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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

See here for all required documents that need to be completed for an internship with the Career and Technical Department in Buffalo Public Schools. 

Please contact the CTE Office at 716-816-3700 if you have any questions.