Internships are a great way to get practical, "real-world" experience in your field of choice.
Find out what it's like to work for state government, a non-profit, or in a particular industry through participation in an internship.
For unpaid internships, we offer pass/fail credit hours through HTS 2695 (freshmen/sophomores) and HTS 4695 (juniors/seniors). These classes can be used for HTS electives or free electives. Internships must be approved for credit by the internship coordinator.
For paid internships, we offer audit credit hours through HTS 2694 (freshmen/sophomores) and HTS 4694 (juniors/seniors). Audit credits do not count towards graduation requirements, but they do serve as "place holder" hours during the semester in which the student is completing the internship and are included on the transcript.
The list below should be used as one of many resources for finding an internship. Inclusion in this list does not guarantee that the organization has a current or future internship available, and the list should be used as a starting point for your search. Many other organizations have available internships. Refer to the HSOC internships information website for additional resources.
List of Internships By Category
Non-Profit Internships
- Agape Community Center
- Ahimsa House
- Alzheimers Association, Georgia Chapter
- American Red Cross (Metro Atlanta)
- Amnesty International
- Avodah (The Jewish Service Corps)
- Covenant House
- Dekalb Rape Crisis Center
- EarthShare Georgia
- Enable of Georgia INC
- Georgia Coalition of Black Women
- Georgia Environmental Organization
- Georgia Fair Share
- Georgia Public Policy Foundation
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hands on Atlanta
- International Rescue Committee
- Latin American Association
- Partnership for Community Action
- Points of Light
- Positive Growth, Inc.
- Salvation Army
- SPARK – Policy and Advocacy Non-profit
- Victim Witness Assistance Program
- YMCA of Metro Atlanta
Government Internships
- Atlanta City Council
- Atlanta Mayor’s Office
- Central Intelligence Agency
- City of Decatur
- Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Division of Aging Services
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Fulton County Pre-Trial Services
- Georgia Council for International Visitors
- Georgia County Internship Program
- Georgia Department of Labor
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia Office of Secretary of State
- Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
- Governor's Internship Program
- Georgia Tech Federal Jackets Program
- Gwinnett Judicial Court
- Office of Congresswoman Nikema Williams
- Office of Senator Raphael Warnock
- Office of Senator Jon Ossoff
- Sister Cities International
- State Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Swiss Consulate General Atlanta
- US Commission on Civil Rights
- Victim Witness Assistance Program
- World Affairs Council
Social Justice Internships
- Agape Community Center
- Ahimsa House
- Amnesty International
- Avodah (The Jewish Service Corps)
- Covenant House
- Dekalb Rape Crisis Center
- Emmaus House
- Feminist Women’s Health Center
- Forever Family
- Georgia Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
- Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Georgia Coalition of Black Women
- Georgia Fair Share
- Georgia Justice Project
- The Giving Tree
- International Rescue Committee
- Partnership for Community Action
- Planned Parenthood of Georgia
- Southern Center for Human Rights
- Street Grace
- Tapestri
- The Temple Zaban Night Shelter
- US Commission on Civil Rights
- Victim Witness Assistance Program
Education Internships
- Agape Community Center
- Alliance Française d’Atlanta
- Alliance Theatre Educational Internships
- Amos Arts / Atlanta Youth Project
- Atlanta Film Society Education
- Beth Bristow Tutorial Services
- Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
- Breakthrough Atlanta
- Carter Center
- CEISMC
- Cool Girls, inc.
- Focus Learning
- Environmental Education Internships
- Georgia Aquarium
- Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (Bright from the Start)
- Heritage Education
- International Rescue Committee
- Jumpstart
- Junior Achievement
- True Colors Theatre Education
- Zoo Atlanta
Families and Children Internships
- Agape Community Center
- Ahimsa House
- Amos Arts / Atlanta Youth Project
- Atlanta Children’s Shelter
- Atlanta Community Food Bank
- Chris Kids
- Cool Girls, inc.
- Department of Juvenile Justice Office of Volunteer Services
- Enable of Georgia INC
- Families First
- Forever Family
- Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (Bright from the Start)
- Girls inc. of Greater Atlanta
- Hands on Atlanta
- International Rescue Committee
- Junior Achievement
- The Temple Zaban Night Shelter
- Twin Cedars Youth Services
- YMCA of Metro Atlanta
Health Internships
- Alzheimers Association, Georgia Chapter
- American Red Cross (Metro Atlanta)
- Carter Center
- CDC
- CDC Public Health
- Department of Juvenile Justice Office of Volunteer Services
- Division of Aging Services
- Feminist Women’s Health Center
- Harbor Grace Hospice Atlanta
- MedShare
- Northeast Health District
- Piedmont Healthcare
- Planned Parenthood of Georgia
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Task Force for Global Health
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Atlanta
Business Internships
Museum / Library / Archive Internships
- Atlanta History Center
- Carter Center
- Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Center for Puppetry Arts
- Children's Museum of Atlanta
- Fernbank Museum
- Georgia National Archives
- Georgia Aquarium
- Georgia Tech Library Archives
- High Museum of Art
- Library of Congress
- Marietta Museum of History
- Millennium Gate Museum
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of African American Art
- National Museum of African American History
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Postal Museum
- Paper Museum
- Southern Museum