Experiential Learning | Internships & Study Abroad Programs

Loras integrates learning inside the classroom with experiences from the community, workplace, and world.

The Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) empowers students to connect classroom learning with real-world experiences through internships, career development, service, community engagement, and study-away opportunities. Through collaboration with faculty, staff, students, employers, community organizations, and global partners, the CEL fosters reciprocal relationships that prepare students for vocational discernment, engaged citizenship, meaningful careers, and life-long learning.

Internships

Study Abroad

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Center for Experiential Learning
CEL@loras.edu
563.588.7155

Internships

Who can intern?

Depending on your total accumulated credits and GPA, you can receive elective credit and valuable professional experience with internship course options.

Students who are required to take an internship for their major should contact your academic advisor for more information.

Where do students intern?

Dubuque and surrounding communities offer opportunities in non-profit and for-profit businesses. Nationally, students regularly complete internships in their hometowns across the country.

Students who study abroad in Ireland participate in internships in your program. In addition, international students may participate in credited internships in their homeland.

How can internship positions be found?

The Center for Experiential Learning offers workshops on finding and preparing for internships and career positions. Contact Jennie Weber to request a one-on-one meeting to explore internship options specific to your interests.

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Internship questions? Let’s talk.

We realize transitioning from high school to college to a full-time career can seem like an overwhelming gap. Let us help you find that internship to build the bridge!

Students seeking more information on internships or wishing to schedule a personalized internship conversation, or employers seeking to connect with �� for internship offerings, are invited to contact:

Frequently Asked Questions

�� does not limit the number of internships students may take. Use multiple semesters to explore career options.
Credited internships include coursework designed to guide students through career discernment and vocational awareness.
Each credit requires a minimum of fifty hours of work for the site. In just ten hours a week, students can accumulate enough hours for a 3-credit internship.
Multiple course options exist to provide appropriate guidance through the internship experience.
Elective credit internships are pass/fail, maybe be taken for 1 to 4 credits, and are supervised by the academic internship coordinator in the Center for Experiential Learning.
Internships within the major (required or elective) may be pass/fail or letter-graded, are usually taken for at least 3 credits (but other options may be available) and are supervised by a faculty member from that department.