CCSF is committed to providing students with Work Experience Education, an integrated instructional program that provides opportunities to connect academic curricula to applied experiential learning in the workplace.

Work Experience Education involves student employment and/or internships selected, approved, and supervised by CCSF to provide meaningful work experiences related to the course of study, or specific career pathway training, combined with instruction in critical workplace skills.

Work Experience Education may include paid or unpaid employment, full or part-time employment, and may be structured as separate classes or integrated as a component of a course. It should be integrated as part of a student's educational pathway allowing students to achieve both educational and occupational goals. It should also assist the student in developing career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies, and norms, and developing professional networks in their desired field to support career mobility.

Units of credit for work experience education shall be calculated as follows for a credit course: one semester unit of credit will be awarded for every 54 hours of work experience. A maximum of fourteen semester credit units may be earned during one enrollment period in work experience education.

Please refer to the course catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites for enrollment in Work Experience or Internships.

Departments with a Work Experience course include:

  • Administration of Justice
  • Broadcast Electronic Media Art
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Business
  • Culinary Arts & Hospitality Studies
  • Child Development
  • Cinema
  • Computer Networking and Information Technology
  • Dental Assisting
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Fire Science
  • Fashion
  • Health Care Technology
  • Health Education
  • Journalism
  • Library Information Technology
  • Paralegal/Legal Studies
  • Photography
  • Retail Floristry
  • Social Justice
  • Social Work
  • Theatre Arts
  • Visual Media Design
More about Work Experience Education

If you're looking for a JOB to qualify for Work Experience, visit Handshake for current job postings:

Handshake

Handshake is an interactive, online career services platform that connects job seekers to internship and employment opportunities using simple, all device friendly tools that are both powerful and easy to use. This new platform will give our students access to roughly 3.5 million job and internship postings from a global network of over 550k employers, all of whom are specifically interested in recruiting college students and recent graduates.  

The site is available 24/7 to CCSF students, alumni, and employers at https://app.joinhandshake.com/login

  • Single sign-on using a CCSF log-in 
  • Fully integrated mobile application for easy access 
  • Searchable and real-time job opportunities 
  • Messaging system that connects you with fellow students as well as employers so you can grow your network and learn about exciting opportunities

Class Schedule

General Work Experience (WKEX) courses have been consolidated into two courses:

WKEX 333 - General Work Experience

Variable units: 1 to 6 units · Repeatable (may be repeated for a total of 6 units)

General work experience course designed for students who may not yet have selected a specific occupational goal but who are presently employed off-campus. Through supervised employment, students can increase their workplace success by undertaking new or expanded responsibilities at their jobs to acquire improved work habits and career-related skills.

  • Students must work a minimum of 54 hours per unit of credit for both paid and unpaid jobs. 

WKEX 777 - On-Campus Work Experience

Variable units: 1 to 6 units · Repeatable (may be repeated for a total of 6 units)

Work experience course with supervised employment that involves classroom-based occupational learning at an on-campus learning station related to the student's educational or occupational goal. The focus of the course varies according to the CCSF department in which the student works.

  • Students must work a minimum of 54 hours per unit of credit for both paid and unpaid jobs. 

WKEX 333 - General Work Experience  (Off-Campus Jobs)
Instructor: Gina Hector (ghector@ccsf.edu)

WKEX 777 - On-Campus Work Experience
Instructor: Gina Hector (ghector@ccsf.edu)

For CRN and class section info, visit Gina Hector's webpage.

Students interested in enrolling in a WKEX class this semester can email the instructor directly for approval.  A mandatory orientation is required in order to add the class.

Student Announcements

Shalini Bhatia

Each year, students who have participated in an internship or work experience program are eligible to apply for the Bernard L. Hyink Scholarship. Students apply through the Work Experience office by submitting an essay that describes how their internship or work experience has influenced their career choice. In 2019 one of our CCSF Culinary Arts students was selected and awarded this scholarship in the amount of $1,000! Congratulations Shalini Bhatia!

Students who completed an internship or work experience between June 2024 and May 2025 are eligible to apply. After the review process, the scholarship recipient winners are announced every year in June.

Visit https://www.ciwea.org/scholarships for more info on past recipient awards and essay requirements. Submit your 2024-2025 Hyink Scholarship applications to the Work Experience office by April 18, 2025 for consideration.  Email workexperience@ccsf.edu for questions. 

2024-25 Hyink Scholarship Flyer Information