The Summer season (from June 1st to August 31st) is the busiest time of year for internship applications. Interns are encouraged to attend the internship for 8 weeks; however, shorter internships may also be arranged. The deadline for application to the summer program is February 15th to allow for appropriate evaluation and scheduling.

The Fall, Winter and Spring seasons are far less competitive than the summer time. Interns during the non-summer months are encouraged to attend for a minimum of 5 weeks and may extend their internship longer than the typical 8-week period. Fall, winter and spring seasons do not have a deadline. Applicants are accepted or denied on a rolling basis.

When applying, you should consider that if you are not currently rabies vaccinated, it takes one full month to complete the series of 3 shots. They are given on day 0, 7, 21 or 28 and you are unable to begin working in the clinic until you have completed the series. You should expect to hear from the Center, in writing, within two months after the deadline.


Rotation Schedules:

The clinic is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year, below are the Center’s Intern Rotation Schedules. During the Spring / Summer session which is our busiest season the clinic day begins at 7am and ends at 7pm.

As an intern you will rotate through 2 different hourly schedules. Example: week one you will work 7am-3pm, week two you will work 11am-7pm, week three you will work 7am-3pm again. Although the hours change each week you will always work the same days. During the Fall / Winter months we have fewer animals so the clinic day begins at 9am and ends at 5pm. We are able to be flexible for those students whose colleges require they be in class on certain days

We have hosted hundreds of students from High Schools, College’s and Universities from across the United States and the world including:

Bard College, Barnard College, Boston College, Commonwealth School, Harvard University, Keuka College, MIT, Mt. Ida, Norfolk County Agricultural High School, Sarah Lawrence College, Smith College, Trinity College, Tufts University, UMASS Amherst, UMASS Boston, Union College, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin, Wesleyan University, Mount Ida College, Syracuse University, Michigan State University, Thayer Academy, Cornell University, Becker College, Bates College, SUNY at Geneoso, University of New Hampshire, UMass Amherst and international students from Baghdad, Sweden and England


Read about one intern’s experience at the Center:

"A day in the life of an intern". (Adobe ® PDF Format)