The Academic Affairs Student Internship Program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to develop professional skills while also learning about careers in higher education administration, including opportunities here on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
Benefits
Benefits
- Earn a total of 6 upper division units (2 units per quarter).
- Gain transferable professional, administrative, and leadership skills.
- Engage with an array of staff and campus leaders through a variety of events.
- Learn about the business of the University.
- Participate in resumé review and interview workshops.
- Find out about careers in higher education and at UC Santa Barbara.
- Earn $19 per hour (10 to 20 hours per quarter) working on a group project with fellow interns.
Program Highlights
2022-23 Program Highlights
| University Leaders Interviews: Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall Associate Vice Chancellor of Teaching and Learning Linda Adler-Kassner Vice Chancellor Chuck Haines |
Special Session: Meeting with UC Provost Katherine Newman |
| Workshops & Courses: Crucial Conversations Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Keys to Interviews Success |
Panel and Networking Events: Business Officers Technical Professionals Chiefs of Staff |
Training and Development
Training and Development
The internship focuses on the development of professional, administrative, and leadership skills rather than placement in a particular department or unit. Training will consist of a mix of presentations from campus experts and standard training modules. Time will be reserved for discussion and collaboration. Two unique components of this program are the moderated panels and networking events with current staff, as well as Q+A sessions with campus senior officers and administrators.
Eligibility and Application Process
Interns should be current undergraduate students who are available to participate during the scheduled time for the course (TBD) in the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. To be considered for the program, students must submit an application as well as provide 1-2 references. Priority will be given to students who are currently employed in an academic department or other unit in the Division of Academic Affairs. Students may currently be working in a variety of positions - general office assistant, financial assistant, peer advisor, etc. Departments will also be given the opportunity to nominate students for the program.
The application period for 2024-25 has closed. Applications for the 2025-26 program will open in Winter, 2025.
For questions, please contact us at: internship@evc.ucsb.edu
Hear more about the Program from the 2022-23 Interns, in their own words.
Watch this short video created by Interns Heather Nguyen and Stephanie Pantoja.