Gain Experience before Graduation
Internships in sociology, criminology and anthropology provide students with invaluable experience in social services, government, non-profit, juvenile and adult treatment programs and local law enforcement agencies. Students work with professionals, gaining practical, transferable skills for a broad array of future careers.
Reach out to your academic adviser, Desiree Wiesen-Martin (criminology internship coordinator), or Erik Withers (sociology internship coordinator) with additional questions
The Process of Getting an Internship
Step 1: Complete the Application for Internship or Certification Program form at Application for Internship or Certification Program
Step 2: Meet with the appropriate internship coordinator: Erik Withers (sociology) or Desiree Wiesen-Martin (criminology). Prior to this meeting you should identify, if possible, the type of internship placement you would like. Examples of prior internships can be found below.
- For summer internships you should do this by December 10.
- For fall internships you should do this by the March 10.
- For spring internships, you should do this by September 10.
Step 3: Have or get an up-to-date resume. Set up an appointment with Career Services to go over the construction of an appropriate.
Step 4: Contact agencies or organizations. It is valuable to sit down again with the internship coordinator with a template of what you intend to say.
- If you are going to call the agency, practice what you will say to them.
- If you are going to email them, it needs to be a professional email.
Submittable forms
Printable forms
Sociology Internships
Minnesota Internships
| Location | Name | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Eagan, MN | ProAct Inc. | http://www.proactinc.org/ |
| Edina, MN | March of Dimes | http://www.marchofdimes.com |
| Hastings, MN | Hastings Family Services | http://hastingsfamilyservice.org/ |
| New Chance | http://www.resource-mn.org | |
| Minneapolis, MN | Abbott Northwestern Hospital | http://www.abbottnorthwestern.com/ahs/anw.nsf |
| Allina Health Systems | http://www.allina.com/ahs/home.nsf/ | |
| Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies | http://www.chgs.umn.edu/ | |
| Center of the American Experiment | https://www.americanexperiment.org/ | |
| Tubman (merge of Chrysalis & Tubman Family Serivces) | http://www.tubman.org/tubman/ | |
| Redwing, MN | Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center | https://www.hvmhc.org/ |
| Rochester, MN | Mayo Clinic | http://www.mayoclinic.com |
| Shoreview, MN | Northeast Youth and Family Services | https://nyfs.org/ |
| St. Paul, MN | American Red Cross | http://www.redcrosstc.org/ |
| Second Harvest Heartland | https://www.2harvest.org/ | |
| Woodbury | ACR Homes, Inc. | https://acrhomes.com/ |
Wisconsin Internships
| Location | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Amery | Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic | https://nwcgc.com/ |
| Ellsworth | Pierce County Human Services | https://www.co.pierce.wi.us/departments/human_services/index.php |
| Pierce County Victim/Witness Assistance Program | http://www.co.pierce.wi.us/ | |
| Hudson | St. Croix County Victim/Witness Program | https://www.sccwi.gov/ |
| St. Croix County Veteran's Service Office | https://www.sccwi.gov/368/Veterans-Services | |
| Menomonie | Dunn Co. Victim/Witness Program | https://dunncountywi.gov/ |
| New Richmond | St. Croix County Family & Children's Services | https://www.sccwi.gov/270/Children-Services |
Criminology Internships
Adult Corrections
Minnesota
- Anoka County Corrections
- Arrowhead Regional Corrections
- Dakota County Corrections
- Ramsey County Corrections
- Washington County Corrections
- MN Correctional Facility - Faribault
- MN Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights
- MN Correctional Facility - Red Wing
- MN Correctional Facility - Shakopee
- MN Correctional Facility - Stillwater
- MN Department of Corrections
- MN Department of Corrections - Central Office
- MN Department of Corrections - Winona
Wisconsin
- WI Department of Corrections - Pierce County
- WI Department of Corrections - St. Croix County
- St. Croix Correctional Center - New Richmond
- WI Department of Corrections
Federal
- Department of Justice
- Federal Correctional Institute
Community Justice Programs
- St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice
Court Related Legal
- Chisago County Court Services
- Goodhue County Court Services
- Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights
- Minnesota Public Defender's Office - Washington County
- Polk County Clerk of Courts
- U.S. Pretrial Services
- Washington County Court Services
- Wisconsin Public Defender's Office - St. Croix County
- Nationwide Justice Department Opportunities
Intimate Violence Resource Centers
- Turningpoint
- Victim/Witness Program - Dunn County
- Victim/Witness Program - Pierce County
- Victim/Witness Program - St. Croix County
- Victim/Witness Program - Virginia
- Victim/Witness Program - Washington County
- Wisconsin Office of Victim Services & Programs (OVSP)
Juvenile Corrections
- Boys Totem Town
- Dakota County Community Corrections - Juvenile
- Dakota County Juvenile Detention Center
- East Central Regional Juvenile Center
- Hennepin County Juvenile Corrections
- Hennepin County Juvenile Probation
- Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Center
- Ramsey County Juvenile Probation
- Youth Services Bureau
Law Enforcement
- Apple Valley Police Department
- Bayport Police Department
- Hastings Police Department
- Hudson Police Department
- Minneapolis Park Police
- Minneapolis Police Department
- Newport Police Department
- Oakdale Police Department
- Prescott Police Department
- River Falls Police Department
- Somerset Police Department
- St. Paul Police Department
- Woodbury Police Department
- Dakota County Sheriff's Office
- Oconto County Sheriff's Office
- Pierce County Sheriff's Office
- Ramsey County Sheriff's Office
- Sawyer County Sheriff's Office
- Washington County Sheriff's Office
- United States Marshals Service
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