The request to revise BCOB internship courses: ECON 3400, FINN 3400, IBUS 3400, INFO 3400, MGMT 3400, and OPER 3400

Date: February 29, 2016
To: Belk College of Business
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 15, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2016

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ECON 3400. Economic Internship. (1-3) Prerequisites: Open to Junior and Senior Economics majors in good standing. Requires 50 hours of supervised employment per hour of credit and the completion of an academic project. Students must consult the department chair in advance of registration to discuss the availability of positions. A proposal form must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the work experience. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be used to meet requirements of a major elective, up to a maximum of three credit hours. Cannot be taken for credit or at the same time or following any other internship for credit and cannot be repeated. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

FINN 3400. Finance Internship. (3) Prerequisite: Junior or Senior in good standing and department approval. Full or part-time academic year internship in areas complementary to the concentration are of studies and designed to allow theoretical and course-based practical learning to be applied in a supervised financial services experience. Requires 50 hours of supervised employment per hour of credit. Each student’s internship program must be approved by the supervising faculty. A proposal form must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the work experience. A mid-term report and a final report to be evaluated by the supervising faculty are required. Grading will be by the supervising faculty and will be in consultation with off-campus supervisor at the internship organization. May be used to meet requirements of a major elective, up to a maximum of three credit hours. Cannot be taken for credit at the same time or following any other internship for credit and cannot be repeated. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

IBUS 3400. International Business Internship. (3) Prerequisites: International Business major, Junior or Senior in good standing, permission of the instructor Director of Global Business Studies (GBS). This internship provides a meaningful work experience in a field of International Business. Internship proposals can be initiative by the student or Director of GBS. The internship requires 150 hours of supervised employment that provides a meaningful work experience in the field of International Business. Interested students should consult the Director of GBS to discuss availability of positions. An internship proposal form, available from the Director of GBS, must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the work experience. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be used to meet requirements of a major elective, up to a maximum of three credit hours. Cannot be repeated for credit or taken for credit at the same time or following any other internship for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

INFO 3400. Management Information Systems Internship. (1-6) Prerequisites: Junior or Senior in good standing and department approval. Full-or part-time academic year internship in areas complementary to the concentration area of studies and designed to allow theoretical and course-based practical learning to be applied in a supervised industrial experience. Requires 50 hours of supervised employment per hour of credit. Each student’s internship program must be approved by the supervising faculty. A proposal form must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the work experience. A mid-term report and a final report to be evaluated by the supervising faculty are required. Grading will be by the supervising faculty and could be in consultation with off-campus supervisor at the internship organization. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. A student who is employed with applying for this Management Information Systems internship may not earn internship credit through work for the current employer. May be used to meet requirements of a major elective, up to a maximum of three credit hours. Cannot be repeated or taken for credit at the same time or following any other internship for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

MGMT 3400. Management Internship. (0-6) (1-6) Prerequisites: Junior or Senior in good standing and department approval. Full- or part-time academic year internship in areas complementary to the concentration area of studies and designed to allow theoretical course-based practical learning to be applied in a supervised industrial experience. Requires 50 hours of supervised employment working for the internship organization per hour of credit. Each student’s internship program must be approved by the supervising Management faculty member. A proposal form must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the work experience. Participating students are required to submit a mid-term report and a final report to the supervising faculty member. The supervising faculty member discusses and documents expectations for both reports with the student prior to the commencement of the internship. Both the mid-term and final report are graded by the supervising faculty member who consults with the off-campus supervisor at the internship organization. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. A maximum of three credit hours may be used to meet requirements of a major elective, with the remaining credits counting toward a general elective. May be used to meet requirements of a major elective, up to a maximum of three credit hours. Cannot be repeated for credit or taken for credit at the same time or following any other internship for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

OPER 3400. Operations and Supply Chain Management Internship. (1-6) Prerequisites: Junior or Senior in good standing and department approval. Full- or part-time academic year internship in areas complementary to the concentration area of studies and designed to allow theoretical and course-based practical learning to be applied in a supervised industrial experience. Requires 50 hours of supervised employment per hour of credit. Each student’s internship program must be approved by the supervising faculty. A proposal for must be completed and approved prior to registration and the commencement of the work experience. A mid-term report and a final report to be evaluated by the supervising faculty are required. Grading will be by the supervising faculty and could be in consultation with off-campus supervisor at the internship organization. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. A student who is employed with applying for this Management Information Systems Operations and Supply Chain Management internship may not earn internship credit through work for the current employer. May be used to meet requirements of a major elective, up to a maximum of three six credit hours. Cannot be repeated for credit or taken for credit at the same time or following any other internship for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)