Management Internship Credit

Internships

An internship is an interest or major-related short term work experience with a learning component. Internships are a great way for you to learn more about your career interests and to develop business skills in a professional, on-the-job environment. Experiencing the internship process—from resume writing and interviewing to developing contacts and gaining work experience—will infinitely prepare you for your first full time professional job.

Internships can be paid or unpaid, are usually available during summers, may qualify for academic credit and can be found through the Texas A&M Career Center, the Business Career Fair and through your own search and network.

In the management department, students are encouraged to explore and experience a variety of internship opportunities. For qualifying internships, management students may earn academic credit toward the management electives. Other students in Mays Business School should contact their departmental advisor for details about internship credit opportunities. Students interested in the MGMT 484 internship course as part of the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Leadership should visit the CNVE website.

Earning internship credit – MGMT 484 eligibility

Steps for determining enrollment eligibility

1. Obtain documentation
   • Offer letter from employer indicating that the student has been offered the internship position (must be on employer stationery; emails or other electronic documentation will NOT be accepted).
   • Documentation from employer indicating that the internship is at least 10 weeks and no more than 15 weeks in length with at least 300 clock hours to be worked over that duration. This information can be included in the offer letter or job description.
   • A job description, description of the internship program, and/or training to be completed during the internship. Specific job requirements should be included. Click here for general guidelines.
   • It is the student's responsibility to request that the employer provide these details in the documentation the employer provides to the student.
2. Submit documentation
   • In person, provide the internship course instructor with both the original and a copy of the required documentation. You will be told immediately if your internship qualifies based on the documentation presented. Upon review, the original employer documentation will be returned to you.
   • Internship documentation will be reviewed for course eligibility beginning March 1 for summer 2011 internships.
   • Deadlines appear below.
3. If approved, plan to attend mandatory internship orientation
   • If approval is granted for the internship, student must attend a mandatory 90-minute internship orientation to learn the academic requirements associated with the internship and to be enrolled in the course.
   • Orientation dates appear below. Time and location will be provided at the time the internship is approved.
   • Because this will be the only face-to-face meeting all semester, no exceptions will be made for this requirement.

Deadlines

To be considered for taking the MGMT 484 Management Internship course, students must submit the required documentation (see above) prior to beginning the internship. Course prerequisite is MGMT 363 and open to MGMT majors only.

Summer 2011 internships
Documentation deadline – May 3
Mandatory orientation – May 5
Make-up deadline – May 25
Make-up orientation – May 26