Internship Program - Academic Requirements
In order to gain academic credit for the internship experience, the following requirements must be met:
- The student must register and pay tuition for the internship course during the normal pre-registration period for
the term in which the internship is to be completed.
- All internship activities required by the sponsoring organization must be completed satisfactorily. Sponsoring
organizations will complete two evaluations of the student-intern's performance. These will be considered in the
assignment of the course grade.
- Undergraduate student-interns must maintain a weekly log of all work-related activities performed as part of the
internship. Logs must be submitted to the faculty internship sponsor at the end of the internship.
- A term paper relating the student-intern's work experience to the theories and practices of the profession is
required. In the case of an undergraduate internship, the term paper should provide a comprehensive description of
the work performed; it should explain the work activities and apply relevant management theories to analyze or
critique those activities. The paper should also describe what the student-intern learned during the experience
and report any insights regarding the relationship between theory and practice gained during the internship. The
graduate internship paper should include a research component on a topic related to the position held. Research
topics for graduate papers must be approved by the Graduate Director. The term paper is expected to be completed
in a standard academic format and must be turned in to the academic sponsor at the end of the internship.
- The final grade for the internship will be determined by the academic sponsor and will include consideration
of:
- Work activities
- Weekly logs (undergraduate students)
- Performance evaluations by organizational sponsor
- The term paper
For additional information, please contact Dr. Robert Russell, Assistant Professor of
Management, at 717-948-6159.
