The Department of Bioengineering in collaboration with industry offers an Industrial Internship Program designed to complement the department's academic curriculum with practical industry experience.
    The program provides an opportunity for UCSD Bioengineering undergraduates, particularly juniors and seniors, to earn academic credit by spending ten weeks or more as interns in an industrial setting where the practical aspects of their Bioengineering training can be cultivated. The intern's activities will be under the direction of a mentor in the workplace. The intern may be involved in a range of appropriate activities including design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, regulatory affairs, etc. At the completion of the internship experience, students are required to submit a brief report to the mentor and faculty advisor describing their activities.
    The coordination and initial operation of the Industrial Internship Program are funded by a grant from The Whitaker Foundation.