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Fogelman College of Business and Economics

Internships

Program Overview:

The Fogelman College of Business & Economics has a formal undergraduate and graduate internship program, incorporating on-the-job learning in its academic environment.

Internship education provides students with the opportunity to supplement academic instruction with practical, realistic job experience. This new opportunity will provide qualified junior, senior, and graduate business students with various forms of job experience in their academic major.

Internships increase the ability of the participating students to function effectively once they enter the workforce, and to improve their opportunity to make a more accurate decision about career choices. The total experience is coordinated and supervised by the University and the cooperating firm. Our office operates as a resource in assisting with the student's search for internship opportunities, but does not provide placement services.

Interns can be assigned short or long term projects or assist in the daily operations of a department. Interns generally work 15 to 20 hours per week, depending on a company's need. Most positions are paid at a rate determined by the participating company. Internships are typically available for students in all majors in the Fogelman College.

Program Goals:

To provide quality students with various forms of practical job experience as part of their formal educational program.
To help students understand the demands of different careers.
To assist the student in developing interpersonal skills, understandings, and attitudes involving relationships with other employees and supervisors.
To provide students with the opportunity of combining theory and practice.
To assist the student in bridging the gap from full-time student to full-time employee.
To provide students with current information concerning the latest concepts, procedures and equipment used in business.

Searching for an Internship:

The University of Memphis currently uses an online system called eRecruiting to post internship opportunities that are currently available to students. Registering with eRecruiting is FREE to all students from freshman to alumni! All you have to do is activate your account by logging in. Using eRecruiting, you can post your resume, search for open positions, and apply to open positions.

Students are also welcome to email their resumes and cover letters to the FCBE Internship Office to be stored in the college's resume book. If an employer requests to view resumes, your resume will be available. Please, email resumes to fcbeintern@memphis.edu.

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Academic Requirements:

Requirements for internship course credit are as follows:

FCBE degree seeking student
Junior or Senior with at least a 2.75 GPA and 15 credit hours of upper division core classes OR-
Graduate student with at least a 3.0 GPA and 15 credit hours of coursework
Students must work 150 hours to receive credit

In addition to these requirements, Finance majors must have completed FIR 3410 with a minimum grade of a C. Sales majors are required to have an alternative GPA of 2.25 (not 2.75) and must have successfully completed MKTG 3410.

The course and the internship must be taken simultaneously. No credit can be given for past experience. Internship experience must be directly related to your major.

Internship Credit Application Procedures:

Congratulations of being offered an internship! Please follow the steps below to apply for academic credit.

Paper based application instructions:

Step 1: Download the internship application packet and read the requirements for a satisfactory grade. You will need this packet during your appointment with the internship director.

Step 2: Obtain an offer letter from your employer

Step 3: Create a list of objectives you wish to meet during your internship experience. Specific instructions are found in the packet.

Step 4: Complete the application and attached the offer letter, objectives, and job description to the Internship Credit Form.

Step 5: Make an appointment with the Internship Director by emailing fcbeintern@memphis.edu to obtain the needed signatures.

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Online Instructions:

Beginning in the fall 2010 semester, students will have the option to submit applications for internship academic credit in the Fogelman College of Business and Economics online for all majors except Hospitality and Resort Management and Accounting. Although face-to-face appointments are strongly encouraged, the online form is available for students with schedules who do not permit appointments during regular office hours.

Please note that although applications can be submitted online, you will still be required to communicate with your professor and department chair before the application is approved.

After you have created an account, please read the instructions carefully. You must attach the following documents for your application to be approved:

a scanned copy of your offer letter
a list of objectives
a detailed internship job description

For your convenience, scanners are located in the McWherter Library, and the University Center Technology Hub computer lab.

Sample documents can be found below:

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* Currently, the online credit application is most compatible with the Moxilla Firefox and the Google Chrome browsers. Internet Explorer is not a supported browser at this time.

Accounting Students Seeking Academic Credit:

Students in the School of Accountancy students must make an appointment with Whitney Brown, Associate Director of Internships, Recruitment, and Scholarships to verify academic eligibility.

Once your prerequisites have been verified, you will meet with the School of Accountancy to receive your faculty supervisor assignment. For more information about receiving credit through the SOA please contact:

Charlene Spiceland, CMA, CPA
Executive Assistant to the Director
School of Accountancy
Instructor, University of Memphis

(901) 678-4788 Office
cspice@memphis.edu

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