IDS 3947: Internship Course

Get academic credit for your internship with the all-majors internship course. The Center for Career & Professional Development offers an internship elective course for students in any major –IDS 3947. The benefits of the internship course include:

• Having your internship on your transcripts
• Developing transferable essential skills that can help you build and launch your career
• Feedback to support your growth as a professional
• A campus resource if/when you need support during your internship

IDS 3947 – Cooperative Internship: –

• Can be taken for 0-6 credits and repeated for up to 6 credits (the 0 credit option is helpful when the internship is unpaid and there are no fees)
• Can be used for internships on or off campus and for global internships through USF Global Learning’s Affiliate Programs
• Credits may serve as elective credit and do not count as “excess” credits
• Available on regular or alternate course schedules, so if your internship starts after add/drop, you can still enroll!
• Review the qualifying experiences information

Please be advised:

• this course has required assignments, even if taken for 0 credit hours.
• students will receive an S/U grade upon completion which will be on their academic transcript.
• students must be committed to the position/internship for the entire semester as this is tied to course performance.

IDS 3947 – Course Info Sheet – Updated 2026 2Download Course Info

To request a permit for the IDS 3947 course through the Center for Career & Professional Development, you will need to complete an Experience Form in Handshake (will take 2-3 minutes). Please follow the instructions below after logging into your Handshake account:

1. Click on the “Career Center” tab on the left-hand side of your screen
2. Click on “Experiences”, and select “Submit New Experience”.
3. For Templates, Select “CCPD (Home campus will be listed) – IDS 3947 Internship Course Permit Request”
4. For Term, Select semester you are requesting a permit for
5. Complete the rest of the Experience form and hit submit
6. On the summary page that pops up on your screen, you will see a blue button that says, “New Attachment”. Please attach your internship offer letter that you received from your employer. Please note that your offer letter (which can be a supplemental letter from the company) must have all the information that is listed in this sample letter.
7. A member of the Experiential Learning Team will be in contact once they have reviewed the internship offer submission.
   • If approved, step-by-step instructions for course registration will be sent through email.

Request IDS 3947 Class Permit Here