Spring 2013 Internship Academic Credit Request Orientation

Dr. Christina Hinkson

An internship is a paid or unpaid experience that: • Relates to your major and/or planned career goal • Is a responsible position with professional supervision • Provides university-level learning experience • Allows you to develop a professional network

Assurance of Learning

• Remember, your internship assignment is tied to your grade in the internship course

• Never terminate your position without officially notifying your supervisor and the Rockwell Career Center

• If you feel as though you are not gaining any experience or if your responsibilities do not match those listed on your Description for Credit, make an appointment with your career counselor through Bauer Career Gateway

General Internship Guidelines

• A form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. Internships give students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths; and give employers the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent.”

National Association of Colleges and Employers’ (NACE) definition of “Internship”

BE PROFESSIONAL •Dress professionally and appropriately for the position •Be on time •Exercise basic office etiquette •Etiquette handout

IMMERSE YOURSELF •Ask questions; make sure you fully understand your assignments •Be friendly, positive, enthusiastic, and supportive

ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST WORK •Pay attention to detail and follow through on all assignments/projects •Take initiative •Work hard and efficiently •Build your portfolio

NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK!

Strategies to get the most from your internship

CONTACT YOUR CAREER COUNSELOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS

• BBA Junior Standing (or at least 45 hours in a mixed program), declared major with a 2.5 GPA

• Degree plan must be effective on the first day of the semester in which you will receive academic credit

• The course carries three hours of upper level academic credit and does not affect your GPA

• (“S”: Satisfied or “U”: Unsatisfied given on transcript) • When requesting academic credit, it is up to the faculty

internship advisor to evaluate the merit of your internship • MARK, FINA majors see Christina Hinkson for approval

• Reference the “Major Guidelines for Internship Academic Credit” documents for specific department requirements

• Students on the PPA track must go through the ACCOUNTING department for Internship Procedures and Requirements

Key Facts for All Majors DEADLINE – Monday, January 7th, 2013 @ 5PM

Finance and Accounting

• Department Pre-requisites: • FINA 3332, ACCT 2331, ACCT 2332

• 10+ hours of professional duties per week • Submit a 5-8 page term paper at the end of

internship • Non-PPA Acct Majors must go through the Finance

department and are only eligible to receive advanced business elective credit

• Course prerequisites: • MARK 3336

• 100+ hours of professional duties over the duration of the internship

• Submit a 10 page term paper at the end of internship semester

• ENTR majors must contact Jim Kane (jmkane@bauer.uh.edu) for major elective credit

Marketing

• Course prerequisite: • MANA 3335

• 8+ hours of professional duties per week • Submit an 8-10 page term paper at the end

of the internship semester

Management

MIS

• Course prerequisites: • MIS 3360 and at least one of the

following: MIS 3370/71/76 • 10+ hours of professional duties/wk • Students must meet with Dr.

Richard Scamell prior to being enrolled in the MIS 7398 course

• Daily journals to be emailed to faculty advisor on a weekly basis & internship presentation given by student at the end of the semester

• Applicable to Advanced Business Elective only

STEP ONE • Fill out student portion of

this form STEP TWO

Attach job description or offer letter to this form

Attach a current resume to this form

Get Faculty Advisor’s Signature for approval

STEP THREE Take form to your academic

advisor and get signature, choose directive

STEP FOUR Submit to Sara Ahmed at the

Rockwell Career Center

Internship Academic Credit Form

Employment Agreement Form

STEP ONE • Fill this form out with

Internship Supervisor, start by listing in order of most important duties (Duties must be related to major)

• Percentage of time must equal 100%

STEP TWO Statement to Employers Student cannot do

administrative/cold calling tasks for more than 12% of the time

Provide a copy of the Department of Labor Fact Sheet to Employer

STEP THREE Have Internship Supervisor

sign this document STEP FOUR

Submit to Sara Ahmed at the Rockwell Career Center

Faculty Advisors for Spring 2013

• MARKETING: – Dr. Partha Krishnamurthy (partha@uh.edu)

• MIS: – Dr. Richard Scamell (rscamell@uh.edu)

• FINANCE: – Dr. Charles Guez (cguez@uh.edu)

• ACCOUNTING: – Dr. Michael Newman(michaeln@uh.edu)

• MANAGEMENT: – Dr. Barbara Carlin (bcarlin@uh.edu)

• ENTRENEPRENEURSHIP: – Jim Kane (jmkane@bauer.uh.edu)

Internship Resource

Questions??

For any questions regarding the Internship Academic Credit Request process, please Contact Dr. Christina Hinkson, Experiential Education Manager at cchinkson@bauer.uh.edu