Graduate Internship Credit (CSE 601) | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

CSE 601 offers students the opportunity to explore and develop their careers through professional practice. The structured plan of education impacts student work-readiness through a number of professional development skill-building activities. Students will provide a brief final report on their experiences. After completing the course, graduate students earn credit towards their degree with CSE 601 listed on their permanent transcript.

× For 2022-2023 internships, please review the employment section of the ISS page on COVID-19 information for F-1 and J-1 students.

To earn credit for your internship, take the following steps:

Students are expected to adhere to the CSE Recruiting Policy during their job search and period of employment.

Handshake is the UW’s online job and internship database. You can schedule career coaching appointments offered by the Career Center, RSVP for events, and search for internships, part-time and full-time jobs, from your computer or mobile device.

Sample Internship & Salary Data

Internship Experience Sums & Averages Breakdown
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Quarter	Total	Part-Time	Full-Time	Hourly	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Salary	Avg Salary ($/mo)
SUM20	143	56	87	32	$52.77	45	$6,845.13
AUT20	16	16	-	5	$48.08	4	$2,680.60
WIN21	9	8	1	3	$51.65	3	$5,260.67
SPR21	14	8	6	5	$55.28	5	$5,801.13
Total	182	88	94	45	$52.77	57	$20,587.53

Salary Breakdown for Job Titles in "Research"
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Research	# of internships	Avg	Low	High
FT research - salary	21	$8,611.81	$7,417.00	$10,416.00
FT research - hourly	8	$57.67	$48.00	$66.00
PT research - salary	9	$4,522.94	$4,615.00	$6,879.00
PT research - hourly	17	$56.38	$32.50	$67.50

Salary Breakdown for Job Titles with "Engineer"
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Engineer	# of internships	Avg	Low	High
FT engineer - salary	10	$7,576.30	$7,350.00	$8,224.00
FT engineer - hourly	6	$43.36	$34.38	$50.00
PT engineer - salary	3	-	-	-
PT engineer - hourly	2	$44.00	$15.00	$67.50

Sampling of Companies Allen School Students Worked For & Average Salary
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Research	Adobe	Amazon	Apple	Facebook	Google	Microsoft	NVIDIA
FT research - salary	-	$7,350.00	-	$7,940	$8,230.76	$8,553.45	-
FT research - hourly	$47.67	-	$54.33	-	-	$50	$62.50

Internship Experience Sums & Averages Breakdown
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Quarter	Total	Part-Time	Full-Time	Hourly	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Salary	Avg Salary ($/mo)
SUM18	27	7	20	11	$48.48	16	$8,712.36
AUT18	12	12	-	11	$49.20	1	$1,615.40
WIN19	9	9	-	9	$47.96	-	-
SPR19	12	12	-	11	$55.31	1	$3,000.00
Total	60	40	20	42	$50.24	18	$4,442.59

Salary Breakdown for Job Titles in "Research"
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Research	# of internships	Avg	Low	High
FT research - salary	13	$8,977.24	$8,400.00	$11,666.67
FT research - hourly	2	$53.85	$50.00	$57.69
PT research - salary	1	$3,000.00	-	-
PT research - hourly	28	$52.32	$35.00	$75.00

Salary Breakdown for Job Titles with "Engineer"
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Engineer	# of internships	Avg	Low	High
FT engineer - salary	3	$7,564.53	$6,700.00	$8,076.92
FT engineer - hourly	2	$50.50	$50.00	$51.00
PT engineer - salary	1	$1,615.40	-	-
PT engineer - hourly	10	$48.26	$40.00	$50.00

Sampling of Companies Allen School Students Worked For & Average Salary
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Research	Microsoft	Facebook	Summary Analytics Inc.
FT research - salary	$8,704.69	$9,6667.67	-
FT research - hourly	-	$54.36	$40.00

Internship Experience Sums & Averages Breakdown
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Quarter	Total	Part-Time	Full-Time	Hourly	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Salary	Avg Salary ($/mo)
SUM17	32	3	29	11	$42.71	19	$8,589.86
AUT17	9	8	1	6	$46.82	1	$8,000.00
WIN18	9	9	-	7	$48.13	-	-
SPR18	12	12	-	11	$44.94	-	-
Total	62	32	30	35	$45.65	20	$8,294.93

Salary Breakdown for Job Titles in "Research"
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Research	# of internships	Avg	Low	High
FT research - salary	11	$8,691.61	$7,307.68	$10,000.00
FT research - hourly	7	$46.14	$35.00	$53.00
PT research - hourly	11	$46.19	$30.00	$62.50

Salary Breakdown for Job Titles with "Engineer"
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Engineer	# of internships	Avg	Low	High
FT engineer - salary	9	$8,389.97	$7,920.00	$9,000.00
FT engineer - hourly	2	$38.00	$26.00	$50.00
PT engineer - hourly	6	$41.48	$22.00	$49.04

Sampling of Companies Allen School Students Worked For & Average Salary
The data in the following tables is from students registered for CSE 601 internship credit in the academic year specified. Companies with fewer than two (2) internships during this timeframe are not reported for student privacy. Students doing a full-time internship during the regular academic year will typically register for ENGR 601, or just not sign up for credit.
Research	Microsoft	Google	Facebook	Adobe
FT research - salary	$8,666.67	-	-	$9,000.00
FT research - hourly	-	-	-	-

Summary

ENGR 601 (Program Homepage) is ideal for full-time internships during the academic year, if you are not taking additional classes, as it saves you money and holds your full-time student status. Since ENGR 601 is a fee-based program, you would have to pay out-of-pocket; CSE 601 is tuition-based and is covered by a TA/RA tuition waiver. ENGR 601 does not allow for deferred registration To register for ENGR 601, you will complete the steps outlined on the program homepage.

Summer Registration Policy

CSE 601 allows for Summer registration deferral. This means that if you take an internship in the Summer, you register for an internship course to take place in Autumn. International students who need CPT will be required to register for autumn-quarter CSE 601 prior to submitting their CPT application.

Register for CSE 601

Allen School graduate students are able to self-register for CSE 601 using MyPlan or MyUW. For CSE 601, one (1) credit is for a part-time internship and two (2) credits are for a full-time internship. Please review the Registration Resources webpage provided by OUR for more information.

ISS's CPT webpage includes answers to "What is CPT?", "CPT Eligibility", "Details for CPT", "How to Apply", and more. ISS will not longer approve multiple terms at once time. You need to submit a CPT application for every quarter. J-1 Visa students are not required to register for CPT credit and should contact grad-advising@cs (Ph.D.) or vgrad-adviser@cs (BS/MS) for ISS Academic Training Authorization

International Students taking ENGR 601 need to follow instructions on ENGR 601 instead.

At least 10 days before the internship start date, International students (F-1 Visa, pre-graduation only) wishing to earn CSE 601 credit need to submit an ISS CPT Application. Prior to submission, the following tasks need to be completed:

Self-register for CSE 601 using MyPlan or MyUW; Choose one or two credits as appropriate.
Obtain an offer letter from the company. ISS will verify.

Please use the following advisers as your department contact in your CPT application. They will provide confirmation to ISS.

Ph.D. Department Adviser: Joe Eckert (jeckert1@uw.edu)
BS/MS Department Adviser: Maggie Morris (maggiemm@uw.edu).

International Student Services (ISS)

ISS has virtual front desk hours. Virtual hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST.

Summary

Write a summary of your internship and reflect on its relevance to your future careers. This assignment is located in Canvas. This assignment is due on the last day of instruction for the quarter.

International Student Services (ISS)

ISS has virtual front desk hours. Virtual hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST.

UW Career Center

The Career & Internship Center (134 Mary Gates Hall) has rooms available for students to reserve, Monday – Friday between 9:30am and 4:30pm. Rooms include: Table, chair, whiteboard, electrical outlet.

To request the space, please follow the link above and keep in mind the following:

Requests must be submitted at least 2 business days before your interview
This request is for a room only. We do not have any equipment available for use. If you’re in need of a laptop or other technology for your interview, please check out the Student Technology Loan Program.
We are not always able to accommodate all requests. Submitting the form does not guarantee that a space will be available.
Please allow up to two business days for us to respond to your request. If you have questions about the space or the status of your request, contact askcic@uw.edu.

Allen School Room Reservation

The Allen School offers spaces that can be reserved. Information for these rooms can be found at the room reservation page (Login Required).