ESH Senior Internship

All students majoring in Exercise Science & Health Promotion must participate in a senior internship experience, ESH 388 (5 credits / 170 hours) or ESH 488 (6 credits / 200 hours) or both in one semester (fall, spring, or summer).

Students use the concepts, techniques, and theories learned in the classroom at a real‑world setting.

Interns work at hospitals, fitness centers, continuing-care communities, university sports-conditioning departments, and physical-therapy centers such as Novacare and Rothman.

Internship experiences improve organizational, time-management, and communication skills while highlighting the various roles and responsibilities of professionals in the field.

Students with questions about this program can contact Gifty Akomea Key, EdD, at gifty.akomea.key@cabrini.edu.

All ESH majors are invited to attend the ESH Senior Internship Presentation held at the end of every semester where seniors present details about their internship experience.

Internship Procedures 

To be completed the semester prior to the internship

1. Visit faculty advisor to receive clearance for internship registration. 
   They can help you calculate your 2.5 minimum GPA in the major.
2. To clear all holds, visit the Cavalier Express Center.
3. Visit the Center for Career & Professional Development to prepare a resume and cover letter, which they must approve. Guidance in interviewing is also available and highly beneficial.
   • For more information, visit cabrini.edu/Career.
4. Attend mandatory Internship Meeting (schedule varies).
5. Submit approved resume and copies of First Aid/CPR cards to Dr. Key. 
   • Receive and review list of internship sites and site material in file cabinet in lab.
6. Choose sites for interviews. Students must acquire list from Dr. Key.
7. Call contacts from internship sites and explain that you are a Cabrini Exercise Science & Health Promotion major looking for an internship and would like to set up an interview. 
   • Notify Dr. Key as soon as you schedule each interview, date, and location.
8. Prepare for interviews. Research sites online. Dress professionally. Bring resumes and a copy of “Responsibilities of the Agency Supervisor” to each interview.
9. When leaving each interview, ask for business cards from each person and ask when they will make their decision, if you may call them, if they will they call you, and any other loose ends. 
   • Afterwards, call or email them to say thank you for the interview.
10. After all three interviews are over, make a copy of business cards, submit copy to Dr. Key when you meet with her to discuss which site you would prefer.
11. Register for internship credits ESH 388 (5 credits / 170 hours) or ESH 488 (6 credits / 200 hours) or both in one semester (fall, spring, or summer).
12. Call the site you selected, tell them you accept their offer and will provide paperwork for them to sign. 
13. Call the other sites and tell them you have made another selection and thank them for their time.
14. Send or bring Internship Agreement to the site for supervisor’s signature. 
15. Submit signed copy to Dr. Key with completed Internship Contract.

Interns must attend Internship Seminar meetings.

If an intern is terminated from the internship during the withdraw period, the student must withdraw from the internship course. After the deadline to withdraw, terminated interns will receive an F for the internship course and will not be able to earn an ESH degree.