SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Extended Internship Program
The mechanical engineering technology (MET) program promotes several informal internship plans for interested students.
LEVEL 1 - Simple Internship Plan
At any time during their academic career, a student may participate in a summer internship experience at any location, worldwide. The value of this simple internship is not only summer pay, but also valuable, practical experience which builds the strength of your resume. Normally, no college credit is associated with the simple internship plans. Internship job leads are passed to students through the Penn State Behrend Career Development Center, Nittany Lion Recruiting, and are often found at the College and School Career Fairs each year.
LEVEL 2 - Extended Internship Plan
Students pursuing this extended internship program may work full-time for an industry for three summers. Also during the academic year the intern works about 12-18 hours per week for five semesters as an engineering technology intern for an Erie area company. Students are responsible for finding the internship employment. Since many students try to work too many hours while carrying full academic loads, the extended internship provides the student with a reduced course load and valuable work experience while earning funds to apply toward their schooling expenses. The extended internship program offers an excellent alternative to balance these demands while allowing for maximum academic achievement. MET advisors help the students plan their class schedules to accommodate part-time employment during the academic year. Students who pursue the informal extended internship should consider the following:
- take 12-14 credits per semester - this extends you academic progress by one additional semester
- work 12-18 hours per week during five semesters
- work three summers, full-time for the company
Companies view the internship program as a valuable opportunity to acquaint themselves with potential full-time engineering position candidates. The Behrend MET faculty strongly urge you to consider the extended internship program. If you have questions contact Mr. Johnson at 814-898-6480 (e-mail: dhj1@psu.edu).
SCHEDULING YOUR INTERNSHIP
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Summer: Full-time internship at company |
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Fall Semester, Junior Year |
Spring Semester, Junior Year |
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CHEM 110, CHEM 111 |
Chemistry + Lab |
ENGL 202C |
Technical Writing |
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MET 320 |
Adv. Str. of Materials |
MET 306 |
Computer-Aided Design |
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MET 330 |
Thermodynamics |
MET 331W |
Heat Transfer |
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MATH 211 |
Inter. Calc. and Diff. Equations w. Appl. |
MET 415 |
Finite Element Analysis Applications I |
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13 credits |
13 credits |
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Summer: Full-time internship at company |
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Fall Semester, Senior Year |
Spring Semester, Senior Year |
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MET 432 |
Fluid Power |
MANGT 409 |
Proj. Management for Eng. |
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MET 425 |
Finite Element Analysis Applications II |
S/H/A Elective |
Select from General Education List |
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MET 470 |
Materials Engineering |
Technical Elective |
Select from School Approved List |
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MET 341 |
Measurements |
S/H/A Elective |
Select from General Education List |
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BB H / Kinesiology |
Select from University List |
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13 credits |
12 credits |
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Summer: Full-time internship at company, plus MET 495 formal Internship (3 credits), includes summer tuition expense. |
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Fifth Semester, Fifth Year |
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MET 480 |
Senior Capstone |
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S/H/A Elective |
Select from General Education List |
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Technical Elective |
Select from School Approved List |
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S/H/A Elective |
Select from General Education List |
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BB H / Kinesiology |
Select from University List |
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11 credits |
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LEVEL 3 - Senior Summer Internship for Credit