Internships

COCJ Internship Application

Please complete this form in its entirety.

All information collected here is confidential, and will remain in the CJ Internship office, unless release of this information is required for placement purposes.

Please contact Melissa Hicks (mae026@shsu.edu / 936.294.4735) with any questions.

* Required

  1. What semester do you plan to take the internship in?

  2. What is your planned Graduation date?
  3. Enter your legal name (Last, First)
  4. What name do you go by?
  5. Enter your preferred pronoun(s)
    (Example: He/Him/His, She/Her/Hers, They/Them/Their)
  6. Enter your SAM ID
  7. Please enter your local (Huntsville area) address
  8. Please enter your permanent address
  9. Please enter the best phone number to contact you
  10. If you have a secondary phone number, please enter it here
  11. Enter your SHSU Email
  12. Please enter your date of birth
  13. Please indicate your gender
  14. What is your race/ethnicity?

  15. Have you or are you currently serving in the military?
    Yes     No
  16. If you are in the military, in which branch of the service are you currently serving?
  17. If you are fluent in any language other than English, please list it here
  18. Are you a First Generation college student?
    Yes     No
  19. Please list your computer skills (Example: Word, PowerPoint, Publisher)
  20. Have you ever been arrested?
    Yes     No
  21. If you answered yes, please explain
  22. Have you ever (at any time in your life) used illicit drugs?
    Yes     No
  23. If you answered yes to the illicit drug use, please explain
  24. What type of agency are you interested in interning with?

  25. What geographical area are you interested in interning?
  26. If you are already communicating with an agency regarding an internship placement, please list their name and contact information here.
  27. What do you expect to gain from this internship experience?
  28. Do you have volunteering experience in any of the following types of agencies?
    (Please check all that apply.)
    Corrections
    Law Enforcement
    Legal Services
    Security Services
    Victim Services
  29. If you require any ADA accommodations, please let us know here.
  30. STUDENT AGREEMENT
    As a participant in the COCJ Internship Program I understand and agree to the following statements:
    1. An internship cannot be completed in an agency where a student has been or is employed in a professional position.
    2. Completion of 90 credit hours prior to the semester of the internship are required
    3. Completion of at least 18 core hours of Criminal Justice/Victim Studies/ Security Studies prior to the semester of the internship is required
    4. An Overall GPA of 2.5 (3.0 for Federal) is required to participate in this program
    5. Unreported or Underreported involvement with law enforcement or court officials prior to and during the semester of the internship may lead to expulsion from the program with a grade of F
    6. All coursework to be completed during the internship must be approved prior to the student's registration for the Internship
    7. All work (paid or unpaid) outside of the internship work must be approved prior to registration for the Internship
    8. Students are expected to work 40 hours per week at their placement agency during the entirety of the internship
    9. As a participant, students will complete a 5 page reflection paper at the end of the semester, and will meet at least once with the Internship Director during the semester.
    10. Mid-Term and End-of-Term Evaluations will be completed by the student's immediate supervisor at the placement agency.
    11. As a student in this program, you permit the College of Criminal Justice to use your submitted image(s) on future promotional and marketing materials.
    If you agree to all of the above statement, please enter your full name below. This is a binding agreement between you and the COCJ Internship office. Violation of the statements above in any way may lead to automatic removal from the program, and a grade of F will be recorded.
  31. FERPA & the BUCKLEY AMENDMENT
    As a student, you are protected by the provisions of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The law says no one outside the university shall have access to students’ education records, nor will the university disclose any information from those records without the written consent of the student. For further information regarding the Buckley Amendment, please visit the following website:
    http://www.shsu.edu/administrative/policies/pdf/ferpa.pde

    We are asking for your permission to share this information when we are contacted for a reference. Nothing regarding the internship is contingent upon your signing below. If you agree to allow the release of your student and personal information to respective internship placement agencies, please enter your full name below.
  32. LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT
    The Lautenberg Amendment was passed which states anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence will not be allowed to carry a gun. Those of you interested in becoming a law enforcement officer in any capacity need to be aware of this amendment. Please acknowledge your understanding of the Lautenberg Amendment by entering your full name below.
  33. RELEASE AGREEMENT
    During the dates shown above I will be performing an internship for the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. (SHSU) I understand that I will be performing this internship to gain experience that will help me in my college education at SHSU. I will be performing this internship voluntarily, and upon my own initiative, risk, and responsibility. I further understand that most internship opportunities are unpaid, but should the opportunity exist for payment in the internship program present itself I may receive payment. I (for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators) release SHSU, the internship supervising organization, the faculty member named above, and all university agents and employees from any claims on account of my injury or death, or damage to any of my property that may be caused by my participation in this internship, regardless of whether such injury, death or damage is caused by the negligence of the internship supervising organization or SHSU.

    If you agree to all of the above statement, please enter your full name below.
  34. DOCUMENTS

    Please upload required documents here or email them to mae026@shsu.edu.
    Professional Resume

    Image of Driver's License / State Issued ID

    Please remember to have your official transcript emailed to mae026@shsu.edu.

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Hicks (mae026@shsu.edu / 936.294.4735)