Guidelines for Eligibility

• You must be a Business Division Jr., Sr., or member of a business club.

• You must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA and a 2.5 core/major GPA.

 Purpose of Internships

• Identify career paths

• Learn by experience in the workplace environment

• Apply classroom learning to the real world

• Network: make contacts in your chosen career field

• Enhance your resume

 Procedure

1. You are responsible for contacting an agency and setting up your internship.  Secure an internship contract form from the Business Division office, your advisor, or the Business Division website at http://www.lcsc.edu/business 

2. Together with the internship agency, complete the outer cover of the Internship Contract and the Work Plan; the agency project supervisor must sign the back of the contract and should keep a copy.

3. Return the signed contract to the Internship Faculty Advisor to determine assignments, deadlines for assignments, evaluations, and number of credit hours.  The Internship packet must be reviewed and signed by the Internship Faculty Advisor.  You should request a copy of this contract.

4. Complete an Add/Drop Form and secure the Internship Faculty Advisor’s signature.  Take the form to the Registrar.

5. You are expected to report to your internship agency at the appointed times and to complete the work assigned in a professional manner.

6. Turn in all progress reports, supervisor evaluations, and assignments on time.  Your grade is determined by your faculty advisor, based on the requirements of your internship and the results of your evaluations and assignments.

 How many credits can I earn?

• 50 hours (approx) of supervised work, focused on-site learning, equals 1 hour of academic credit.

• You can register for a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 credits.

• Up to 6 credit hours can count towards upper division business selectives; an additional 6 credit hours can be counted as general electives.

• Internships are graded Pass/Fail.  “P” credit hours do NOT enter into your GPA, however, an “F” is calculated into both semester and cumulative GPA.