2026 Fall Internship
Job Description
The GBI reserves the right to close this job announcement once a qualified applicant pool has been identified.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Internship is a valuable learning experience for college and university students pursuing a criminal justice or related degree. The program is administered by the GBI Office of Human Resources (OHR). The length of the internship is one semester as determined by the intern's college or university, with the concurrence of the GBI OHR.
All interns must download (right click to save), complete, and upload the Internship Questionnaire. Failure to complete and upload the Internship Questionnaire will result in your application being rejected.
Click the following link to download the questionnaire. Internship Questionnaire
The GBI follows the Federal statute regarding illegal drug use and is a drug-free workplace. Although some states have legalized recreational drug use, applicants who currently use illegal drugs or controlled substances will be subject to disqualification from employment with the GBI.
- 15 Investigative Field Offices
- Select Regional Drug Enforcement Offices
- Commercial Gambling Unit
- Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit (CEACC)
- Financial Investigations Unit
- Division of Forensic Sciences
- Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC)
- Medical Examiner's Office
- Child Fatality Review Unit
Failure to complete and upload the Internship Questionnaire will result in your application being rejected.
The GBI follows the Federal statute regarding illegal drug use and is a drug-free workplace. Although some states have legalized recreational drug use, applicants who currently use illegal drugs or controlled substances will be subject to disqualification from employment with the GBI.
Applicants must also meet the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen at least 18 years of age.
- In good academic standing
- Must currently be enrolled during their interning semester.
- Must be receiving academic credits. (Credit/Contact hours must be listed on the School Certification Form)
The GBI reserves the right to close this job announcement once a qualified applicant pool has been identified.
The GBI follows the Federal statute regarding illegal drug use and is a drug-free workplace. Although some states have legalized recreational drug use, applicants who currently use illegal drugs or controlled substances will be subject to disqualification from employment with the GBI.
Students will be disqualified for any of the following:
- Illegal use of marijuana or non-prescription steroids within one year of internship application date.
- Deliberate misrepresentation of illegal drug history in connection with the application.
- Deliberate misrepresentation or falsification of any GBI application or background information.
- Prior convictions for a felony or misdemeanors of high and aggravated nature.
- Illegal use of any drug while employed in any position that has high level of responsibility.
- Illegal sale, distribution or manufacturing (to include growing) of any drug.
- Use of an illegal drug or combination of illegal drugs, other than experimental marijuana use or non-prescription anabolic steroids, within ten years of the internship application date.
- Experimental use of marijuana will be determined by
- Number of times used
- Frequency of use
- Age at the time of use.
- Circumstances surrounding use.
- Experimental use of marijuana will be determined by
- Use of an illegal drug or combination of illegal drugs, other than marijuana or non-prescription anabolic steroids, more than 5 times.
- Deliberate association of a personal nature within the past twelve months with any person who used illegal drugs in the presence of applicant.
- Deliberate association will be determined by:
- Circumstances surrounding the incident
- Location of incident
- Applicants' response or lack of response in the incident.
- Deliberate association will be determined by:
- Conduct or activity which reflects a disregard for local, state, or federal laws or which conflicts with the standards of behavior or ethical principles of the GBI.
- Failure to complete the polygraph examination process
- Driver's history which suggests a pattern of disregard for the law.
- Credit history which suggests fiscal irresponsibility.