in companies or other outside organizations, the pay range will be approximately $15-$20/hour.
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Contact
Still have questions about GPIP for Transfer students?
Please contact:
Rose Coppola-Conroy, Director of the Engineering Career Center
Office: SEO 800
Phone: 312-355-5174
Email: rcconroy@uic.edu