Semester-In-Industry Program The goals of the internship program are to provide the graduate students in Electronic Products and Systems Program with a first-hand exposure to the type of engineering challenges that confront many segments of the electronics industries and to directly couple their academic and research program to industry's needs. The industry internship will be carefully tailored for each student so that the activities pursued contribute directly to the mission of CALCE and to the career objectives of the students. Under the program, all accepted full time M.S. students who are awarded a Graduate Research Assistantship will start their studies during the summer semester. They will begin working on research and taking courses during the summer and will continue these activities during the fall semester. With a six month coursework and research background, each student will participate in the industry internship in the following spring semester. At the end of the spring semester the students will return to the university and continue their studies during the summer and fall semesters and will defend their thesis and graduate during the subsequent spring. The industrial internship will be arranged with the member organizations of the CALCE Center on ongoing core research projects. The scope of the work and the arrangements for the financial support of the student during the internship are negotiated between the member company, the student and the faculty advisor. 

Potential employers considering hiring CALCE graduate students who have completed the internship and other degree requirements should read this letter (Message from CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Center Director to potential employers..).

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