Studying during COVID-19

Updated 28 March 2022

You will be required to attend on-campus activities where they are necessary to successfully complete your course. These may include practical classes, residential schools, labs or studios. In addition, some courses will provide optional and additional on-campus learning activities to give you opportunities to engage with course content, teaching staff, and your student colleagues. Information regarding on-campus requirements for each course can be found on your course StudyDesk.

Updated 28 March 2022

Exams will be conducted online in 2022.

Practical, professional and performance-related assessment may be held on-campus.

Oral assessment may be conducted face-to-face or online.

All online assessment conducted during the formal examination period will be timetabled.

Reviewed 28 March 2022

An assessment extension may be offered if you cannot submit your assessment item due to reasons out of your control such as: 

• medical
• employment
• family/personal
• other.

Assessment Extension Requests are open for students to submit from the beginning of Orientation Week up to the last day of the exam block for each teaching period. This includes Semesters and the 8 Week Teaching Periods, depending on your program.

Extension requests submitted after the due date will only be accepted where you can provide evidence in accordance with the Assessment of Special Circumstances Procedure that it was not possible to submit a request prior to the due date.

Further information regarding assessment extensions is available on the Assessment extensions page.

If you’d like more information, please contact our Student Support team.

Updated 28 March 2022

UniSQ Libraries are operating under COVID Safe protocols to keep you safe. You can find out more about study spaces, accessing 24 hour computer labs and online study support in addition to the Library Opening Hours for more information.

If you need a more support, please contact us.

Reviewed 28 March 2022

You can contact the Student Support team on chat, through email and on the phone between the hours of 8am - 8pm Monday to Thursday, on Friday from 8am - 5pm and from 12pm - 5pm on weekends.

You can visit the iconnect team at a UniSQ campus Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm:

• Toowoomba in the Refectory
• Springfield Level 1, B Block
• Ipswich in the Library, H Block

The iconnect team is also available online between the hours of 8am - 8pm Monday to Thursday, on Friday from 8am - 5pm, and from 12pm - 5pm on weekends.

Find out more about iconnect's online services and opening hours.

Updated 7 June 2022

Yes, the 24-hour labs remain open. Please note that some computers may be unavailable at this time due to complying with UniSQ rules of maintaining a 1.5m distance.

For a full list of the 24-hour labs currently operational at each campus, please visit the Computer labs webpage.

Reviewed 28 March 2022

Printers are currently operational in and around each campus.

You also have access to print services for course work, assignments, study notes via Print Express and printing will be mailed out to you.

Our placement partners are continuing to support these important activities and professional placements will continue unless otherwise advised. If a scheduled placement is cancelled, USQ will let you know and we will reschedule cancelled placements to the earliest available time.

If a placement is rescheduled, UniSQ will apply an incomplete grade (IDM) when results are finalised at the end of Semester. The IDM grade will not impact on your HECS-HELP or fee obligations.  Importantly, all activities completed prior to the cancellation will contribute towards your final grade.

If your circumstances mean you need to withdraw from your placement, please contact us first and let us know so we can make sure the hours you have completed can count towards your course or program requirements.

Please check your StudyDesk regularly for updated information or contact our Student Support team. 

We ask that at all times you please practice appropriate social distancing, in line with the Australian Government’s social distancing guidance.

If at any stage your placement is interrupted by a site closure, a decision to self-isolate or need to undertake carer’s duties, please contact the placement office by emailing bela.Placements@usq.edu.au or by phoning +61 7 4631 2359.

Mandatory vaccinations for any adult attending any education facility in Queensland. Please note the following mandatory vaccination requirements are also for students in all Australian state/territories that require vaccinations to attend an education facility.

• In line with Queensland Government and Department of Education, UniSQ will require students to have full vaccination against COVID-19 for all pre-service teachers working or delivering a service at a school or early childhood education and care setting (this includes state, private and catholic sites).
• Workers entering education settings, including schools, kindergartens and childcare centres, will need to have received at least 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
• All students enrolled in placements from Semester 1, 2022 who are unable to attend or complete placements by the end of the semester due to the availability of providers or because they are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19, will be assigned an 'Incomplete' temporary grade.
• An 'Incomplete' temporary grade will appear on your academic transcript as an DA (Deferred Assessment granted). Official Temporary Grades, such as DA, do not hold or imply any academic penalty.
• You will be permitted to carry this grade against your placement course for a maximum of one year to allow you time to become vaccinated and/or complete any outstanding placement requirements.
• Carrying a DA grade may delay your program progression or completion. Please consider carefully whether it is the right decision for you to delay your placement and get in touch with your program director or coordinator if you have questions about your grade.

Unfortunately, it will not be possible to secure a placement for non-vaccinated students. For this reason, students currently enrolled with no evidence of COVID-19 vaccination and unable to meet the vaccination requirements before their placement start date should expect to receive an DA grade, as explained above.

Alternatively, students are encouraged to enrol at a time they are able to meet the mandatory vaccination requirements.

Vaccination information

You can use the National Eligibility Checker to find an appointment at a GP clinic, pharmacy or other immunisation provider.

What you need to do

Please ensure you upload your vaccine evidence to your InPlace profile once received. The UniSQ Professional Experience Placements Team cannot secure a placement on your behalf without this evidence. Please note, you may also be required to provide evidence of your vaccination upon induction prior to placement.

Exemptions

If you have any medical questions or concerns about the COVID-19 vaccinations, please discuss these with your GP. If you have applied for a medical exemption please upload relevant documentation to InPlace. However, in line with QLD Health and Department of Education, exemptions are unlikely and will only be accepted in very extreme circumstances.

Should you have any questions or concerns about your professional experience placement requirements, please contact the BELA Placements Team via email at bela.Placements@usq.edu.au.

As a student at UniSQ yours and your family's wellbeing is the University's main priority.

The Professional Experience team together with the Professional Experience Convenor will work with you to ensure your placement can continue as soon as possible once your child is well or you are out of isolation and if necessary create an individualised plan, if you decide to self-isolate, undertake carer's duties or the site closes.

Please be assured that UniSQ has developed strategies to minimise the impact of an interruption should it occur, and all students will be able to progress toward their next semester as currently planned.

If at any stage your placement is interrupted by a site closure, a decision to self-isolate or need to undertake carer’s duties, please contact the placement office by emailing bela.Placements@usq.edu.au or by phoning +61 7 4631 2359.

Yes, any full days completed will be counted.

All placement must be completed onsite and social distancing rules adhered to.

If your placement is interrupted by a site closure, the Professional Experience team together with the Professional Experience Convenor will collaborate with you to develop an alternative placement plan that accommodates your future personal circumstances.

The University is not able to advise students how to respond to their work and personal circumstances in relation to their placement interruption.

UniSQ has no plans to cancel scheduled placements, and they are proceeding as planned.

If a student’s placement is interrupted by a site closure, self-isolation or carer duties the Professional Experience team together with the Professional Experience Convenor will collaborate with you to develop an alternative placement plan that accommodates your future personal circumstances.

If at any stage your placement is interrupted by a site closure, a decision to self-isolate or need to undertake carer’s duties, please contact the placement office by emailing bela.Placements@usq.edu.au or by phoning +61 7 4631 2359.

Students inside the 11 restricted Local Government Areas (LGAs)

• Only students fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can enter hospitals, residential aged care facilities, and disability accommodation services to undertake a clinical placement.

Anyone who has travelled to or was in one of the LGAs at or since 1:00am 31 July 2021 must continue to follow the above guidelines.

The affected local government areas are City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay Region, Redland City, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast City, Noosa Shire, Somerset Region, Lockyer Valley Region, and Scenic Rim Region.

For the Cairns Regional Council and Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council areas:

• Clinical placements are temporarily suspended for all students (regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status)

For all other areas of Queensland:

The majority of our placement partners are continuing to support these important activities and professional placements will continue unless otherwise advised. If a scheduled placement is cancelled, UniSQ will let you know and we will reschedule cancelled placements to a later stage.

If a placement is rescheduled, UniSQ will apply an incomplete grade (IDM) when results are finalised at the end of Semester. The IDM grade will not impact on your HECS-HELP or fee obligations. Importantly, all activities completed prior to the cancellation will contribute towards your final grade.

If your circumstances mean you need to withdraw from your placement, please contact us first and let us know so we can make sure the hours you have completed can count towards your course or program requirements.

Please check your StudyDesk regularly for updated information or contact our Student Support team.

Further details of restrictions in place for Greater Brisbane, and other areas of Queensland, are available on the Queensland Government website.

Engineering Work Experience is continuing for most students.

Your safety is our key priority, so you should continue to comply with all relevant Department of Health guidelines and those of the organisation where you are working.

Should your Host Company cancel or suspend your placement due to a resurgence in COVID-19, please contact the Placements Team and provide the following details:

• Name, Student Number, Contact phone number and email address
• Host company and contact details (including contact person phone number/email address)
• The date the placement will/did cease and how many days of work experience are completed

Your course examiner has put together a work experience completion guideline document that will assist you with how best to proceed in your situation. This has been added to your work experience StudyDesk site.

Placements will continue for most students. To date, most of our partners who provide placements are continuing to support these important learning activities.

The situation with COVID-19 is continually changing all over Australia and we are aware of the impact that it may have had on your study and placement planning. We can assure you that our Human Services team are working with external agencies to source suitable placements for you in 2021.

If for any reason, one of your scheduled placements is cancelled, it will be moved to another facility organised by the Practicum Coordinator. This will not impact your grades, HECS or fee obligations, and the work you have completed to date will still contribute to your final grade in these courses.

Placements are continuing for most students and our placement partners are supporting us with the backlog of placements due to COVID-19 cancellations.

We are in the process of sourcing placements for students who are yet to complete their placement requirements from 2020. These students will be given priority as we are offered placements from our partners.

Please be aware that placement dates may not align with the advertised placement blocks as we must be flexible with the availability of our partners to accommodate student placements.

In the scenario where you are not allocated a placement until later in the year, you will be awarded an incomplete grade (IDM) at the end of the semester. This will not impact on your HECS or fee obligations, and the work you have completed to date will still contribute to your final grade in these courses.

Clinical placements will continue for most students. To date, most of our partners who provide placements are continuing to support these important learning activities.

If for any reason, one of your scheduled placements is cancelled, it will be rescheduled to later in the semester/year. In the scenario where it is later in the year, you will be awarded an incomplete grade (IDM) at the end of first semester. This will not impact on your HECS or fee obligations, and the work you have completed to date will still contribute to your final grade in these courses.

We understand that these are uncertain and difficult times for many of you. Some of this uncertainty may relate to your studies, with particular focus on the security of your clinical placements, and your ability to continue the same.

Firstly, can we reassure you that the Professional Placement Office and the School of Nursing and Midwifery are aware of the current circumstances and working hard responding to these changing circumstances as they unfold.

Loss of placement

Unfortunately, some student’s placements may be cancelled by facilities as a result of COVID-19 precautionary measures.

In the situation that your placement is cancelled, you will be advised via email immediately in addition to your course coordinator to ensure that your grades are not negatively impacted.

You can be assured that our Placements office will be working with your Associate Head (Clinical) on sourcing placements for all those impacted as soon as possible. We will endeavour to provide further information to all those impacted as soon as possible.

If for any reason one of your scheduled placements is cancelled or paused, it will be rescheduled as soon as possible. We work with health services to ensure placements are disrupted as little as possible and re-started as soon as possible. We understand that these are uncertain and difficult times for many of you. Some of this uncertainty may relate to your studies, with particular focus on the security of your clinical placements, and your ability to continue the same.

The Professional Placement Office and the School of Nursing and Midwifery are aware of the current circumstances and are working hard responding to these changing circumstances as they unfold.

Getting vaccinated (where possible and as soon as possible) will help ensure that your placement experiences are not disrupted. Vaccination is a crucial part of the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensure you upload evidence of your vaccinations to InPlace as soon as you receive each dose of the vaccine.

Loss of placement

Unfortunately, some student’s placements may be cancelled by facilities as a result of COVID-19 precautionary measures, including having full COVID-19 vaccination status.

In the situation that your placement is cancelled, you will be advised via email immediately in addition to your course coordinator to ensure that your grades are not negatively impacted.

You can be assured that our Placements office will be working with your Associate Head (Clinical) on sourcing placements for all those impacted as soon as possible. We will endeavour to provide further information to all those impacted as soon as possible.

In your Final Semester of Study?

If you are in your final semester of study, organising clinical placements for you is our priority, and over the coming weeks we will be in touch with you to confirm your final placement/s. If you have any hours owing from previous clinical placements, it would be very helpful if you could forward that information now, so we can include those hours in our planning.

UniSQ is working hard to prioritise your requirements for completion, especially in the area of clinical placements.

Any Questions?

If you have any other questions or concerns please contact HES.support@usq.edu.au or your course examiner.

Should you have any concerns about your upcoming clinical placement requirements, please contact the Professional Placements team at clinical@usq.edu.au

Placements are continuing for most students however, all placements are subject to change should there be a resurgence in COVID-19.

If for any reason, one of your scheduled placements is cancelled, it will be rescheduled later in the semester/year based on QAS availability of stations and their PPE provisions, therefore you may not be allocated to the station you were attending previously.

In the scenario where it is later in the year, you will be awarded an incomplete grade (IDM) at the end of the semester. This will not impact on your HECS or fee obligations, and the work you have completed to date should still contribute to your final grade in these courses.

We would like to advise that all students, including those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, are not permitted to attend clinical placements in the 11 restricted Local Government Areas (LGAs). In addition, all students who reside in the restricted 11 LGAs (or were in the relevant LGAs in relevant time periods) are not permitted to attend clinical placements until further notice. The affected local government areas are City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay Region, Redland City, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast City, Noosa Shire, Somerset Region, Lockyer Valley Region, and Scenic Rim Region. 

In light of the recent lockdown and in accordance with planning for future restrictions, multiple flexible arrangements have been put in place in relation to Post-Graduate psychology placements:

• The USQ Ipswich Psychology Clinic is closed until further notice. Affected students are encouraged to use counselling lab and complete work in process, as ethically appropriate. The Ipswich Clinic Director is currently working within team and with UniSQ ICT to address current student access needs, as well as future support if the clinic is required to move to telehealth.
• The USQ Toowoomba Psychology Clinic is operating as normal, however students who are affected by the current lockdown restrictions are unable to attend the Toowoomba campus. Affected students are to work directly with the Toowoomba Clinic Director.
• In relation to all external practicum placements, whether the student is enrolled at the Ipswich or Toowoomba campus, or Externally, where students have been affected by the current restrictions they are to additionally follow the advice of the Placement Organisation as to whether they transition to telehealth during this time. Where the placement provider has assessed this option as suitable,  students completing placement activities via work from home arrangements will be covered by UniSQ Insurance. The decision to move to telehealth must be made by the supervisor AND the placement organisation.

Students affected by this restriction are advised to contact their Practicum Coordinator in the first instance. Psychology students are also strongly encouraged to access the Covid-19 vaccination program, as they are considered a priority group under Phase 1b of the program.

If for any reason, one of your scheduled placements is cancelled, it will be rescheduled to later in the semester/year.

In the scenario where it is later in the year, you will be awarded an incomplete grade (IDM) at the end of first semester. This will not impact on your HECS or fee obligations, and the work you have completed to date will still contribute to your final grade in these courses.

Loss of placement

Unfortunately some students' placements have been cancelled by facilities as a result of COVID-19 precautionary measures.

In the situation that your placement is cancelled, you will be advised via email immediately in addition to your course coordinator to ensure that your grades are not negatively impacted.  

Please get in contact with your course coordinator, Ursula Kennedy to discuss when you may be able to reschedule your placement with your host company at a later date.

Placements will continue for most students. To date, most of our partners who provide placements are continuing to support these important learning activities.

COVID-19 had a real impact on sport and exercise placements in 2020, and we may experience times in the future when placement facilities may be forced to close. If this happens, your placement will be placed 'on hold' and you will be notified when you can resume your placement. In some cases a new placement site may need to be sourced. The Placement Coordinator will keep you informed. While on placement, you must follow all health and safety regulations and COVID-19 safe plans as directed by the placement site.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the list of mandatory pre-placement requirements has been extended. All sport and exercise placement students will now need to also complete the following prior to attending placement:

• complete Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Evidence Form;
• complete the COVID-19 Infection Control Training module
• complete the COVID-19 Student Placement Declaration

Updated 7 June 2022

When you are on-campus, please keep in mind that it is everyone's personal responsibility to adhere to social distancing requirements and good hygiene practices at all times. Doing so will help ensure you and your family and friends remain healthy and will protect the health and safety of all USQ students, staff and our community.

You are encouraged to download the Government's COVIDSafe app and also the USQ SafeZone App. 

Please do your part to ensure the University can continue to offer services on campus.

Disability support services are available online Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm.

To access disability support, contact a Student Equity Officer by booking an appointment through USQ Access, emailing student.success@usq.edu.au or by phoning +61 7 4631 2372.

Our Wellness and Counselling team continue to offer support to students by providing appointments to students face to face, zoom and telephone as well email counselling.  Appointments are available on all three campuses.

 

Appointments can be booked through USQ Access, emailing student.success@usq.edu.au or by phoning +61 7 4631 2372.

UniSQ Careers and Employability are here to support you in managing your career through these difficult times.

We offer career counselling appointments, job seeking support services including resume and online interview assistance and a broad range of career related resources.

As we become aware of positions that become available, these are posted on the Jobs Board on USQ Access, so remember to check this out if you are seeking employment.

We're also online to support you from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

Appointments can be booked online through USQ Access, via email to careers@usq.edu.au or by phoning +61 7 4631 2372.

The Scholarships team are available online Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm.

To get in touch please email scholarships@usq.edu.au. 

Students who are studying and working in Australia may be able to access financial assistance when they are:

• required to self-isolate or are caring for someone with COVID-19 (Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment) or;
• adversely affected by a state public health order and are required to be in lockdown for more than seven days (COVID-19 Disaster Payment).

Fore more information on the financial support payments, including eligibility criteria, refer to the Centrelink Payments and Services page.

Updated 21 June 2022

UniSQ Residential Colleges is actively following COVIDSafe practices and procedures to ensure the health & wellbeing of its residents, guests and staff. There is increased cleaning, additional safety and hygiene measures, and an isolation process in place for any students who are required to self-isolate (eg. are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test or have received a positive test result). 

Social gatherings, events and activities will be in line with current QLD Health guidelines, including maximum capacities for indoor shared spaces (i.e. recreation halls, common rooms), and will follow a COVIDSafe plan. Overnight stay of guests are currently permitted.

The University continues to monitor, review and implement government requirements and health advice regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure a safe environment. For the interim, appropriate measures will remain in place and residents will be updated as changes occur.

For more general information on residential colleges, please visit the USQ Accommodation website, email accommodation@usq.edu.au or phone +61 7 4631 2650.

Inter-campus shuttle buses are running as normal. Masks must be worn on the bus and where possible please physically distance.

Check out the Inter-campus shuttle bus timetable for information on changes and cancellations.

Springfield

Omnia Springfield operates 7.30am to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Ipswich

Omnia Ipswich operates 7.30am to 3.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Toowoomba

The UniSQ Café in the Refectory operate between 7am and 4pm Monday to Friday. This is subject to change based on any current restrictions in place. 

Seating is available for your use.

Bounce Café is open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4pm.

Please observe all social distancing guidelines as well as the need to wear a mask if required.  

Updated 7 June 2022

Toowoomba gym access is 24/7 and staffed hours are 8.30am - 8.30pm.

Springfield and Ipswich gym access is 24/7.

All Multi-Faith spaces are now operational.

Updated 4 August 2021

The Post Office and Heritage Bank remain open with social distancing guidelines implemented.

Updated 4 August 2021

Justices of the Peace are available each Wednesday from 12.00pm - 2.00pm to certify copies of original documents or witness documents. A JP can be found on:

• UniSQ Toowoomba - R Block inside refectory
• UniSQ Springfield - Building B atrium 

No appointments are necessary; however please ensure you bring proof of identification and a pen with you.

As an international student, you have access to all of our support services. We're currently working on more ways to support you and will be sending further information to all of our students soon.

Contact us with your questions

Your Student Relationship Officers are here to answer any questions you may have, via Live Chat or by emailing usq.support@usq.edu.au.

Our iconnect team are also offering Zoom sessions where you can talk to our staff online face-to-face. They'll help to answer any questions you have or connect you with the right person.

Health and wellness

The Health and Wellness Team are available to support you online through these difficult times. To make an online appointment with a team member, email student.success@usq.edu.au.

Online Student Hub

The Queensland Student Hub aims to improve the wellbeing of international students by connecting them to local welfare services including mental health counselling, English language support, visa information and accommodation services.

The hub is accessible via an app developed by Queensland edtech innovator Vygo.

Students who are studying and working in Australia may be able to access financial assistance when they are:

• required to self-isolate or are caring for someone with COVID-19 (Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment) or;
• adversely affected by a state public health order and are required to be in lockdown for more than seven days (COVID-19 Disaster Payment).

For more information on the financial support payments, including eligibility criteria, refer to the Centrelink Payments and Services page.

There is a list of registered entities calling for international students to apply for work positions as part of adjusted work arrangements declared during COVID-19.

Home Affairs has provided the comprehensive list.

Home Affairs has also clarified that student visas will not be extended. Students will have to make a new application.

Visit the Home affairs website to find out more.

Please let us know if you need help accessing technology.

Updated 4 August 2021

For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Please visit the Overseas student health cover website for information on your health cover including a Bupa Fact Sheet with answers to commonly asked questions.

Updated 4 August 2021

International students will only be granted a leave of absence for special circumstances.

International students who wish to apply for a leave of absence must complete a Leave of Absence Form - International form and provide supporting documentation in accordance with the assessment of Assessment of Special Circumstances Procedure.

Please submit the form and your supporting documentation via email to is.support@usq.edu.au for your application to be assessed.

Any periods of leave for international students must be reported by UniSQ to the Department of Home Affairs.

International students who are studying in Australia on a student visa are required to maintain a full time enrolment each Academic year. This will allow you to complete your program in the time specified on your Confirmation of Enrolment (COE).

If circumstances arise that affect your ability to undertake a full time enrolment load that is required, you must complete a Reduced Study Load form online via:

1. Log into UConnect
2. Student Centre
3. Online Requests tile
4. Reduced Study Load menu item

You must include supporting documentation with your application and submit at least 5 days prior to the last day to drop for the Semester you are applying for.

Please be aware that being enrolled in less than a full-time study load without an approved Reduced Study Load can affect your eligibility for a CoE extension in the future.

Updated 4 August 2021

If you withdraw from a course/s prior to the Census Date and have paid your fees upfront, a credit for your course fees will be applied to your student account. 

Refunds are not automatically issued; available credit will automatically be applied to your invoice when you next enrol.

Alternately, you can request a refund of your credit balance by completing the relevant Request for Refund form. Your completed form should be emailed to the address listed at the top of the form.

Refunds are normally processed within 10 University business days.

Please refer to the Refund of Student Fees Policy and Procedure for additional information.

Staff from the Graduate Research School (GRS) will continue to work during this period to provide you with support and will provide information updates relevant to HDR Students as they become available.

We recommend that our HDR students stay up to date and monitor the website, and stay in touch with the GRS through the HDR student forum and the UniSQ Higher Degree By Research Student Zone Facebook group for updates from the GRS.

Students can also access the Graduate Research School website for information concerning their studies.

Email enquiries
Emails will continue to be monitored and all queries should be sent to grs@usq.edu.au.

Support for research reporting continues as usual. Contact rpas@usq.edu.au.

Researchers can continue to get support for preparing and submitting funding applications through the Research Grants team. Contact ResearchGrantsOoR@usq.edu.au.

All confirmation seminars will be in the form of online meetings conducted via Zoom. No room bookings will be made for these sessions.

Further details are available on the Working towards your confirmation of candidature page under the oral presentation tab.

Researchers can continue to apply for research ethics during this time. Please see the Ethics website for further information.

Due to travel restrictions and government advice the GRS is currently not in the position to support internships that are based overseas. Applications for domestic internships will be reviewed on a case by case basis.