Public Health Undergraduate Internships

Public health students must complete an internship during their senior year, which provides on-site job experience in health-related settings.

Pre-Internship Seminar

Students are required to take the Pre-Internship Seminar (HLTH 4902) to help prepare them for the internship required to complete their degree.

• Important Student Information
  • Rising seniors must complete this application to request enrollment.
  • Students must have a 2.75 retention GPA, a 2.75 major GPA and a 2.75 college/departmental GPA to take the course.
  • Students who intend to enroll in the spring must submit the application by the last day of fall classes.
  • Students who intend to enroll in the fall must submit the application by the last day of spring classes.
  • Applications submitted after the posted deadlines must be accompanied by written justification for special review
• What You Need to Submit
  The Pre-Internship Seminar Application (below) is the only documentation required for enrollment review

Pre-Internship Seminar Application

Students who intend to enroll in the spring must submit the application by the last day of fall classes. Students who intend to enroll in the fall must submit the application by the last day of spring classes.
 
Applications submitted after the posted deadlines must be accompanied by written justification for special review.

Internship Application

Students must participate in supervised fieldwork in a professional setting to graduate and it can be completed during the last semester of their senior year. There is a 12-credit hour course attached to the internship and it is offered during the fall, spring and summer semesters.

• Important Student Information
  • Students must have a 2.75 retention GPA, a 2.75 major GPA and a 2.75 college/departmental GPA to enroll in the internship course.
  • The internship should provide a learning environment consistent with the roles and responsibilities of a health educator as outlined by The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
  • Students must provide at least 400 hours of service to their internship site during the semester.
  • The internship should be related directly to each student’s career objectives and be consistent with the preparation received in the degree program.
  • Students are not permitted to accumulate hours until officially enrolled in internship.
  • Students must submit the application by the last day of final exams of the semester prior to their internship.
    • For late enrollment, students must submit the application by the Wednesday before classes start of the semester they plan to take internship.
  • Applications submitted after the posted deadlines must be accompanied by written justification for special review.
• What You Need to Submit
  • Appendix A from the Internship Guide
  • Signed (fully executed) copies of Appendix B and Appendix C from the Internship Guide
    • Appendix B must be signed by the student, site supervisor, and Pre-internship Instructor
    • Appendix C must be signed by the student
  • Copy of current CPR/First Aid certification cards (front and back) or certificate
    • Certifications cannot expire before the end of the internship enrollment term.
  • Approved site rationale (completed during HLTH 4902)

Internship Application

For standard enrollment in Internship (HLTH 4770, 4880, or 4990), students must submit the application by the last day of final exams of the semester prior to their internship.
 
For late enrollment in internship (HLTH 4770, 4880, or 4990), students must submit the application by the Wednesday before classes start of the semester they plan to take internship.

Applications submitted after the posted deadlines must be accompanied by written justification for special review.

Past Internship Sites

• International
  • Ubuntu Youth Center; Ntunzini, South Africa
  • Buddhist Temple School, Community Volunteer Group – Auytthaya, Thailand
  • Navy MWR Program – Pearl Harbor, HI
  • Navy MWR Program – Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  • Navy MWR Program – Sasebo, Japan
  • Fundacion Alanna; Valencia, Spain
  • Ronin Gym; Valencia, Spain
  • Baan Man Public Health Clinic; Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Compassion Link; San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Consulate General of Mexico/Ventanilla de Salud; Phoenix, AZ
• Fitness-Based and Human Performance
  • St. John Siegfried Health Club – Tulsa, OK
  • Texins Activity Center – Dallas, TX
  • Cooper Clinic – McKinney, TX
  • Total Health – Stillwater, OK
  • Georgia Mountains YMCA – Gainesville, GA
  • Integris Health Pacer Fitness Center – OKC
  • Michael Johnson Performance Center; McKinney, TX
  • Oaks of Ojai Resort – Ojai, CA
  • MedX of Estes – Estes Park, CO
  • Next Level Sports Performance – Golden, CO
  • US Air Force Academy Human Performance Lab; Colorado Springs, CO
  • XSP (Xtraordinary Sports Performance) – Carrollton, TX
  • Arizona Department of Athletics – Tempe, AZ
  • OSU Strength and Conditioning – Stillwater, OK
  • Cincinnati Sports Medicine Research & Education Foundation – Cincinnati, OH
• Corporate Wellness
  • Cooperate Fitness Works – Boston, MA
  • Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. – OKC
  • Chesapeake Fitness Center – OKC
  • Miller Coors Corporate Wellness – Golden, CO
  • Apple Wellness, Cupertino, CA
  • Well at Dell Fitness Center; Austin, TX
  • Hewlett-Packard Corporate Fitness Center; Plano, TX
  • Advance Food Company Employee Health – Enid, OK
• Native American Focus
  • Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services, Ada, OK
  • American Indian Research Group; Stillwater, OK
  • Cherokee Nation Public Health/Healthy Nation; Tahlequah, OK
  • OK Tribal Engagement Partners, Ada, OK
  • Indian Health Care Resource Center; Tulsa, OK
• Health Department/Policy
  • Health Resources and Services Administration – Rockville, MD
  • Partners for Livable Communities – Washington D.C.
  • OK Institute for Child Advocacy – OKC
  • Tulsa Department of Health – Tulsa, OK
  • NCH Healthcare System – Naples, FL
  • Catapult Health; Dallas, TX
  • Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse; OKC
  • National Association of Community Health Centers; Washington, DC
  • Cigna Healthcare – Irving, TX
• Senior Living or Retirement Community
  • Sunrise Senior Living – Houston, TX
  • Inverness Village – Tulsa, OK
  • Garden House Alzeimer’s Clinic; Morro Bay, CA
• Non-Profit
  • American Diabetes Association – Tulsa, OK
  • Planned Parenthood; Tulsa, OK
  • American Heart Association, Healthier Generation; OKC
  • Wings of Hope Family Crisis Services, Stillwater, OK
  • American Red Cross – Denton, TX
  • OKC Million Project – Oklahoma City, OK
• Hospital/Clinic
  • Comanche County Hospital – Lawton, OK
  • Lancaster General Hospital – Lancaster, PA
  • OSU Health Services – Stillwater, OK
  • Pure Wellness Clinic – Enid, OK
  • OK Family Network – Oklahoma City, OK