Information below refers to the Summer 2024 program. Please check back later for Summer 2025 updated information.
NYU Shanghai offers a 1-credit practicum course (SOCS-SHU 310) in New York for non-US citizen, NYU Shanghai students to be eligible to participate in full-time internship or full-time on-campus research in the United States. This course has been designed to help students learn leadership and interpersonal skills that will allow them to effectively apply their classroom knowledge to their experiential learning experience. The SOCS-SHU 310 course will run for 12 weeks beginning in late May and running through August.
There are mandatory in-person class meetings on the Washington Square campus. Physical attendance at the class meetings is required in order to maintain F-1 student visa status. Students will receive credit for attendance only when they arrive to class on time and stay until the end of the class period. In addition, there will also be required online modules, readings, and assignments to complete throughout the summer.
Tuition: ¥12,853 RMB
Housing: On-campus housing is not required.
Health Insurance: All students are required to purchase NYU Health Insurance if they are not already covered.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2024. Students must secure an internship or research opportunity prior to submitting an application. This course is only open to students who are doing a full-time internship or research work.
Application Instructions:
Track 1 - If you have been studying in the U.S. for the full 2023-2024 Academic year (fall 2023 & spring 2024) please click here for the full policy information including work authorization (CPT) information.
Track 2 - If you have not studied in the U.S. for the full 2023-2024 Academic year please click here for the full policy information.
Application steps
- Carefully review the policy information for the appropriate track (above)
- Secure internship or research opportunity. (*Must be within four hours of New York City by ground transportation)
- Complete the Summer 2024 Practicum Course Application (Must include an upload of your offer letter).
- You will be notified of your application outcome by late-April.
- If admitted to the course, sign and return the required contract. You will then be manually enrolled in the course in Albert by course administrators.
- Apply for an F-1 visa or visa extension (instructions available in policy documents linked above).
- Submit signed organizational agreement. There will be an additional document required as part of the enrollment process that will be provided to you at a later date. This legal agreement will need to be completed and signed by the company prior to the start of your experiential experience in order to remain enrolled in the course.
Course Drop Deadline: May 24, 2024
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As long as you received a passing grade, the course is eligible for being repeated in future summers.
No, the practicum course is designed to be accompanied by a full-time internship or research opportunity, thus students cannot simultaneously pursue academic credits during the summer term.
I’m a U.S. citizen and my internship requires or offers for me to be enrolled in a course for credit. Can I take this course?
No, the course is designed and intended to meet U.S. student visa regulations for non-US citizens to be enrolled in a course while doing research or an internship in the US. It is not designed or intended to provide academic credit for doing research or an internship. NYU Shanghai does not award academic credit for internships or research.
I am still in the interview process and/or I received an internship/research offer after the practicum course deadline. Is it possible to apply after the application deadline?
Students should contact Malina Webb at mjw434@nyu.edu if they receive an offer after the deadline to inquire if it is still possible to apply.
Can I change my internship/research experience after I’ve been approved for the course?
Students are approved for the 1-credit Practicum course based on the experiential learning experience(s) (internship or research) that they present with their application materials. A student who wants to change their experiential learning experience (internship or research) prior to the start of the 1-credit Practicum course must submit a new application (with the offer letter for the new experiential learning experience) for approval. Students may not change their experiential learning experience (internship or research) after April 25, 2024.
I wasn't able to attend an information session on campus. How can I get information about this opportunity?
We encourage you to read the policy in its entirety before reaching out with any questions. View the presentation slides from the November 2023 session here and the recorded session from February 2022 here. (NYU email log-in required). Contact Malina Webb, Manager of Global Career Development, at mjw434@nyu.edu if you have questions after reviewing these materials.
Applications will be reviewed by NYU Shanghai Career Development Center and Academic Affairs.