Internship Guidelines of the Management Department
By Gundars Kaupins, Ph.D., SPHR
If you have a particular internship in mind, go to http://career.servicelearningpro.com and click onto “For Students Looking for Information About Internships”. Once you are at the registration long-in pages, you just need to use your student ID number and your last name to log in. Type in all the necessary internship details and print a hard copy of the internship form. Have the form signed by you and your supervisor at the organization you will be working for.
Gundars Kaupins will be notified via e-mail about your application. You will need to set up a time to meet with Dr. Kaupins (B313J, 426-4014, fax 426-1857, gkaupins@boisestate.edu, Office Hours 1:30-3:00 TW) to finalize your internship. Dr. Kaupins will submit your signed form to the registrar’s office.
1.
Receive academic credit for management-related work experience.
2.
Internships count as BSU electives (MGMT 293 for Freshmen
and Sophomores and MGMT 493 for Juniors and Seniors).
3.
Typical Internship: 150+ work hours for 3 credit hours, 1 credit
hour per 50 hours worked. Pass-Fail.
4.
Internship credit hours count toward the 128 credit hours needed for
graduation.
1.
Academic Requirements: 2.5 Overall GPA, 3.0 Business
GPA.
2.
Students are graded on a pass-fail basis.
3.
Internships do not replace any classes.
4.
3 credit hour maximum per internship, 6 credit hour maximum per
semester, 12 credit hour maximum per student.
5.
Under no circumstances may internship credit be received for experience
prior to the date that the internship is approved. You must not have done
that type of work before. This must be a new job.
6.
The activities of the internship must be management-related. Jobs
that are too clerical (e.g., typing, moving files) or physical labor (e.g.,
lifting), or sales will not be counted as internships. Past internships
have included writing job descriptions, developing surveys, analyzing survey
results and false advertising, writing employee handbooks, training employees,
and redesigning financial reports.
7. The deadline for applications is always
the drop date for classes (e.g., late February for the spring semester, late
June for the summer semester, and late September for the fall semester).
1.
Fulfill your job duties as described in the application for internship
form. If there is a major change in duties, please contact Dr. Kaupins as
soon as possible.
2.
Complete a 4-5 page paper by the last day of the semester and turn it
into the internship coordinator. The paper is double-spaced and
typewritten. The paper:
a.
Summarizes what you accomplished
b.
Suggests how your performance can be improved
c.
Suggests how your internship can be improved
d.
Links your internship to the classes you have taken
Gundars
Kaupins, Head Coordinator
B313J Department of Management
Boise State University
208-426-4014, fax 208-426-1857, gkaupins@boisestate.edu
Updated March 2008 by Gundars Kaupins