Internships/Co-ops

Apply your education on the job

The New Mexico State University (NMSU) Professional Golfers’ Association of America Golf Management Program (PGAGM™) is designed to prepare you for a career in the golf industry. Our primary goals are to graduate students and place qualified professionals into the golf market with the skills necessary to achieve advanced acceleration in the golf industry.

Jason White, PGAGM Assistant Director, Internship Coordinator

NMSU’s PGAGM™ program coordinates your internships/co-ops, which provide you with valuable hands-on learning experiences and are a critical step toward achieving our program goals. In order to comply with the NMSU and PGA guidelines, you complete three different types of internships, totaling 16 months of full-time work.

You will have opportunities to travel, network in the golf industry, develop your resumé, and gain the skills to succeed in golf management.

Employers and students contact Jason White for information and assistance with the PGAGM™ Internship/Co-op program.

Internship/Co-op Program Criteria

Our students are required to comply with the criteria and guidelines that have been established for the development and operation of the (PGAGM™). Certain standards have been developed by NMSU and the PGA for this program:

• Internships/co-ops must follow the eligible employment guidelines outlined in the PGA Constitution.
• Before student placement, there must be an agreement stipulating the specific intern work experiences anticipated for each student. This educational agreement must be validated in writing by the host professional, the NMSU Internship Coordinator, and the student, prior to student placement.
• The student is required to work in at least three types of internship/co-op settings before graduation.
• Students must complete a minimum of 16 months of full-time internships/co-ops prior to completion of the program.
• NMSU will conduct an evaluation of each internship/co-op site prior to placement of students.
• NMSU requires each host on-site Supervisor/PGA Professional to complete a detailed evaluation of each student’s performance during the placement.
• NMSU requires that each student complete a detailed evaluation of the internship/co-op site by the end of the internship.
• The Internship Coordinator will conduct a mid-internship phone interview with both the professional and student.
• NMSU will conduct a meeting with the student to compare evaluations and take necessary remedial action to resolve any performance problems.
• Negative site evaluations by students must be investigated prior to future placements.
• Student records must contain both the host professional’s evaluation of student and the student’s evaluation of site.
• NMSU will not place an internship/co-op student who is not in good standing.
• All students shall complete a post-internship/co-op interview on campus with the Internship Coordinator after each individual internship/co-op has been completed.