Informatics students who are completing an internship with or without pay are eligible to earn credits if they complete additional academic deliverables with an iSchool faculty member. 

An internship or service learning may be 1-5 credits per quarter; 1 credit is approximately 40 hours of work over a quarter (~4 hours/week). In total, Informatics students can take and earn a maximum of 12 credits of INFO 495. Only Informatics students can register for INFO 495. 

Informatics students will work with both your supervisor at your internship/service learning and your INFO 495 instructor to earn the academic credit. The INFO 495 instructor will oversee and evaluate your learning and performance objectives for receiving academic credit and is responsible for issuing your grade in INFO 495. 

Submitting a Proposal & Registration Instructions 

To receive credit for an internship in an upcoming quarter, please follow these steps:

1. Secure an Informatics-related internship.
2. Submit an INFO 495 Internship for Credit Proposal.The proposal will ask for details about the internship (employer, supervisor contact information, internship role, what you will be doing, resources needed, etc.). Some of these elements may change, and they can be updated during your project period.
3. After submission, the proposal is sent to the INFO 495 Instructor for approval (allow 1 week for processing).
4. If approved, a registration email will be sent by the Informatics Program Team (informatics@uw.edu) including an add code to register for the course.  

Important dates: 

INFO 495 Proposals are due before the start of the quarter. Submissions will not be accepted after the deadline.

• Summer 2026: due before June 22
• Autumn 2026: due before September 30
• Winter 2027: due before January 4
• Spring 2027: due before March 29