School to Career
Responding to the school’s mission “to prepare young women for the challenges of the global community,” St. Mary Academy-Bay View requires its young women to venture into the work place in order to develop a first hand knowledge of the world of work.

This internship is a career-oriented program offered to seniors.  The purpose is to link the academic with the practical; to introduce students to the world of work; to add new dimensions to book learning; to provide young women with opportunities to know more about themselves; to challenge them to make decisions; to discover latent talent(s); to develop self-confidence; to arouse interest in emerging as well as existing careers; to become acquainted with women and men dedicated to their respective careers; and to become aware of resources available in their own community.  As undergraduates, students are exposed to the various careers open to women.  There is no remuneration since this is not a work-study program; it is simply for the educational enrichment of the individual.  The class schedule is so arranged that the seniors are free one day a week in order to report to their internship assignment.  This requirement must be completed during the second semester of the student’s senior year.  This course is not factored into the computation of the student’s grade point average.