Applied AI for undergraduates
Build work.
Show proof.
A six-week program where every lesson ends in something real: a project, a human review, and a public record of what you built. No coding background required.
- 6
- weeks
- 13
- artifacts you hand in
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- gates per week
Applied AI · Cohort 2026-F1
Read any of them right now. Inside the program they open in order — week 1 on day one, and each later week when the one before it is accepted.
Quiz 4/5 + accepted hand-in
A person, never a model
The operating system
A course should make you produce, not just consume.
InternCell runs one repeatable loop for six weeks. The next week opens only when the current work passes both gates.
- 01
Learn the method
Use a short field brief, one focused guide, and free AI tools. No passive course library.
- 02
Ship the work
Turn the lesson into a public artifact that another person can open, use, or inspect.
- 03
Pass human review
A reviewer checks the rubric, writes notes, and decides whether the week is complete.
The rubric in step 3 is not a secret. Read week 1's brief and the three criteria a reviewer checks it against, before you apply to anything.
The build list
Six weeks. Six pieces of evidence.
Each week leaves behind something a recruiter, professor, or peer can open and inspect. Every brief below is published in full — including the rubric it is graded against — before you apply.
Read all six briefsPrompt systems
You can turn a task you repeat into an instruction system someone else can pick up and run.
Reusable prompt system, two-system comparison, revision, and evaluation note.
Research deck
You can research a question, separate evidence from fluent language, and present a defensible answer.
Public evidence deck, source log, and a claim-verification note.
Knowledge brief
You can build a source pack, interrogate it, and write a synthesis whose every claim traces back.
Source-grounded brief, audio overview, and citation-audit note.
Planning system
You can turn a messy real workflow into records, states, and views that someone can actually run.
Public planning workspace, walkthrough, and workflow-rule note.
Public web tool
You can specify a narrow problem, direct an AI builder at it, test the result, and ship it.
Live tool, walkthrough, specification, and test log.
Proof portfolio
You can present five weeks of work so an evaluator can judge your decisions in five minutes.
Portfolio page + walkthrough video + final report links.
Week 6 is the one that outlives the program. The portfolio page, the walkthrough, and the report are yours to send — the certificate only points at them.
The credential
The certificate points back to the work.
Every graduate gets a serial and a page on this domain listing what they built and when a reviewer accepted it. The links on that page are the credential. The serial is just how you find them.
Open the registry- The serial
- Unique per graduate, gapless, issued once.
- The six weeks
- Each one listed with the date its work was accepted.
- The work itself
- Links to the portfolio, the walkthrough, and the final report.
- Who reviewed it
- A person. Every acceptance on the page was a human call.
- Not a signed or tamper-proof PDF. The downloadable copy is a convenience; the page is the record.
- No hash, ledger, or blockchain. Trust rests on the domain serving the page, the same as any transcript.
- Not a claim about employment. It says what was built and accepted, and nothing about what happened next.
Details
Questions worth asking.
Who is this for?
Undergraduates who want practical AI fluency without needing a coding background. The program is especially suited to students in business, commerce, arts, science, and similar degrees.
What do I build?
Six public artifacts: a reusable prompt system, a research deck, a source-grounded knowledge brief, a planning workspace, a web tool, and a final proof portfolio.
How much time does it take?
Plan for four to six focused hours each week for six weeks.
How is work assessed?
You pass a five-question weekly check and submit the project against a clear rubric. A human reviewer accepts it or sends written revision notes.
What does the certificate prove?
It proves that all six quizzes were passed and all six projects were accepted. Its public registry entry carries a unique serial and links to the final work.
Is this an internship?
No. InternCell is a structured applied AI certificate program. Some colleges may choose to recognize project programs for credit at their own discretion.
Founding cohort
Stop collecting AI tips.
Start collecting proof.
Six briefs, published in full. Six artifacts a stranger can open. One person reading each of them against a rubric you have already seen.