A RMC student participating in an internship at Carter Machinery poses for a photo outside next to a piece of equipment

Internships

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Find the internship that’s right for you

Internships offer a real-world setting for connecting academic learning with future goals. Experiential learning is vital part of the RMC experience, and required for many majors. 

Internships for academic credit

The Bassett Internship Program coordinates academic credit for qualifying internships completed by juniors and seniors. These 3-credit-hour internships require a minimum of 130 hours of paid or unpaid supervised work. 

A RMC student poses for a photo while interning at the CBS 6 studio.

Paid and volunteer internships

The Edge team connects students with opportunities for paid and volunteer internships to gain experience in their field.  These are open to all students and may be eligible for academic credit through the Bassett Internship Program.

A RMC student smiles at the camera in front of the Centenary United Methodist Church sign where they interned
A man completing internships while kneeling down with a bike.

Why intern during college?

Internships allow students to:

  • Explore a career path before committing to it
  • Network, practice career skills, and expand learning beyond the classroom
  • Discover interests and capabilities, make confident choices about the future, and discover the right path for transition to career or graduate studies

Whichever internship you choose, the experience and life lessons you will gain are invaluable to your future.

When to intern

RMC students intern:

  • During the semester
  • During January term
  • During the summer
  • Domestically and abroad

Read more student stories below to see how different internships are structured.

Two RMC students pose with turtles at Marymount during their internship

Resources

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RMC Alumnus Mentors Students on Pathways to Biomedical Science Careers

Ahron Flowers ’14 has hosted RMC students for internships at Penn Medicine’s Tara Miller Melanoma Center the past two summers.

A group stands smiling in front of a "TARA MILLER MELANOMA CENTER" sign in an office setting.
Internships Academics Career Preparation

Agecroft Internship Dives into Hidden Symbolism in Tudor-Era Portraits

Taylor Gordon ’26 completed an internship with the museum house in Richmond, putting her history major to work interpreting the estate’s paintings and what they tell us about the period.

Taylor Godron Agecroft
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Capitol Hill Internships Launch Careers in Politics

A long line of Randolph-Macon students have completed successful internships with national lobbying firm Miller/Wenhold and launched careers on Capitol Hill.

Ty Mills '22 and House majority leader Steve Scalise stand next to each other, smiling, with American and Louisiana state flags in the background.
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