Internships

Paid and unpaid internships are often arranged between the Geography Department and local employers or government agencies. Students who participate in our internship program gain on-the-job experience which greatly enhances their post-graduation employment opportunities. Some internships develop into full-time paid positions upon graduation.

You may receive 3 hours undergraduate credit (GEO490) or up to 6 hours graduate credit (GEO690) for internships. A graduate internship with a single agency/business performing the same or similar duties can only count for 3 hours credit. A second internship with a second agency/business or with significantly new duties may count for an additional 3 hours credit. See Dr. James Leonard for more details.

Internship guidelines

Geography students have completed internships at a dizzying array of agencies and businesses, including:

National Weather Service, Charleston, WV
Chesapeake Energy, Charleston, WV
WV Department of Highways, Huntington, WV
Huntington, WV Planning and Zoning Department
US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV
WOWK TV meteorology department
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, Fairbanks, AK
WV Department of Environmental Protection, Charleston, WV
Putnam County, WV Planning Department
Charleston, WV Planning and Zoning Department
WV State Historical Preservation Office, Charleston, WV
WV Department of Highways, Charleston, WV
Region III Planning, Huntington, WV
KYOWVA Interstate Planning, Catlettsburg, KY
WV Health Care Authority, Charleston, WV
WV Governor's Internship Program
Rahall Transportation Institute, Huntington, WV
FIVCO Area Development District, KY

Other options for internships could include:

Huntington, WV Police Department
WV State Tax Department
Huntington, WV Parks District
Huntington, WV Public Works
Beckley, WV Public Works
WV State GIS Coordinator's Office
WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
WV Bureau for Public Health
County assessor's offices
County 911 offices

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