Internships are structured work experiences conducted by an organization in cooperation with the School of Business Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. They are a learning experience that encompasses a set of specified tasks related to the student's major field of study and require students to apply knowledge learned in an academic environment to the practical problems of the world of work. Students earn three academic credits for the successful completion of the internship. Internships usually are completed within the fall or spring academic terms although arrangements can be made for summer internships. All internships require both organizational and faculty sponsors who oversee the student's internship experience. The organizational sponsor oversees the intern's work experience and is responsible for evaluating his/her work performance. The faculty sponsor evaluates the intern's academic performance and authorizes the granting of academic credit upon completion of the internship.
Internships are not ordinary work experiences. Internship credit will not be given for work that is a part of the student's regular employment. To qualify for academic credit, a student must be enrolled in an organization's formal internship program or be accepted by an organization as an intern in a structured training program. All internships must be pre-approved by the Internship Coordinator and the undergraduate student's Program Chair or, in the case of a graduate student, the Graduate Director.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Robert Russell, Assistant Professor of Management, at 717-948-6159.
