Internships & After Graduation

Internships

Every student earning a degree in exercise science must complete an internship of at least 300 hours of on-site, in-person work. For students planning to continue their studies in physical or occupational therapy programs, these internship hours may count towards observation hours. Internships may be completed during the fall, spring, or summer.

What is the process?

1. You will work with your faculty advisor to identify potential internship sites and review all work to be completed. After identifying several possible sites, you will contact each to discuss the possibility of completing an internship with those facilities.
2. After choosing a site, you will complete the internship application. This application requires signatures from your parent/guardian and faculty advisor. The Exercise Science Coordinator will review the application and provide the final signature before submitting it to the Office of the Registrar. May Study Day is the application deadline for summer and fall internships. December Study Day is the deadline for spring internships.
3. The final step is to complete the internship and submit all work to your faculty advisor at the conclusion of the experience.

Recent In-State Internship Sites

• Allegheny Health Network
• Athletic Republic
• The Children’s Institute
• Community and Recreation Center at Boyce Mayview Park
• Cool Springs Fitness Aquatics
• Drayer Physical Therapy
• Elite Sport and Spine
• FYZICAL Therapy and Balance Center of Grove City
• Grove City YMCA
• Grove City College Athletics
• Health & Wellness Center at Hazelton
• Institute of Athletic Development
• Next Level Sport and Spine
• The Physical Therapy Institute
• Results Therapy and Fitness Center
• River Pediatric Therapies
• Robert Morris University Strength and Conditioning
• Slippery Rock University Football Team
• Specialty Orthopedics
• Tri State Physical Therapy
• UPMC Centers for Rehabilitation Services
• UPMC Jameson Cardiac Rehabilitation
• UPMC Sports Health Center
• Victory Sports Performance
• X Shady Side
• Western PA Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic Inc.
• Wise Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine

Recent Out-of-State Internship Sites

• Ambassadors Football – Twinsburg, Ohio
• Bronson Healthcare Group – Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Chicago Eagles – Carol Stream, Ill.
• Kamwenge Secondary Vocational School, Ugandan Water Project – Kamwenge, Uganda
• True Athletic Performance – Chantilly, Va.
• Speed Strength Systems Inc. – Eastlake, Ohio
• Advantage Rehab – Denton, Md.
• Cleveland Clinic Sports Health and Rehabilitation – Garfield Heights, Ohio
• Drees Performance Training – Burnsville, Minn.
• Lake County Captains, Minor League Baseball – Eastlake, Ohio
• Moyo Missions – Village of Eden, Bugiri, Uganda
• Redline Athletics – Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Rocky River Recreation Center – Rocky River, Ohio
• Spire Institute – Geneva, Ohio
• VA Medical Center – Washington, D.C.
• Walsh University Summer Basketball Camps – Canton, Ohio
• Ambassadors Football – Twinsburg, Ohio
• Christian Health Centers – Grand Rapids, Mich.
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte, N.C.
• Bodies in Motion – Falls Church, Va.
• Training for Warriors – Pointe Verde, Fla.
• Abilities First, LLC – Rocky River, Ohio
• Gigi’s Playhouse – Canton, Ohio
• OneLife Fitness – Leesburg, Va.

Articulation Agreements

The faculty at Grove City College work closely with other institutions to provide students ease of transfer to Physical Therapy, Occupation Therapy, Athletic Training, or Physician Assistant schools such as:

• Gannon University
• Baylor University
• Chatham University
• Bloomsburg University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Duquesne University
• Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Campbell University
• Liberty University
• Slippery Rock University
• Messiah University
• Clarion University

After Graduation

In addition to securing employment in health-related professions, many Grove City College graduates continue their studies across a wide range of professional and graduate programs. Recent graduates have been admitted to:

• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (DPT program)
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (M.S. in Exercise Physiology)
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (M.S. in Adaptive Physical Education; DPT program)
• University of Alabama, Birmingham (strength and conditioning graduate assistant)
• University of Pittsburgh (M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling; DPT program; M.S. in Exercise Physiology; OT program)
• California University of Pennsylvania (M.S. in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention)
• Gannon University (DPT program)
• Chatham University (DPT program)
• Appalachian State University (M.S. in Exercise Science)
• Ball State University (biomechanics program)
• Messiah University (DPT program)
• Ohio State University (DPT program)
• Northwestern University (PhD program)

Our graduates have secured employment in such organizations as:

• Health Corps (health coordinator)
• Valencell PerformTek Precision Biometrics
• Excursions Camps (program coach)
• Grove City YMCA
• T3 Performance
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
• Oxford Athletic Club
• Capstone Performance Training
• Next Level Sport and Spine
• UPMC