{"id":15018,"date":"2021-01-28T11:24:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T03:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/?page_id=15018"},"modified":"2025-02-04T16:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:57:49","slug":"upip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduates\/internships\/upip\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme (UPIP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15018\" class=\"elementor elementor-15018\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f20675a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f20675a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f46cf\" data-id=\"86f46cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c930297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c930297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>UPIP<\/b>, helmed by the Science Dean\u2019s Office, gives Science undergraduates practical on-the-job training through<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>structured internships<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>during their undergraduate study.\u00a0Students learn about career preparation and job-seeking processes, apply their discipline-related knowledge and professionalism in a working environment, and hone their interpersonal, communication, business etiquette and other soft skills.<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>They often receive full-time job offers upon conclusion of their internships<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon successful completion of the internship, students will also be awarded<span>\u00a0<\/span><b>Units (formerly known as Modular Credits)<\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span>that would count towards their graduation requirements under Unrestricted Electives.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebcfc00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebcfc00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d32b1fd\" data-id=\"d32b1fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2c0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2c0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><u>For Cohorts AY2020\/2021 and before<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 673px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #061280;\">\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 11.1825%; height: 104px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Course Code<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 20.9449%; height: 104px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Course Title<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 6.05527%; height: 104px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Units<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 11.3845%; height: 104px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Period<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 10.0817%; height: 104px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Duration of Internship<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\" style=\"width: 27.4732%; height: 104px;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Major<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 131px;\">\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 11.1825%; height: 131px;\">\n<p>XX3310<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 20.9449%; height: 131px;\">\n<p>Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 6.05527%; height: 131px;\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 11.3845%; height: 131px;\">\n<p>Special Term<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 10.0817%; height: 131px;\">\n<p>Minimum 10 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\" rowspan=\"4\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 27.4732%; height: 569px;\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Chemistry (CM)<\/li>\n<li>Computational Biology (ZB)<\/li>\n<li>Data Science &amp; Analytics (DSA)<\/li>\n<li>Food Science &amp; Technology (FST)*<\/li>\n<li>Life Sciences (LSM)<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics\/Applied Mathematics (MA)<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative Finance (QF)<\/li>\n<li>Pharmaceutical Science (PHS)<\/li>\n<li>Physics (PC)<\/li>\n<li>Statistics (ST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 128px;\">\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 11.1825%; height: 128px;\">\n<p>XX3311<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 20.9449%; height: 128px;\">\n<p>Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 6.05527%; height: 128px;\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 11.3845%; height: 128px;\">\n<p>Special Term<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 10.0817%; height: 128px;\">\n<p>Minimum 10 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 155px;\">\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 11.1825%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>XX3312<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 20.9449%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>Enhanced Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 6.05527%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 11.3845%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>Semester 1 or 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 10.0817%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 155px;\">\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 11.1825%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>XX3313<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 20.9449%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme Extended<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 6.05527%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 11.3845%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>Year 3 Semester 1 or 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 10.0817%; height: 155px;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Qualifying students are allowed to participate <b>once each<\/b> in XX3310, XX3311, XX3312 and XX3313 during their candidature. *XX3312 and XX3313 are not available for Food Science &amp; Technology students.<\/li>\n<li>XX3310 and XX3312 will be assigned first.<\/li>\n<li>The courses <b>cannot<\/b> be taken in Year 4 or in the student\u2019s graduating semester.<\/li>\n<li><sup><span lang=\"EN-SG\">1 <\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"EN-SG\">Course title will change to <b>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 2ST. <\/b>Change effective from Special Term of AY2022\/2023.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-SG\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><sup>2 <\/sup>Course title will change to <b>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 3S1<\/b>. Change effective from AY2023\/2024 Semester 1.<\/li>\n<li><sup>3 <\/sup>Course title will change to <b>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 3S2<\/b>. Change effective from AY2023\/2024 Semester 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b><u>For Cohorts AY2021\/2022 and after<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"805\" style=\"width: 100.465%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #061280;\">\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Course Code<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Course Title<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Units<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Period<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Duration of Internship<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\" style=\"width: 24.1312%;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Major<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX2310<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 1ST<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 1 Special Term<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 10 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"221\" rowspan=\"9\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 24.1312%;\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Chemistry (CM)<\/li>\n<li>Data Science &amp; Analytics (DSA)<\/li>\n<li>Data Science and Economics (DSE)<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Studies^<\/li>\n<li>Food Science &amp; Technology (FST)<\/li>\n<li>Life Sciences (LSM)<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics (MA)<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative Finance (QF)<\/li>\n<li>Pharmaceutical Science (PHS)<\/li>\n<li>Physics (PC)<\/li>\n<li>Statistics (ST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX2312*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 2S1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 2 Semester 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX2313<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 2S2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 2 Semester 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX3310<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 2ST<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 2 Special Term<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 10 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX3312<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 3S1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 3 Semester 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX3313<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 3S2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 3 Semester 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX4310<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 3ST<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 3 Special Term<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 10 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX4312<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 4S1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 4 Semester 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 9.91131%;\">\n<p>XX4313<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\" style=\"width: 18.5045%;\">\n<p>FOS Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme 4S2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"86\" style=\"width: 4.47763%;\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\" style=\"width: 7.88721%;\">\n<p>Year 4 Semester 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"105\" style=\"width: 6.66675%;\">\n<p>Minimum 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>UPIP will be allocated based on year and period of study.<\/li>\n<li>Students are allowed to take up to 32 Units under UPIP.<\/li>\n<li>*Mathematics course code will be MA2312U.<\/li>\n<li>^BES students will be allocated LSM-coded UPIP coursea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c0f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6c0f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Phases: Taking On a UPIP<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5b50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8b5b50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Phase 1: Preparation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\"><p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Ready for Internship(s) Briefing <\/b>is a faculty-wide sharing session that will provide essential information on why and how to do UPIP. The sessions will also provide tips from the Centre for Future-ready Graduates on academic and career planning. Sessions are conducted <b>twice<\/b> every academic year, in Semester 1 and Semester 2. Look out for our emails!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Meet a Science Career Advisor\u00a0<\/b>to discuss your career plans, receive internship\/career advice, get help with writing resumes and cover letters, and practise mock interviews. Please make an appointment with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduates\/career-preparation\/science-career-advisory-services\/\">Career Advisor<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Students who wish to take UPIP during the semester are advised to plan their studies carefully.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1462\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1462\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Phase 2: Application<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1462\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1462\"><p><b>Source for Internships<br \/><\/b><u>Pre-approved internships<br \/><\/u>These are internships that have been approved by UPIP Administration. A list of pre-approved internships can be found under <b>Internships \u2013 Faculty of Science <\/b>in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/students\"><b>NUS TalentConnect<\/b><\/a><b>.\u00a0<\/b>Please complete this <a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.cc\/upip\">Qualtrics form<\/a> and inform the UPIP Administration at <a href=\"mailto:sciupip@nus.edu.sg\">sciupip@nus.edu.sg<\/a> when you receive the offer.<\/p>\n<p><u>Self-sourced internships<br \/><\/u>Internships may also be self-sourced from elsewhere: Either\u00a0directly from employers or from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/students\"><b>NUS TalentConnect<\/b><\/a> but not classified under UPIP. Please complete this <a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.cc\/upip\">Qualtrics form<\/a> and inform the UPIP Administration at <a href=\"mailto:sciupip@nus.edu.sg\">sciupip@nus.edu.sg<\/a> about your submission.<b>\u00a0<\/b>Please do not accept.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>Academic Advisor (AA) for UPIP<\/b> approves your work plan, reads your weekly journals and final report, and eventually decides whether your performance in the internship is satisfactory. You may choose to contact any full-time academic staff members from the department of your major and request him or her to be your UPIP AA. Once confirmed, please inform UPIP Administration at <a href=\"mailto:sciupip@nus.edu.sg\"><b>sciupip@nus.edu.sg<\/b><\/a> by providing the name and NUSNET ID of the AA together with email approval for documentation.\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"101%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"28%\" rowspan=\"2\">\n<p><b>Internship Period<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\">\n<p><b>AY24\/25 Special Term<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\">\n<p><b>AY25\/26 Semester 1<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">\n<p><b>AY25\/26 Semester 2<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23%\">\n<p>May 2025 to Jul 2025<br \/>At least 10 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\">\n<p>Aug 2025 to Dec 2025<br \/>At least 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">\n<p>Jan 2026 to May 2026<br \/>At least 18 weeks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"28%\">\n<p><b>Deadline to Secure Internship Position<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\">\n<p>11 April 2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\">\n<p>23 June 2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\">\n<p>21 November 2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1463\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1463\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\"> Phase 3: Internship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1463\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1463\"><p><b>UPIP Send-off Briefing\u00a0<\/b>includes details of the UPIP workload, and a safety and best-practice briefing for UPIP students. It is <u>compulsory<\/u> for UPIP students to attend this briefing. Notification will be sent.<\/p>\n<p><u>UPIP students are required to complete the following essential components:<\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Work plan due at the end of first week of internship<\/span> &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0Student submits in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/students\"><b>NUS TalentConnect<\/b><\/a> under <strong>Experiential Learning &gt; Placement &gt; Edit Experiential Learning Work Plan. <\/strong>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong> for UPIP Administration and AA to approve. Experiential Learning Placement status will be updated from <strong>Pending Approval<\/strong> to <strong>Approved<\/strong>, and other student submission sections (Report\/ File Submission, Final Report Submission, Self Evaluation, Program Evaluation) will then be visible.<\/p>\n<p>During the first week of UPIP, the student and supervisor put together a work plan for the duration of the internship. AA is notified via email. As long as AA has not approved the work plan, the student may make changes. The work plan has three sections: Internship\/Project Objectives, Internship\/Project Learning Outcomes, Internship\/Project Work Description.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weekly journals due at end of every week<\/span> \u2014<\/b>\u00a0Student must submit a reflection at the end of each week by uploading a MS Word or other readable document file in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/students\"><b>NUS TalentConnect <\/b><\/a>under\u00a0<strong>Experiential Learning &gt; Placement &gt; Report\/ File Submission &gt; Add Attachment<\/strong>. Click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us about your work, what you learn, your relationship with your colleagues and your supervisors, challenges you face and how you overcome them. This is not a laboratory report. Do <u>not<\/u> disclose confidential information.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Final report due at end of internship or stipulated deadline, whichever earlier<\/span> \u2014<\/b>\u00a0Student submits in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/students\"><b>NUS TalentConnect<\/b><\/a> under\u00a0<strong>Experiential Learning &gt; Placement &gt; Final Semester Report<\/strong>. Complete the following sections and click\u00a0<strong>Submit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Summary Description of Internship<\/li>\n<li>Reflection upon internship experience<\/li>\n<li>Closing Remarks<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgement<\/li>\n<li>Overall rating of internship programme<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Feedback forms due at end of internship or stipulated deadline, whichever earlier<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>For Workplace Supervisor \u2013 Submit in <a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/employers\"><b>NUS TalentConnect<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<ul type=\"1\">\n<li>Student updates workplace supervisor details on\u00a0<strong>Experiential Learning &gt; Placement &gt; Edit Draft\u00a0<\/strong>for UPIP Administration to tag supervisor for evaluation.<\/li>\n<li>Supervisor logins to <a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/employers\">https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/employers<\/a>. If this is the first time that they are accessing the TalentConnect portal, they can click on\u00a0<strong>Forgot Password<\/strong> to create a password before they can access the portal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For Student \u2013 Submit in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus-csm.symplicity.com\/students\"><b>NUS TalentConnect<\/b><\/a> under\u00a0<strong>Experiential Learning &gt; Placement &gt; Self Evaluation\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span><strong> Program Evaluation<\/strong>. Click\u00a0<strong>Submit\u00a0<\/strong>after completing each evaluation.<\/li>\n<li>For Academic Advisor \u2013 Send completed softcopy form to <a href=\"mailto:sciupip@nus.edu.sg\"><b>SCI UPIP<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Failure to submit any of the components by the stipulated submission deadline may result in a CU grade.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2620ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2620ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More information for students can be found here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduates\/internships\/upip-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>FAQ<\/u><\/a>, or contact\u00a0us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sciupip@nus.edu.sg\">sciupip@nus.edu.sg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.nus.edu.sg\/industry\/upip-for-employers\/\">here<\/a> for information for employers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPIP, helmed by the Science Dean\u2019s Office, gives Science undergraduates practical on-the-job training through\u00a0structured internships\u00a0during their undergraduate study.\u00a0Students learn about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":15028,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15018","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.6 (Yoast SEO v23.6) - 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