Internships (Score 1)

The University of Alberta has an excellent internship program, with over 90% placement. You can see a list of placements for this year here. The companies offering internships to U of A students include IBM, RedHat, Electronic Arts, various municipal/provincial/federal government organizations, as well as a ton of smaller companies. I will be starting my internship this May with Statistics Canada. It is a 16 month placement, so all the credit is earned at one position. This is in contrast to the more traditional multiple 4-8 month placements seen mostly in engineering. The 16 month term allows a student to really get involved in the project. Overall, I think the U of A has an excellent program set up that will leave the graduates who choose to take part in the program ahead of the field in terms of experience.