The SIU Extern Program, which provides internship opportunities for SIUC students, is extending its deadline for applications to Dec. 1.

Shelly Brown, graduate assistant with the program, said the program places about 200 students a year in extern opportunities. This year, only 202 applications were received, and about 85 percent of these were placed. The deadline has been extended in order to place more students in the program.

The Extern Program places juniors and seniors with SIU alumni and friends nationwide for week-long internships during spring break, March 9-13.

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The program, established in 1984, is designed to provide students with hands-on learning experiences in their chosen fields of study.

To become a candidate for the Extern Program, a student must:have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average;

be a sophomore in an associate degree program, a junior with more than 56 credit hours or a senior;

complete the application process;

attend a screening interview and meet with the college representatives; and

attend the recognition ceremony upon completion of the externship.

For more information about extern opportunities, contact Jo Lynn Whiston or Shelly Brown at 453-2408.

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