Hands-On Learning
Get experience. Roll up your sleeves and get started on your next level of learning!
In This Section
- Degrees and Programs
- Faculty Senate
- Hands-On Learning
- INBRE
- Office of the Provost
- About the Provost
- Accreditation
- Common Read Program
- Core Curriculum
- Current Success Initiatives
- Embedded Peer Support
- Fulfilling Our Promise
- Institutional Assessment
- MGM Opportunity Grant at Nevada State College
- NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements)
- Online Learning
- Out-of-State Online Learning
- Peer Support Training
- Professional Licensure – BA/BS in Education
- Promotion and Tenure
- Provost Newsletters
- Quality Assurance
- Strategic Planning
- Student Success at Nevada State
- Student Success Programs
- The PEER Project
- The Scorpion Path
- The Scorpion Path: Admitted
- The Scorpion Path: Applied
- The Scorpion Path: First Year
- The Scorpion Path: Fourth Year to Graduation
- The Scorpion Path: Orientation
- The Scorpion Path: Second Year
- The Scorpion Path: Third Year
- The Scorpion Path: Transfer Students
- WICHE Passport
- Your Student Success Team
- Resources & Support
- School of Education
- Accelerated Licensure Teacher Academy (ALTA)
- Bilingual Education
- Contact The School Of Education
- CSN To NSC Transfer Program
- Early Childhood Education Center
- School Of Education Student Teaching Application
- School-Based Mental Health
- Scorpions Teach
- Speech Language Pathology
- Speech Pathology Program Admissions
- Teacher Academy
- Teacher Preparation Program Admission
- School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, & Business
- School of Nursing
- Schools
- Support Services
- Writing Center
Internships
Our internship program offers students applied learning through meaningful internship opportunities. Our faculty and Career Services Center staff identify local employers that mentor, train, and provide hands-on relevant experience to student interns in a real-world, hands-on experience. Not only can an internship look amazing on your resume, it can kick-start your career through the networking opportunities inherent in every work environment.
Internships For Academic Credit
- Biology (BIOL 399)
- Business Administration (BUS 491)
- Criminal Justice (CRJ 491)
- Counseling (COU 497)
- Communication (COM 499)
- Environmental Resource Science (NRES 416)
- Interpreting (AM 450)
- Psychology (PSY 497)
- Visual Media (VIS 499)
To learn more about the LASB internship courses and the process to enroll, please visit: www.nevadastate.edu/career/internship.
Students who are accepted into the nursing program or any of the education programs at NSC have hands-on learning courses built into their curriculum requirements to graduate. To learn more about those courses, navigate to the menu at the top, select Academics and then Degrees and Programs and click on the appropriate program to learn more about the degree requirements.
Internships Without Academic Credit
Students in Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business (LASB) programs are not required to complete an internship for credit, though it is highly encouraged if a course in their degree is offered (see above). For more information on internships, please visit: nevadastate.edu/career-services/internships.
Undergraduate Research at NSU

Since 2013, our IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provides diverse undergraduate students, including underrepresented first-generation and low-income populations, an eight- to ten-week paid summer experience during which they learn to BE A RESEARCHER.