Internships / Professional Practice & Cooperative Education

The professional practice program provides students with an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real world problems.

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Students majoring in Agriculture are encouraged to complete an internship experience. Although internships are not required, the majority of students in the department do complete at least one experience and some students complete more than one. On average, the department has 36 students participating in the internship program each summer.

Through this program students gain experience in a variety of jobs in the agriculture field. The specific experiences vary from one placement to another. Recent placements have included:

Agricultural chemical salespersons
Veterinarian assistants
Grain merchandisers
Commodity market runners
Crop consultants and scouts
Feed and seed researchers
Garden center workers
Foreman and sales representatives for landscape contractors
Credit analysts

To be eligible for this program students must meet the following requirements:

be a major in any agriculture program
have a minimum 2.5 GPA
have completed 8 hours of course work in the internship area
complete an application and have it approved

Visit the Career Fair link to learn more about career opportunities. You can also visit Agribusiness and Food Companies page to view a list of companies and associations in agriculture industry.

To obtain an application or more information please contact:

, Internship/Professional Practice Coordinator
Ropp Agricultural Building (RAB) Room 124A
Phone (309) 438-8767