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Criminal Justice Internships

An intensive one-semester internship with a criminal justice agency is available for students at the undergraduate and graduate level. The practical experience gained through and internship placement adds a valuable educational dimension to the classroom study of criminal justice administration. It can also be of tremendous value to students as they begin to establish long range career objectives; for many students the internship proves to be a valuable first career step.

CJx498 is offered through the College of Extended Studies. To enroll in this course visit http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/. You must attend the CJx498 Orientation Meeting. We need to plan ahead because all internship placements require background checks.

The meeting agenda is as follows:

• Agency representatives from local CJ government and community agencies will give a short presentation on internship opportunities with their programs.
• Students will have a chance to talk individually and set up personal interview appointments with the Agency representatives.
• Students will have a chance to discuss any CJx498 questions and to pre-register for the course with the Internship Coordinator.

Agency representatives expected from:
El Cajon Police Department
United States Secret Service
State Parole Services
United States Postal Inspector's Office
Public Defender's Office
Aleternate Public Defenders Office
California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division
California Department of Insurance, Investigation Division
United States Pretrial Services
San Diego Youth and Community Services
City Attorney's Office of San Diego, Criminal Division
San Diego County Office of Emergency Services

For more information regrading the internship program and eligibility, please contact Gil Fierro at gfierro@mail.sdsu.edu or (619) 594-2096.