Psychology Internships
Experience That Sets You Apart
Providing real-world, hands-on experience, internships serve as an invaluable transition from academia to your career. These critical, beyond-the-classroom learning experiences leverage student expertise and meet the demands of the host organization. Every psychology student has the opportunity to participate in an internship, earn academic credit, and satisfy experiential learning requirements. Internship fieldwork may take place in Asheville, elsewhere in the US, or elsewhere in the world!
College grads have completed at least one internship
Provided by The UNC Asheville Career Center
Employers prefer to hire candidates with relevant work experience
Provided by The UNC Asheville Career Center
Interns receive full-time offers
Provided by The UNC Asheville Career Center
The SECU Public Fellows Internship allows me to directly work with and help members of our community while learning a lot about neuroscience and psychology, as well as practice implementing therapeutic interventions and gain experience working with individuals with disabilities.
Jump Start Your Career with an Internship
Jump Start Your Career with an Internship
The UNC Asheville Internship Program offers structured, funded internships each fall, spring, and summer, offering students real-world experience aligned with their academic and career goals. With support from the Career Center in internship matching opportunities, students with at least 60 completed credit hours are eligible to participate. Participants develop learning objectives tied to career readiness competencies and may earn academic credit. The program includes preparation workshops, employer interviews, and ongoing support to help students gain meaningful professional experience.
Ready for What's Next?
The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program at the University of North Carolina Asheville gives you the opportunity to study what you’re passionate about, then dive deeper than ever before. While you delve into the human mind and the behaviors that drive us, we’ll be clearing the way for you to achieve your goals and reach your full potential.