{"id":1736,"date":"2018-01-03T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2018-01-03T14:03:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T19:03:44","slug":"opinion-make-internships-a-college-graduation-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/01\/03\/opinion-make-internships-a-college-graduation-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Make Internships a College Graduation Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1737\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/internship.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1737\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/internship.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/internship.jpg 724w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/internship-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Requiring undergraduates to complete an internship would benefit both students and colleges, according to Brandon Busteed, executive director for education and workforce development at Gallup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe top reason students, parents, and the public value higher education is to get a good job,\u201d Busteed noted in a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.gallup.com\/opinion\/gallup\/222497\/why-colleges-internships-requirement.aspx\">blog post<\/a> co-written by Zac Auter, a consulting analyst at Gallup. \u201cYet, among bachelor degree graduates from 2002-2016, only 27 percent had a good job waiting for them upon graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gallup data shows that grads with internship experience are twice as likely to land a position right out of college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy emphasizing \u2014 or even requiring \u2014 relevant jobs and internships as part of the undergraduate experience, colleges and universities set their graduates up to acquire good jobs after graduation in fields where their work is directly relevant to their undergraduate studies,\u201d Busteed noted. \u201cAnd, as a result, these students recognize the value of their investment in their degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among recent graduates, \u201cthose who strongly agree their education was worth the cost are also twice as likely to have donated to their alma mater in the last 12 months,\u201d Gallup data shows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.gallup.com\/opinion\/gallup\/222497\/why-colleges-internships-requirement.aspx\">Read the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requiring undergraduates to complete an internship would benefit both students and colleges, according to Brandon Busteed, executive director for education and workforce development at Gallup. \u201cThe top reason students, parents, and the public value higher education is to get a good job,\u201d Busteed noted in a blog post co-written by Zac Auter, a consulting analyst &hellip; 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