Internship Procedure

Internship Procedure for the Undergraduate Psychology Program at Özyeğin University

For all requirements of the PSY 300 Internship in Psychology course, as well as all procedures to be completed before, during, and after the internship, the Internship Regulations must be carefully reviewed. Click here to access the Internship Regulations.

For any questions regarding the internship, you may contact cigdem.guler@ozyegin.edu.tr.

The main purpose of the internships is to support and integrate the knowledge and skills students have gained during their undergraduate psychology studies with field experience and practice. The internship will give students the opportunity to build awareness, make observations, and put their theoretical knowledge into practice in the fields of research and application in psychology.  Another goal of the internship is to equip students with professional experience in the respective field and develop their sense of responsibility.

OzU Psychology Department students may complete either credit internships within the scope of PSY 300 Psychology Internship or non-credit (voluntary) internships. In both credit internships, which are completed as part of the PSY 300 Psychology Internship course, and non-credit internships completed on a voluntary basis, students’ social security premiums are covered by the University. Due to the applying legislation, this is not possible for the students who are employed within the ‘Part-Time On-Campus Work Program’; accordingly these students must end their part-time on-campus employment before starting their internships. 

Credit Internships Completed Within the Scope of the PSY 300 Psychology Internship Course:

The PSY 300 Psychology Internship course is mandatory for psychology undergrad students whose catalog term is the 2019-2020 Fall semester or later. Students who entered the program earlier may also take PSY 300 as a psychology (program) elective course. The students may run a degree audit on SIS in order to find out their catalog term and to check whether internship is listed as a graduation area general requirement. PSY 300 Psychology Internship course is graded as Successful / Unsuccessful as per the rules and regulations. The duration of the internship to be completed as part of this course is a minimum of 20 full business days. Students who are unable to complete 20 full business days of internships due to medical reasons must complete the number of missed days after their recovery.

Students may register for the internship course either in the semester in which they plan to complete their internships or in the semester which follows the completion of their internships. The internship course is offered in each of the three terms within the academic year (Fall, Spring, Summer) with multiple sections, and each section is offered by a different internship coordinator/advisor. There is no summer term fee for the internship course.  

Prior to registering for the PSY 300 Internship in Psychology course, students are required to contact the Internship Coordinators/Advisors and inform them of the institution where they plan to complete their internship. Students who fail to do so and do not obtain approval for their internship placement will not be allowed to enroll in the PSY 300 Internship in Psychology course. Before initiating communication with the Internship Coordinator/Advisor for internship approval, students must complete the “Psychology Internship Training” which is prepared by the Department and offered online via LMS-Next. 

All required documents must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the internship start date. Please refer to the Internship Regulations for detailed information regarding all required documents.

Internship Coordinators/Advisors

Students are required to contact the relevant Internship Coordinators/Advisors as listed below:

• Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Altan Atalay (In particular, for internships to be completed in the field of clinical psychology at relevant hospitals and psychological consulting centers)

• Prof. İbrahim Acar (In particular, for internships to be completed in the field of developmental psychology at institutions which offer services to a specific age group, such as kindergartens, daycares, schools, or elderly care centers)

• Prof. Canan Ergin (In particular, for internships to be completed in the field of industrial and organizational psychology at human resources departments, consulting companies, or research companies)

• Dr. Alper Açık (In particular, for internships to be completed on experimental studies at university research labs and research centers, and for all other internships)

Internships at State Institutions such as State Hospitals  

State institutions including state hospitals receive internship applications under the coordination of the Human Resources Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye and only through the webpages of the National Internship Program. There is no additional role played by the Psychology Department (such as the preparation of extra documents) for this type of internship other than what is done for all other internships. In order to learn about the annual opening and closing dates of this program the students are advised to follow the announcements of the ÖzÜ Professional Development. 

Award Internships” for Academic Excellence

Students can benefit from only one award internship. Psychology Department students who will complete their award internships must choose either the internship at the French LAPE Hospital or an international internship abroad.

1. Psychology students who completed the PSY 301 Theories of Personality and Individual Differences and PSY 303 Adult Psychopathology courses with at least a 'C+' are ranked according to their GPAs and the highest ranked students can complete internships free of charge at the French LAPE Hospital according to the predetermined quota. The students who are eligible for the LAPE internship are determined only once during the academic year after the ‘Last Day for Submission of Incomplete Grades’ for the Fall term and before the course registrations of the Spring term. The students who qualify for the internship will receive a notification. The students who don’t qualify during that time won’t be considered eligible for the internship even if their GPA ranking changes at the end of the following Spring or Summer term. If a student graduates before the start of the LAPE internship, their right to the internship will be canceled. The students must have a good command of Turkish in order to participate in the LAPE internship. The LAPE Hospital award internship is offered only within the scope of the PSY 300 Psychology Internship course.

2. Students with a minimum grade point average of 3.50 out of 4.00 may also complete their internships at companies abroad, just like the students of other departments. For more information or to apply for international internships, contact ÖzÜ Professional Development. 

Non-Credit (Voluntary) Internships: 

Non-credit (voluntary) internships that are not within the scope of the PSY 300 Psychology Internship course are processed by the Faculty of Social Sciences Administrative Office, and the students’ social security (SGK) premiums are covered by the University. The documents required prior to the internship are the same as those required for compulsory internships, and the procedure is followed accordingly. Psychology Internship Training (offered online via LMS-Next) is still a requirement before the start of internship. For non-credit internships, students are not required to obtain the approval of their internship advisors.