Internship Qualifications

To become a new intern, students must:

• Be a current student in the Shoreline School District in grades 8 thru 11 (for Summer sessions) or 9 thru 12 (for Winter session).
• Have strong aptitude in math, science and computing and be comfortable with very technical concepts.
• Have the time to participate and keep up with the schedule of the program (minimum 20 hours per month).
• Have transportation to and from the district central office (The Shoreline Center).

All students will start on an initial learning path and will graduate to a specialized learning track. The required qualifications you need will depend on the track you are interested in. The tracks are computer science, information technology and engineering.

• Information Technology students must have completed one of the following:
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • Any Running Start CS course

(Personal experience with computer system administration or demonstrated participation in STEM classes and activities can substitute for entry requirements.)

• Computer Science students need to be currently enrolled in or have completed one of the following:
  • AP Computer Science A
  • Running Start CS courses
  • Other technical computer/programming courses

(This requirement may be waived if the student can demonstrate sufficient aptitude and/or enthusiasm towards computing/programming during the interview process. Personal experience with computer programming and computer science concepts or participation in STEM classes and activities such as Robotics could serve as substitute qualifications.)

• Engineering students need to be currently enrolled in or have completed the following:
  • AP Physics and AP Calculus
  • Running Start Physics and Calculus courses

• Complete the application and interview process:
  • Initial contact e-mail with letter of interest to the coordinator. (The letter of interest should state why you are interested in becoming an intern and how you meet the stated qualifications. E-mail to david.watson@ssd412.org by the application deadline.)
  • Interview with internship coordination team
  • Complete entrance quiz (example questions can be found here.)

Note: The learning program includes activities that require computer science students to be comfortable with the Java programming language. Students familiar with other programming languages should follow a tutorial to become sufficiently acclimated to Java programming.

 - Navin Reddy's Java video tutorial series (up to lesson #20) 
 - W3 Schools Java tutorial

To stay in the program

• Maintain academic performance in school.

(Students do not have to have straight A's but their grades must not drop overall.)

• Maintain clean disciplinary record in school.
• Maintain an excellent attendance record within the program (minimum of 20 hours per month in attendance).
• Participate in activities and perform well in learning projects.
• Act within the guidelines required by the Internship Code of Conduct, Safety Guidelines and School District/Departmental policies, all of which will be explained during orientation.