Internship Requirements:

• Students must have begun between their 11th and 12th grade years.
• Students must determine their internship interest area and seek out an organization that may be willing to allow the student to complete the internship (check with family friends, etc. for contacts with organizations that may consider allowing a student to intern).
• MBSA has a list of previous sites that can be utilized to help find internships. As an NAF academy, students are also allowed to apply to NAF internships with Lenovo and Optum which are paid internships.
• The internship can be paid or unpaid. Most are unpaid. MBSA has a booster club that helps support stipends for students with unpaid internships.
• Students interning within a family business or within an organization in which a family member works, must have a non-family member serve as their supervisor. A family member cannot complete the student’s final evaluation.
• Students may turn their part-time job into their internship experience by taking on a new role and completing a project of value  (outside the scope of their employment responsibilities).
• Wake County Public Schools maintains liability insurance for all students who participate in an approved internship.
• Internships may be taken in place of a class at school if the student is on track to graduate. Internships are usually taken during 4th period.
• The internship includes the completion of 120 hours of work-based experience for one high school credit on a graded basis.

Pre-Internship

• Students must attend a pre-internship meeting with the academy/internship coordinator.
• A completed Internship Agreement MUST be submitted to the academy/internship coordinator before internship hours can be counted. Students will be registered for liability insurance through WCPSS.
• Students must arrange their transportation for the internship.

During the Internship

• Students must regularly check and use their WCPSS email address for communication with the Academy/Internship Coordinator
• Track and complete a minimum of 120 contact hours using the Timesheet form
• Complete the Project Proposal with the business sponsor.
• Complete a project of value.
• Complete an electronic portfolio
• Complete progress reports with the Academy/Internship Coordinate
• Maintain scheduled visits with the Academy/Internship Coordinator
• Complete 2 honors enhancement activities.

Post-Internship

• Develop a summary of the internship and project of value via a presentation per the presentation guidelines.
• Create a trifold to present your internship
• Present their internship at the NAF Night Internship 
• Complete Student Evaluation
• Turn in the Work Experience Rubric (Internship Supervisor’s Evaluation)
• Complete the “Thank You” card for the Internship Supervisor
• Receive final grade from Academy/Internship Coordinator for a high school credit