Registering Your Internship On Handshake

Congratulations on securing your internship! The next step is to register your position on Handshake so the experience will be reflected on your transcript. Follow these five steps to register your internship after you’ve accepted the position:

1. Log into Handshake using your Merrimack credentials.

2. Click “Career Center,” then select “Experiences.”

3. Fill the form out to the best of your knowledge. If you are taking an internship course, select which one. If not, select “Independent Internship.” Select the term in which you will complete your internship.

4. To include your independent internship on your transcript, select “yes” for the question about OBR100. It is a 0 credit, no-cost course listed to show the completion of an internship.

5. Read the general statements and verify that you agree. Once you’re done, press submit. This will send the information to your advisors and internship supervisor for approval.

You can follow these steps at any point after accepting your offer, whether you’re currently working, waiting to start, or have already completed your internship. Registering your internship on Handshake not only ensures that your experience is shown on your transcript, it also keeps our career center informed so we can continue to provide offerings and information that are relevant to our student population.