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The Lockheed Martin Work Experience Program Was Initiated To:
- Provide students an opportunity to gain professional work
experience related to their academic discipline while maintaining
full-time university enrollment.
- Afford students an opportunity for career exploration.
- Aid employers in providing "On-the-Job" training
for student interns.
- Utilize a relatively untapped source of labor with a diversity
of skills and academic backgrounds.
- Provide program participants a unique training experience
on the cutting edge of technology.
- Extend the University's classroom into the corporate community.
Student Guidelines and Responsibilities
- Student must be eligible to obtain a security clearance upon
request.
- Student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the University
of Central Florida and taking a minimum of 12 credit hours as
an undergraduate student or taking a minimum of 9 credit hours
as a post baccalaureate/graduate student. Any college
credits being taken at another institution must be in addition
to full-time enrollment at UCF.
- Student must have completed at least one semester at UCF,
and must establish a UCF GPA of at least 3.0 in order to apply.
- Student must have and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, both
UCF and overall, as an undergraduate student or a minimum GPA
of 3.2, both UCF and overall, as a post bac/graduate student.
Failure to maintain these requirements will result in termination.
- Student must inform the College Work Experience Program and
campus coordinator of changes in academic program/major, GPA,
work schedule, supervision and/or location as they occur.
- Student must work a minimum of 12 hours per week during the
fall and spring semesters. Graduate students and seniors
in their last semester are permitted to work up to 30 hours
per week.
- Student is not allowed to hold another employed position
without approval of the campus coordinator or College Work Experience
Program staff while participating in the program.
- Student must give a two week notice of resignation from the program and schedule an exit interview with the College Work Experience Program coordinator.
Applying For The Program
In order to be considered for the College Work Experience Program, students should follow these procedures:
- Fill out the College
Work Experience Program application online (Requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader), print the COMPLETED application
and return to the CRC.
*** PLEASE NOTE: We must have the form with your original signature (no faxes or e-mails) returned to the CRC.***
- Register with CSEL KnightLink to upload
your resume for review by the program coordinator.
- Once the application has been reviewed and your resume posted
on KnightLink, the College Work Experience Program
Coordinator will give access to your resume to the managers
throughout Lockheed Martin-Orlando.
- Applications are only valid for one year from the date of
submission.
- All last semester seniors interested in being considered
for the Lockheed Martin Work Experience Program MUST submit
a copy of the letter of acceptance to a UCF Graduate Program.
Application and resume will not be accepted without this document.
If there are any questions concerning the College Work Experience Program, please contact the following individuals:
Kerry Fleming
College Work Experience Coordinator (407) 823-3314
At Lockheed Martin (407) 356-4581
Interviewing
In an attempt to eliminate cross communication, students are asked to communicate with their campus representative. All interviews must be coordinated by the College Work Experience Program Coordinator.
