Internships

Internships are offered in the Health and Wellness Program and the Coaching minor. 

Coaching Minor

The Coaching minor internship emphasizes integration of theoretical knowledge with practical field experience in coaching interscholastic sports. Examples of coaching internships are mentored experiences with collegiate, secondary school, or recreational sports teams.  

  • Buffalo State Athletics
  • Tapestry Charter School
  • West Seneca Central School District

Health and Wellness Program

Students receive mentored field experiences in their area of interest. For example, students may have internships with not-for-profit community health agencies, health care organizations, college health promotion centers, government public health agencies, corporate wellness settings, or personal training consultants. 

Some examples of internship sites include:  

American Red Cross, Western New York Chapter  

Erie County Department of Health  

Fisher-Price/Mattel 

Institute for Community Health Promotion (ICHP) 

Kaleida Health 

Planned Parenthood  

Preventionfocus, Inc. 

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 

Weigel Health Center at Buffalo State University