Internships

Welcome to your internship experience with the Buffalo Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education Department!

The CTE Department offers three internship courses in which students may earn course credit. For a student to be enrolled in one of these courses, they must work with a certified work-based learning coordinator from the internship’s inception AND have passed CFM.

Course Code	Course Title	Possible Credits
GI04G	INTERNSHIP (HALF YR)	0.5
GI04M	INTERNSHIP (FULL YR)	1.0
GI04MS	INTERNSHIP (FULL YR)	1.0

Types of Internships Outlined

	CEIP Career Internship Program	GEWEP General Education Work Experience Program	CO-OP Cooperative CTE Work Experience Program
Student Age	14+	14+	16+
Paid or Unpaid	Unpaid	Paid and Unpaid	Paid and Unpaid
Diploma Credit & Worksite Hours Required	0.5 credit for or 54 hours worked 1.0 credit for 108 hours worked	0.5 credit for 150 hours worked 1.0 credit for 300 hours worked 1.5 credits for 450 hours worked 2.0 credits for 600 hours worked 2.5 credits for 750 hours worked 3.0 credits for 900 hours worked Max of 1.0 credit can be awarded in grades 9 &10 Max of 2.0 credits can be awarded in grades 11+	0.5 credit for 150 hours worked 1.0 credit for 300 hours worked 1.5 credits for 450 hours worked 2.0 credits for 600 hours worked
Related Classroom Instruction	27 hours for 0.5 credit 54 hours for 1.0 credit	At least one period per week	Five periods per week
Experience Must Relate to Classroom Instruction	YES	NO	YES
Training Develops Career Skills	NO Focus is career exploration	YES	YES

FOR ALL INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES: Must be overseen by a certified Work-Based Learning Coordinator | Working Papers are Required | Hour limits apply based on NYS DOL Laws Governing the Employment of Minors | Certificate of insurance from district to cover liability | Students participating in all work experiences must not be placed in a business that does not carry Workers’ Compensation insurance | Students must be covered under the employee’s Workers’ Compensation insurance