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The purpose of this research was to study the students' perception towards the internship in educational leadership in the Doctoral Program in Educational Supervision and Administration of the College of Education at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus. The study used the concurrent embedded model. A survey was used to collect the information which was supplemented with interviews. The population consisted of 25 students who finished the internship between 2007–08 and 2009–10. Eighty eight percent (22) participated in the survey. Between 36% and 82% indicated that the requirements of the internship were of great importance for the development of competencies in educational leadership as established by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council. The work plan and the project, mainly for research and evaluation, were the most important requirements. Between 41% and 73% considered all aspects of internship experiences very significant to the development of their competencies. However, they recommended strengthening the interaction with the supervising professor and the mentorship's immediate supervisor, as well as to reflect upon the clinical practice with the supervising professor. The internship is an opportunity to join a network of professional relationships so it should promote collegiality. Between 82% and 100% considered all educational leadership competencies as very important / important. The strategic leadership was the most important and the community leadership the least important. The students recommended that the internship should help developing competencies with an international approach through collaborative projects with other universities. Between 59% and 96% of students said they had a lot / enough mastery of all competencies at the end of the internship. They indicated greater domain in administrative leadership and weaknesses in community leadership. The students recommended the distribution of clinical experiences between courses and higher standards in the practice scenario to ensure the dominance of the competencies. Finally, the internship met the expectations of 73% of the students. According to 77%, the internship should be kept, but with fewer hours. They also recommended validating their professional experience and allowing them to do the internship at their workplaces.