Academic and EL Credit

Academic Credit

Steps to Pursuing Academic Credit for your Internship:

1. You must obtain departmental approval to receive academic credit for your internship. Contact your departmental internship coordinator for information regarding internship credit and follow their internship process.

2. CAES MUST have a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with your internship site. You will work with your departmental internship coordinator to complete the MOU, unless there is a current MOU in place. Please reference the list of MOUs below. 


Experiential Learning Credit

In order to fulfill the experiential learning requirement with an internship, you must follow one of the three pathways listed below:

  • Participate in one of the CAES sponsored internships (Congressional Ag Fellows, Georgia Legislative Internship, Winegrowers of Georgia Internship and UGA Extension Internship). Students may also enroll in an internship course while participating in one of these internships.
  • Secure an internship with a company and enroll in your departmental internship course.
  • Apply for a pre-approved internship program through Engage Georgia. Select "Agricultural and Environmental Sciences" to see programs approved for CAES students.
  • Secure an internship with a company and apply for the CAES Industry and Professionals Internship Program  before you begin interning. This program has additional requirements that allow you to receive EL credit without enrolling in a course. A Memorandum of Understanding must be signed that formalizes the role and expectations of the students and employer with regard to the experiential learning and academic learning outcomes of the internship. Companies/organizations can choose to use either a 1-year MOU or 3-year MOU, if they foresee taking on interns in future years. If the company/organization already has an unexpired MOU on file with CAES on the list below AND it will not expire during the student experience, they do not need a new MOU.

Current CAES Memoranda of Understanding 

Current as of:  6/26/2024


Internship Site Expiration Department
51:10 Youth Ranch
1/1/25 ADS
ADM 5/20/25 AAEC
ADM Deerland Probiotics and Enzymes
5/1/25 FDST
AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA 7/23/24 AAEC
Alta Genetics
5/1/26 ADS
Alumni Cookie Dough
1/18/25 AAEC
Animal Wellness Center of Athens
8/15/24 POUL
Ashley Hill Pet Center
5/1/27 ADS
Athens Church
1/30/25 ALEC
Athens Clarke County Solid Waste Dept.
8/7/25 AAEC
Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau
5/31/25 AAEC
Athens Country Club
1/1/25 AAEC
Atl Airport Marriott Gateway
8/23/24 AAEC
Aultman Forest
1/31/25 AAEC
Bar Shoe H Livestock
5/1/25 ADS
Barrington Dairy
5/1/25 ADS
Back Bay Veterinary Hospital
5/1/25 POUL
Bear Hollow Zoo
8/15/24 POUL
Belle Meade Hunt
5/1/25 ADS
Bluewater Engineering Services, LLC
5/16/25 CRSS
BrandSafway 8/2/24 AAEC
Buckhead Beef of Atlanta
5/1/25 ADS
Bulldog Marine
5/1/25 AAEC
Bullock Fertilizer Co.
4/30/25 CRSS
Cal-Maine 5/1/25 POUL
CBM of South Alabama
5/24/25 AAEC
Chapman Hill Events
9/17/24 AAEC
Charbonnet Sport Horses
5/1/25 ADS
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
5/1/27 ADSC
Chick-Fil-A (Poplar Road)
5/7/25 AAEC
Circle A Farms
2/28/26 AAEC
Classic Center
5/16/25 AAEC
Classic City Clydesdales
8/1/24 ADS
Clint Ainsworth Show Horses
12/31/26 ADSC
Cobb - Vantress
5/1/27
POUL
Columbia Farms
5/15/26
POUL
Countryside Animal Clinic
1/9/26 ADS
Cracker Barrel
1/1/25 AAEC
Custom Livestock Solutions
12/31/26 AAEC
Dawn Foods
5/1/25 FDST
Dick's Sporting Goods
5/16/25 AAEC
Divas Who Win
8/23/24 AAEC
DLR Farms LLC
8/2/24 AAEC
Dogwood Genetics
1/1/25
ADS
Dogwood Veterinary Hospital and Laser Center
5/1/25
ADS
Dunwoody Country Club
8/15/24 AAEC
East Brainerd Animal Hospital
5/1/25
POUL
Endive Fine Catering
6/1/25 AAEC
Engelheim Vineyards
8/13/24 ALEC
Englewood Animal Health Center
5/1/25 ADS
Epting Events
1/8/25 AAEC
Forge Consulting LLC
5/20/25 AAEC
Galilee Veterinary Hospital
5/1/25 ADS
Georgia Agribusiness Council 12/31/24 Academic Affairs
Georgia Dept of Agriculture
5/1/25 AAEC
Georgia State Senate, Office of Senator Larry Walker
12/31/25 Academic Affairs
Georgian Hall
1/10/25 AAEC
Glam 104 Soju and Beer
12/20/24 AAEC
Georgia Power
5/9/25 AAEC
Golf Club of Georgia
6/1/26 AAEC
Great Wolf Lodge
5/29/25 AAEC
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
5/28/25 AAEC
Hagyard Equine Medical Center 12/31/24 ADS
Hands of Hope Animal Hospital
5/1/26 ADSC
Harrison Poultry
5/1/25 POUL
Hotel Hershey
5/17/25 AAEC
His Life Properties LLC
12/31/24 AAEC
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
8/31/24 POUL
Holder Ag Consulting 8/6/24 CRSS
Holiday Inn Express
5/17/26 AAEC
Horizon Farm Credit
5/20/25 AAEC
Hormel Foods
5/1/25 FDST
IHG Hotels & Resorts
5/15/25 AAEC
Ila Veterinary Clinic
5/1/27 ADSC
InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
5/16/25 AAEC
International Fresh Produce Association
5/1/25 FDST
IX Ranch Ops
5/15/25 AAEC
Jackson and June Events, LLC
11/4/24 AAEC
Jaemor Farms 8/8/24 ALEC
James Greenhouses
1/31/27 HORT
Jennings Mill Country Club
12/1/24 AAEC
John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc.
9/1/25 CRSS
Johnson Paving LLC
5/13/25 AAEC
Kaya Vineyard and Winery
4/30/25 Academic Affairs
Kennesaw Mountain Animal Hospital
5/1/27 ADS
KESMARC Kentucky
5/1/27 ADS
Kubota Industrial Equipment
11/18/24 AAEC
Kudzu Creative Designs
5/13/25 AAEC
Lake Lanier Convention & Visitor Bureau
8/18/24 AAEC
Legacy Oak Farms
8/1/25 ADS
Lendmark Financial Services
1/2/25 AAEC
Little Lights Dentistry
6/1/25 ENTO
Longhorn Steakhouse
6/6/25 AAEC
Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter
8/15/24 POUL
McLendon Enterprises, Inc.
12/31/24 AAEC
MidSouth Packers
5/1/27 ADS
Muddy H Farms LLC
1/1/25 AAEC
National Beef Packing, Co.
5/1/25 ADS
Oak Hill Farm/Vintage Wedding Bells
5/21/25 AAEC
Office of Marjorie Taylor Greene
5/20/25 AAEC
Omni Atlanta Hotel
6/6/26 AAEC
Ophiology Institute
8/1/25 POUL
Parrish Construction Group
5/13/25 AAEC
Peachtree Orthopedics
6/1/27 ENTO
Penland Guttering and Metal Roofing
5/16/25 AAEC
Peterson Smith Equine Hospital & Complete Care
5/1/26 ADS
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
5/1/26 ADSC
Pleasant Hill Animal Hospital
5/15/25 POUL
Pooler Paws
12/31/26 ADSC
Potts Family Meats
5/1/25 ADS
Powell Farms 8/6/24 CRSS
Prescription Travel Group LLC
12/31/27 AAEC
Prism Integrative Veterinary Health
5/1/26 ADS
Proof of Pudding
7/10/24 AAEC
Pruitt Health
6/1/25 AAEC
R&R Secret Farm
8/1/24 AAEC
Rambo Nursery
8/31/24 HORT
Ridgeline Investment Partners, LLC
8/11/24 AAEC
RISE/CropLife America
8/29/24 AAEC
Ritz - Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee
1/9/25 AAEC
River Metals Recycling
5/1/26 CRSS
S.A. Allen Timber LLC
7/31/24 AAEC
Sarasota Yacht Club
10/1/24 AAEC
Savannah Distributing Company
5/13/25 AAEC
Sea Pines Resort
6/1/25 AAEC
Shoemaker Irrigation Supply
1/8/25 ALEC
Smalley's Animal Hospital
5/1/25 POUL
Smith Farm Supply
5/13/25 AAEC
South Georgia Banking Company
6/3/25 AAEC
Southeastern Agri Services
5/17/25 AAEC
Southern Poultry Feed and Research Inc.
5/1/25 POUL
Spelt and Masters Animal Hospital PC
5/1/25 POUL
Springhill Suites Athens - Downtown
1/1/25 AAEC
St. Joe Company
6/17/25 AAEC
St. Joe Company - Fish Out of Water
5/14/25 AAEC
St. Joe Company - Shark's Tooth
5/17/26 AAEC
Sugar Hill Animal Hospital
5/1/25 ADS
Summerville Trout Hatchery 12/31/24 ADS
Sustainable Investment Group
8/25/24 AAEC
SYSCO Wholesale Food Distributor
5/15/26 POUL
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
6/1/27 ENTO
The Grass Company
5/16/25 AAEC
The Pink List
6/1/25 AAEC
Trumps Catering 8/29/24 AAEC
Tryon Equine Hospital 12/31/24 ADS
Two Rivers Cattle Company
9/1/24 ADS
USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service
6/3/25 AAEC
Washington Farms
1/1/25 Academic & Faculty Affairs
Watkinsville First Baptist Church
1/1/25 AAEC
The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
5/16/25 AAEC
Wieuca Animal Clinic
5/1/26 ADS
Wilkes County Veterinary Services
5/1/26 ADS
Williams Farm at Athens Land Trust
5/13/25 AAEC
Williamson's Landscaping
4/30/25 HORT
Winterville Animal Clinic
1/1/25 ADS
Worldwide Vets - Thailand
5/1/27 ADS
YMCA Camp Thunderbird
6/1/27 ADS
Your Best Guest
1/14/25 ADS
Zoo Atlanta
5/15/26 POUL
Zookeeper LLC dba Athens Chick-fil-a
5/31/25 FDST