How to get involved:
Cooperative Education and Internships provide WSU students the opportunity to gain real-world, professional work experience related to their major. This allows students to connect their academic coursework with the professional world. Opportunities vary in length from one semester to multiple semesters and may be paid or unpaid.
Academic Credit and Zero Credit options are available. (Zero Credit may receive a transcript notation.)
Local and National Employers vary in size from under 50 employees to the "big guys" with several thousand employees. Our employers cover a variety of industries, from big accounting firms and aircraft companies to smaller, nonprofit organizations. Employers work with most majors at WSU and are located in Wichita and across the country.
Steps to get started:
Step 1:
The Co-op & Internship Program requires students to meet certain academic standards set by each college.
- Contact Barton School Advising
- Call (316) 978-3203, option 2, or email business.advisor@wichita.edu
- *Graduate students* please get in touch with the Shocker Career Accelerator by calling (316) 978-3688 or email SCA@wichita.edu.
- Teacher education candidates participating in a co-op or internship with USD 259 should contact the Shocker Career Accelerator for enrollment in a zero-credit course—call (316) 978-3688 or email SCA@wichita.edu.
- All other College of Applied Studies majors should contact their instructor of record or advisor.
Contact your department chair or academic advisor.
- Graphic Design Majors should contact Jeff.Pulaski@wichita.edu
- All other College of Fine Arts students should contact their instructor of record or Fine Arts Advising Office at CFA.Advisor@wichita.edu, (316) 978-6634, or visit McKnight, room 319.
Contact your department chair or academic advisor.
- Contact LAS Advising Center
- Call (316) 978-3700, option 2, or email LAS.Advisor@wichita.edu
**For F1 Visa Students Only**
Obtain the Curricular Practical Training (CPT). Learn more here >>
Step 2:
Activate your profile on Shocker Central.
Step 3:
Call (316) 978-3688 for a job search appointment with a Shocker Career Accelerator staff member. Book an appointment here >>
Step 4:
On Shocker Central you can view employers, apply for co-op/internships, see upcoming career events, and more!
Example Positions and Sample Employers
Accounting Intern
Buyer/Planner
Commercial Real Estate Assistant
Data Analyst Intern
Expediter/Order Management
Human Resources Intern
Management Intern
Marketing Associate
Marketing Intern
Real Estate Intern
Sales and Management Intern
Tax & Audit Intern
Airbus Americas, Inc.
Allen, Gibbs and Houlik
Bombardier
Cargill
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
Fidelity Bank
Forvis Mazras
Hasbro
IMA Financial Group
Intrust Bank Arena
JE Dunn Construction
Koch Industries
Lange Real Estate
McCurdy Real Estate & Auction
POET Biofuels
PwC
Student Startup
The Smart Factory by Deloitte
Wolters Kluwer-Wichita
Admissions Advisor
Baseball Coach
Business Analytics Intern
Community Relations Intern
Corporate Partnerships Intern
County Clerk Assistant
Customer Relations Intern
Donor Relations Intern
Equipment Management Intern
Event Operations Intern
Facility Management Intern
Fire Department Intern
Game Day Operations Intern
Interpretation Ranger Intern
K - 2nd Special Education Coach
Lead Classroom Teacher
Material Manager
Paramedic
Physical Therapy Aide
Producer/Educator Intern
School Para
School Psychologist Intern
Teacher Assistant
Andover Public Schools
Ballparks of America
Blue Valley Schools
Butler County
Butler County Community College
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Exploration Place
FC Tulsa
Greater Wichita Sports Commission
Harvey County
Kansas City Chiefs
Kearney County Hospital
Maize Public Schools
Mid America Orthopedics
National Baseball Congress
National Park Service
NCAA Basketball Tournament
Sedgwick County Fire and EMS
Shepherd’s Way
Tutor (316)
Visit Wichita
Wichita Open
Wichita Public Schools
Wichita State Athletics
Wichita State University
Wichita Wind Surge
WSU Child Development Center
Backend Software Engineer
Biomedical Engineering Intern
Cyber Intern
Data Analyst Intern
Design Engineer
Electrical Engineering Intern
Flight Science Intern
Integration Engineering Intern
Network Analyst Intern
Protection and Control Intern
Software Engineer Intern
Stress Engineer Intern
Airbus Americas, Inc.
Arista Networks
Boeing
Bombardier
Building Controls & Services
Burns & McDonnell
Case New Holland Industrial
Devcom Aviation & Missile Center
Evergy
Foley Products Company
High Touch Technologies
Integra Technologies
Johnson Controls
Kansas Cosmosphere
Keycentrix
Koch Industries
Lockheed Martin
Lodgeworks
Millennium Corporation
Morrow Engineering
NASA
National Institute of Aviation Research
NetApp
POET Biofuels
Spirit AeroSystems
Stryker
Textron Aviation
TRIMEDX
Verista, Inc.
Art Buyer Assistant
Art Education Intern
Art Teacher Assistant
Audio Engineer
Branding Assistant
Collections Intern
Community Arts Intern
Content Creation Assistant
Costume Design Assistant
Creative Assistant
Curatorial Intern
Digital Media Intern
Education Programs Assistant
Entertainment Design Assistant
Exhibitions Intern
Fine Arts Intern
Gallery Assistant
Gallery Intern
Game Designer
Graphic Design Intern
Motion Graphics Intern
Multimedia Intern
Museum Education Intern
Photography Intern
Product Design Intern
Production Assistant
Public Art Coordinator
Public Art Program Assistant
Scenic Design Intern
Social Media Coordinator
Video Production Assistant
Visual Art Para
Visual Development Intern
Visual Merchandising Assistant
Cotillion
Downtown Wichita
Envision, Inc.
Gardner Design
Greater Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation
Greteman Group
Hexcode Marketing
Hobby Lobby Inc
Justin McClure Creative
KAKE-TV
Kansas African American Museum
KMUW 89.1 Wichita Public Radio
KWCH Channel 12
Mamarazzi Communications
Mark Arts
Music Theatre Wichita
Sedgwick County Arts Department
Shift Space
Signal Theory
Ulrich Museum of Art
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Wichita Art Museum
Wichita Collegiate School
Wichita Public Schools
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Activity Director Assistant
CNA
Dental Hygienist
Hospital Registrar
Med Lab Scientist
Medical Assistant
Medical Receptionist
Medical Records Clerk
Medical Scribe
Medication Aides
Patient Access Representative
Patient Care Coordinator
Pharmacy Technician
Phlebotomist
Physical Therapist
Registered Nurse
Research Assistant
Surgery Scheduler
Unit Clerk
Advanced and Preferred Physical Therapy
Advanced Orthopedic Associates
ARC Physical Therapy+
Ascension Via Christi
Centurion
EmberHope Youthville
Fagron
Good Shepherd Hospice
HaysMed
HCA Healthcare
Heartspring
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Key Rehabilitation
Legend Senior Living
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Newman Regional Health
Pratt Regional Medical Center
PT Solutions Physical Therapy
Quest Diagnostics
Rainbows United, Inc.
Salina Regional Health Center
Sedgwick County Government
Stormont Vail Health
Streck
Walgreens
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Case Manager
Community Engagement Intern
Content Creator
Crime Analyst
Criminal Intelligence Unit Intern
Criminal Justice Specialist
Digital Ops Coordinator
Educator/Family Advocate
Field Tech Archaeologist
Game Day Operations Intern
Investigation Intern
Law Clerk
Marketing Intern
Multimedia Coordinator
Phlebotomist
Prevention Specialist
Research Assistant Intern
Social Media Intern
Success Coach
BG Products, Inc.
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
City of Wichita
David A Hawley Law
EmberHope Youthville
Emprise Bank
Exploration Place
Family Promise of Greater Wichita
Family Service & Guidance Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Kansas Bureau of Investigations
KMUW - 89.1 Wichita Public Radio
LabCorp
Larimer County Sheriff’s Office
Positive Behavior Supports Corporation
Prairie View
Rudd Foundation
Saint Francis Ministries
Sedgwick County Government
State of New York
The White House
Tutor 316
TV – KAKE, KPTS, KSN, KWCH
Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery
Walgreens
Wichita Police Department
Wichita Public Schools
Wolters Kluwer-Wichita