Academic Internship Program

The UC San Diego Academic Internship Program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to earn course credit for substantive internships related to their academic and career goals. As an academic program, AIP strives to facilitate partnerships that lead to genuine learning opportunities for students, and create value for our community partners.

Enrollling in AIP

Students wishing to enroll in AIP 97, AIP 197, or AIP 197P should apply the quarter prior to commencement of the internship. The two-part application and enrollment process includes:

1. Learning Agreement submitted via AIP's InternLink system (login required). The Learning Agreement is used to vet the internship and ensure agreement among all parties (student, internship site, and UC San Diego).
2. Enrollment request submitted via the Enrollment Authorization System (login required) to request authorization for enrollment in an Academic Internship special studies course.

Unit options, deadlines, eligibility requirements, and a detailed overview of the enrollment process are outlined on our Apply for AIP page.

History of AIP

The Academic Internship Program was established in 1975 as a professional development resource for Warren College students. Today we are a campus-wide program within the Experiential Learning team of the Teaching & Learning Commons that has grown beyond internships to offer a range of credit-bearing experiential education resources available to UC San Diego students, faculty, departments and special programs. In addition to our classical internship model aimed at cultivating a balance between theory and practice, we also collaborate with faculty to offer community engagement opportunities that allow students to connect with the various communities that exist beyond campus.