Disney World isn't just for kids.
Students can intern at the theme park in Orlando, Fla., and receive academic credit.
Representatives from Disney will present information about paid internships in the Mirage Room at the SUB from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Student Tyler McCormick, a campus representative for Disney, said the theme park is looking for students interested in working during the fall semester.
McCormick interned at Disney from May 2007 to January 2008.
"It's a semester-long internship where you work one of the many roles at Disney," he said.
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Some of the jobs include working at the main gates, being an attractions host and working at one of the resorts, he said.
"I knew a couple of people who also worked in parking and got to drive the trams from the parking lots to the main gates at Disney," McCormick said.
Students in the program live in a gated apartment complex, McCormick said.
"They provide housing and transportation, so students don't have to worry about going out there early and finding an apartment," he said.
Students on the New Mexico Lottery Scholarship will have to apply for a co-op program that will allow them to keep their scholarship while participating in the internship, said Richard Ross, a career development facilitator at UNM.
"In order to keep their Lottery Scholarship, they have to take and pass a class at Disney," he said.
Ross said the co-op program is an excellent opportunity for students to work at the No. 1 service model in the United States.
McCormick said the classes offered at Disney are fun.
"Basically, what they do is fill out the forms, write an essay and take a class down at Disney," McCormick said.
Students who have completed the Disney internship program have gone on to work in fields outside of the service industry, he said.
To apply for the internship, visit DisneyCollegeProgram.com and fill out an application.
