Help students turn their co-curricular internships into career-ready, verified experiences through the University Recognized Internship process!
What is a University Recognized Internship (URI)?
A University Recognized Internship (URI) is a co-curricular (non-credit) internship that meets UF’s standards for high-impact experiential learning. Through a structured reflection and verification process, students can have their internships officially recognized and included on their Gator Experience Record, UF’s co-curricular transcript, launching late Fall 2025.
Help students turn their co-curricular internships into career-ready, verified experiences.
Why It Matters
- Promotes career readiness and reflective learning
- Encourages students to document real-world experience
- Helps us track and advocate for student success beyond the classroom
- Supports institutional goals around high-impact learning and experiential learning engagement
How Students Participate
This is a retroactive process (after the internship has been completed). Students can then follow these steps:
- Submit a URI Application in Gator Career Link (GCL) through the Experiential Learning tab.
- Then, they’ll log into Gator Launch (powered by Suitable) to complete the submission process.
- Students will be asked to upload:
- An offer letter from the employer (on letterhead or a copy of the email from the employer)
- A written or video reflection about what they learned
- An artifact or work sample showcasing the impact of their experience
Experiences Must Be:
- Co-curricular (not for academic credit)
- Minimum of 6 weeks and 120 hours
- Supervised by a professional
- For experiences under 6 weeks, students may submit a petition demonstrating that the experience was high-impact and verifiable.
How You Can Support
In your advising, classrooms, and programming:
- Communicate with students about their past co-curricular internship experiences (Summer 2023-now)
- Encourage students to document and reflect on co-curricular internships
- Share the URI Student Checklist and URI Student Reflection Guide
- Recommend they keep offer letters, supervisor contact info, and examples of their work
- Share the University Recognized Internship (URI) CareerHub page for information and guidance
- Refer students to the Experiential Learning tab in Gator Career Link (GCL) and the URI Achievement in Gator Launch
- Sample Syllabus Statement:
- If you are participating in an internship that is not for academic credit, you may be eligible to have your experience recognized by the University of Florida as a University Recognized Internship. This experience, once verified, will appear on your Gator Experience Record, UF’s official co-curricular transcript. To learn more or begin the process, visit University Recognized Internship on the C3’s Career Hub or email the C3’s Experiential Learning Team at uf-uri@ufsa.ufl.edu.
Faculty & Staff Resources
- URI Student Checklist – What to Submit
- URI Student Reflection Guide & Sample
Questions?
Contact the C3’s Experiential Learning Team at uf-uri@ufsa.ufl.edu