Internship Application Deadline Definitions

• Application Due Date

  ACLP recommends that all application materials must be postmarked by the application due date.
  

  Please note: Some programs may want to receive applications by the due date. It is the internship candidate's responsibility to verify the postmark vs materials deadline with individual programs.

• Initial Offer Date

  The Initial Offer Date is the day on which all top-choice internship applicants will be notified that they have been selected. Following the interview process, all clinical internship coordinators will make offers to their chosen candidates on this same Initial Offer Date.
  
  While you can accept an offer on the initial offer date, you may wait until the next day (the Acceptance Date) to do so.

  On the Initial Offer Date, there will be applicants who do not receive an initial offer. However, these individuals may still be offered an internship position later in the week. For example, an applicant who is the second choice may not receive an offer until the acceptance date or later, if the first choice candidate has declined.

  ACLP recommends that internship programs do not offer any positions to applicants prior to the Initial Offer Date.

• Acceptance Date

  The very next day following the Initial Offer Date is the Acceptance Date. On this day, all internship applicants who have received an initial offer will either accept or decline the offer(s). Applicants are strongly encouraged to immediately decline any additional offers and are discouraged from altering their acceptance in light of new offers.

• 2nd Offer Date

  The very next day following the Acceptance Date is the 2nd Offer Date. At this time, internship coordinators can make additional offers as needed to fill their programs. 
  
  Applicants may continue to receive offers after they have accepted an internship. Applicants are strongly encouraged to immediately decline any additional offers and are discouraged from altering their acceptance in light of new offers.

• End of the Offer/Acceptance Process

  ACLP suggests that the selection process be completed within one week of the Initial Offer Date, but recognizes that this process may last beyond the week for some programs that need to fill multiple positions.