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CFM 199R Technical Internship

The CFM 199R Technical Internship is an opportunity for FM students to gain valuable hands-on experience in a variety of shops and departments with BYU’s Physical Facilities. The technical internship will focus on understanding the building infrastructure and the physical building systems. Students will be mentored by skilled professionals and tradespeople as they work in different shops around campus which may include Air Conditioning, Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical, Grounds, Transportation Services, Motor Pool, and more. Students will coordinate with the Internship Program Manager in BYU Physical Facilities to determine which shops will be most beneficial to them during their internship. The Technical Internship can be completed during Fall, Winter, or Spring & Summer semesters

Registration Instructions for CFM 199R

  1. Contact the BYU Physical Facilities Internship Program Manager, Jess Walker (jessica.walker@byu.edu) at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the semester in which you will be completing the course. You must be registered for CFM 199R during the semester you are an intern. It’s important to leave room in your schedule to work at least two 4-hour shifts during the week either in the morning or in the afternoon.
  2. Once you have secured an internship offer with BYU Facilities, you must send the offer letter to the CFM Internship Coordinator, Emily Platt (emily_platt@byu.edu) and Prof. Michael Bown (bown@byu.edu) for final approval.
  3. To register for the CFM 199R Technical Internship, you will need to fill out the application with the Experiential Learning and Internships office at https://experience.byu.edu/students. Once approved, you can add CFM 199R to your semester schedule.
  4. The CFM 199R Technical Internship requires that you work a minimum of 120 hours. You will be required to keep track of the number of hours that you work and submit your time-tracker at the end of the course. To receive a passing grade for completing the internship, you will be required to complete a few quizzes and assignments in Learning Suite, including submitting your time-tracker and a final report.

300 Hours Work Experience: CFM 491 Senior Seminar

In addition to the 120 hours for the Technical Internship, Facility and Property Management students need to complete an additional 300 hours in an FM work experience or internship position. Students will report on their FM work experience in the CFM 491 Senior Seminar, during their second to last semester in the program. The work experience may be a professional internship where students focus on administrative and management roles.

Internships and work experience for CFM 491 need to be approved by Professor Bown. Once you have secured an internship offer, complete the CFM Application here and email it to Professor Bown (bown@byu.edu) for approval.