Internships & Professional Practice
Internships at UWG may be taken for academic class credit or for academic recognition (notation on transcript, but no credit).
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Academic Credit Internships |
Academic Recognition Internships |
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Awarded by: Academic Departments |
Awarded by: Career Services |
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Apply to: Appropriate RCOB Academic |
Apply to: Career Services |
Policies and procedures for internships with academic credit in the Richards College of Business
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
- Major status
- Other pre-requisites may be required by the department for specific internships
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
The student will work with a professor assigned by the department chair, who (in consultation with the departmental chairperson) will determine the academic requirements*, the credit hours and the final grade for the internship.
* At a minimum these requirements will include the following: (other requirements as assigned)
- a weekly journal listing all activities;
- a research paper or project; and
- an evaluation from the supervisor.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES and INSTRUCTIONS for Obtaining Academic Credit for an Internship
- Print and complete the following form: Professional Practice Application
- Obtain a letter and/or an official job description from the employer, describing and verifying the internship employment and signed by a representative of the employer;*
- Submit the form and the official job description to the appropriate department chairperson who will assign the faculty sponsor, approve the internship and complete the RCOB Internship/Independent Study Variable Credit Approval Form;
- After approval by the department chair, the complete packet of information should be submitted to the RCOB Assistant Dean for review and final approval (Business Building, Room 1208);
- The final step is submitting the credit approval form (signed by the Assistant Dean) to the Registrar's Office to register the internship;**
NOTE: To receive academic credit, internships must be registered on or before the last day of drop/add at the beginning of the semester.
* Internship credit will not normally be given for a job where the student is employed on an on-going basis.
** Students are encouraged to register any academic credit internship with Career Services in order to concurrently receive ‘academic recognition’.