While in college, should a student do their internship while working on their Doctorate degree or wait until they are completely finished with college?
I am working on my Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling which requires a three year internship before I can get my license. I want to know if I should go ahead and do it while working on my Doctorate degree or wait until after I have my degree.
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6 answers
Dr. Santha Kumari’s Answer
While in a Doctorate, a student may do an internship to get work ready experience after graduation.
Dr. Santha Kumari recommends the following next steps:
Gul’s Answer
Doctorate degree is not piece of a cake to accomplish, first finish the degree then a student can successfully start his or her internship.
Lillian’s Answer
Hi Amy,
Definitely complete the intern while in school! Internships have several benefits. They provide a great opportunity for experiential learning. You can guage if the profession is really for you. They also give employers a chance to get to know you and vice versa, which can lead to a job offer.
Brittany’s Answer
You should definitely work on your intern while working on your doctorate degree, only if you can handle the work load or balance.
Diamond’s Answer
As a Senior in college, I would recommend the student to work their internship while getting their Doctorate degree. I am looking for an internship that is during my final year of undergrad. I also think that the student should make a plan and schedule to determine if they have enough time to balance both as well as their mental and physical health. Balancing an internship and degree at the same time can also introduce you to many successful people that can help with your degree and give you more experience. Experience is a mandatory requirement if the student plans to work in the medical field, so gaining experience while securing a degree is a wonderful and strong-minded decision.
Generally speaking PhD Psychology majors have major advisor who fund their degree on an assistantship (research or teaching). These assistantships are 20 hours of work per week and the rest of the time ought to be spent on classes and research. Summer may be a time for an internship but I would recommend working with your major advisor and connecting any outside work to your research plan.
Cari Moorhead
Elina’s Answer
You should definitely start doing some internship no, so you could get some experience and when graduate you are more qualified for the job