Internship selection: Inclusion and exclusion criteria

As an internship applicant, do you know what internship agencies look for t o select or exclude you from further consideration? In a survey, the author s examined exclusion and inclusion criteria used at 402 internship sites ac credited by the American Psychological Association (APA). The 249 responden ts (62%) rated fit between applicant goals and site opportunities as the mo st important inclusion criteria. Four exclusion criteria (lack of completio n of orals, lack of APA status of doctoral program, poor fit between applic ant goals and site opportunities, and incomplete doctoral course work) were most commonly used to eliminate applicants from consideration.