Internship Agreements

Important information for students and internship hosts/employers

The Opportunity Hub, cannot sign or enter into academic affiliation agreements, internship agreements, or other types of legally binding documents with employers for internships undertaken by LSA undergraduate students. This is due to the lack of university involvement, control, and oversight of the employer’s internship.

The LSA Office of the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Academic Affairs is responsible for providing dean’s recommendations on behalf of the college for all LSA students. To request a recommendation or for more information, please click here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why can’t the Hub sign my internship or volunteer agreement?

The University of Michigan is unable to sign any internship document wherein U-M is being asked to undertake commitments or obligations to the internship unless U-M has academic oversight and control over the design, implementation, and execution of the internship.

Since the Opportunity Hub does not have such direct involvement, control, and oversight of the internship, there is no basis for U-M to enter into the agreement proffered by the employer.

What are my other options?

U-M is unable to enter into internship agreements wherein U-M is undertaking legal commitments, obligations, and liabilities unless U-M has direct involvement, control, and oversight of the internship.

The first step should be to fill out a request for a Dean's Recommendation Form, which can be found here.

However, if a student is able to find a U-M academic unit, other than the LSA Opportunity Hub, that is willing to sponsor and monitor their internship and meet the requirements for involvement, oversight, and control, that U-M Department would likely be able to proceed with the agreement.

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