EPA Internship

On January 25 and 26, the Environmental Protection Agency will be on

campus at the University of Miami to interview interested students for

its Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). SCEP is designed to

provide students with paid work experience that compliments their

academic program and to introduce them to Federal government career

opportunities. Upon completion of the required number of work hours,

and graduation, students become eligible for direct hire into the

Federal government for the type of position for which they have trained.

Requirements for SCEP:

· U. S. Citizen

· Minimum 2.95 GPA on a 4.0 scale

· Enrolled at least half-time in a degree-granting program and in

good academic standing

· Recommended by the university (faculty recommendation)

· Basic background investigation

· Individual opportunities may require specific majors or additional

qualifications.

During the past 3 years that EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance has sponsored opportunities in this program, over 50 students

have participated in this program, and all have exceeded the academic

requirements of the program. EPA prides themselves in the ethnic and

geographic diversity as well as the high quality of their applicants. To

date, approximately 1/3 of their participating students have received

offers of permanent employment with the Agency upon graduation. They

expect this percentage to increase as more and more of the participants

graduate.

There will be an information session about SCEP opportunities on

January 25 at 5 p.m. at the Toppel Career Center. Interviews will be

held at Toppel on January 26. Students may apply through the Toppel

Career Center web site. More information is available through the Career

Center.