Bronco Corps

Students must be enrolled at Boise State, in at least six credits as an undergraduate student, or five credits as a graduate student. Students in the final semester of their degree program must be registered in all classes required for program completion regardless of credit total. All majors and graduate programs can participate.

Additionally, students must meet minimum qualifications listed by the hiring small business or nonprofit for each position they apply to.

For international students, there may be additional eligibility requirements depending on your visa status. Check these resources to determine if you can participate as an international student.

All positions are paid $15 an hour, up to 160 hours per position.

The application process is simple. Students can find positions on the COBE Internship and Job Board. Once a student has found a position for which they are interested and qualified, they will log into Handshake and submit an application to the hiring small business or non profit, who will select top applicants to interview.

Students can take advantage of career coaching to help prepare their application materials and practice for interviews. Schedule a career coaching appointment.

Students may participate in a maximum of two Bronco Corps positions. Positions may not be simultaneous.

Yes. However, the hours worked between your Bronco Corps position and your other campus job(s) cannot exceed 29 hours per week if enrolled in courses. If you are not enrolled in classes over summer, you can work a combined total of 39 hours per week.

Most Bronco Corps positions are 5-15 hours per week, which can equate to the same workload as an additional course. Before accepting a Bronco Corps position, students should consider how they will manage their time.

Yes, potentially. Academic credit is optional, not required. Students who have been hired for a Bronco Corps position may apply for credit with completion of the Boise State Internship Application, department approval and adherence to application deadlines.

Apply for academic internship credit here.

Shortly after a student has accepted a Bronco Corps position, our administrative team will send an onboarding email to the student’s u.BoiseState email address. That email will provide further instructions.

Once hired, students will need to contact their external Bronco Corps supervisor to review internship expectations, work schedule, communication modalities, etc.

Although this work will be completed with an external organization, students will be paid by Boise State University and are therefore student employees. As student employees, they will need to complete an I-9, W4 and Direct Deposit form.

Participating organizations must be a licensed small business or nonprofit operating in Idaho. Bronco Corps targets organizations with less than 50 employees. There is, however, flexibility since the goal is to help organizations who have been directly impacted by the recent economic uncertainties.

Organizations are accountable for the following, with assistance from the Bronco Corps administrative team:

• Adhering to Boise State’s Employer User Policy
• Writing a clear internship/project description
• Creating a Handshake account and posting the position
• Selecting students to interview; scheduling and conducting interviews
• Selecting students to hire; offering the position
• Defining the internship/project scope; assigning tasks that are within a student’s area of study
• Tracking and confirming hours worked every two weeks
• Providing an attentive supervisor/mentor; giving regular guidance, evaluation, and feedback to hired students

Boise State compensates the students, therefore there is no financial obligation. The program is designed to be a resource during challenging times.

To be eligible for Bronco Corps, students must be actively enrolled at Boise State. To verify that a student is eligible, please contact Laura Chiuppi by emailing laurachiuppi@boisestate.edu.

Participating organizations can hire up to two students, depending on need and capacity for supervision/mentorship.