College of Business & Information Systems
Internship Requirements - Excepts from the Course Syllabus

·          Students should first consult with their faculty advisor. Students should then consult with the College Internship Coordinator. (Note: this is to ensure that the experience indeed supplements the learning process and applies to the individual students needs).

·          Description of the work to be performed should be prepared by the intern in cooperation with the participating organization. The supervisor (employer), the faculty advisor, and the internship coordinator must approve the completed application form.

·          A minimum of 120 hours of participation experience is necessary for each hour of internship credit. Most internships are for 3 credit hours, thus interns work for a total of 360 hours.

·          Internships are graded as credit / no credit experiences.

·          Contact with the intern and with the participating organization will be maintained with on-site visits by the internship coordinator or other designated person during the course of the internship.

·          A member of the sponsoring organization, usually the supervisor of the intern, will complete an evaluation form for each intern. This evaluation is most important, as it is a major determinant in the final grade for the intern.

·          Each week the intern should include in a journal what they did and what they learned during that week.

·          Near the end or following the internship, each intern will

A. prepare a written report describing the internship and the work done.

B. make an oral presentation summarizing the report.