Student Name:
Semester/Year: Fall
_ Spring
_
Summer/Year: Session I
_ Session II
(Separate packets needed for each semester/session)
College of Business
Internship Package Cover Sheet
BUS 390 – Internship of Business
(To be completed by supervising faculty member)
PLEASE READ THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHED
All items listed below must be attached to every internship application package before submitting it to the
following Department Chair:
Department of Business Administration– Room 233A
The Department Chair after review and signature of approval, should forward the packet to Danielle
Santos in room 118 DF.
Official yellow Internship Request form to be processed by Registrar
Student’s resume
Student’s letter describing why he/she wants an internship & internship description
Company Information form with signature of company supervisor
Company-provided description of internship position. To be provided on
company letterhead or by email from company supervisor to the faculty member
supervising the internship.
Student’s transcript (provided by department office)
_________
Photo copy or the original of BUS 390: Internship Assessment Agreement form
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AN INTERNSHIP APPLICATION PACKAGE UNLESS ALL ITEMS
LISTED ABOVE ARE COMPLETED, SIGNED & ATTACHED
Will student have completed 60 credits by start of internship?
YES
NO
As of now, student has met all academic requirements.
YES
NO
YES
NO
(2.0 GPA in the major and a 2.0 GPA overall; completion of the lower
division Business Core subjects with a 2.0 GPA)
If it is necessary to meet the above academic requirements,
is the student currently enrolled in the appropriate course(s)?
List core course(s)
Has the student done a prior internship for academic credit at
KU?
If YES, when
and with what company
YES
_NO
I hereby certify that the required information is included and complete and agree to abide by the current internship policy document:
Faculty Supervisor Signature: ___________________________________________________________________ Date__________________
Business Administration Department Chair Signature:________________________________________ Date__________________
NEW
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BUS 390
I.
Course Description: BUS 390 Internship in Business
An individual work-study experience will be provided in an approved commercial or
institutional organization. This experience will involve placement of a qualified student
in an organizational setting which involves his/her area of interest, which provides
student training and on-site learning, and which prepares the person for business practice.
A student may receive three credit hours of academic credit for an internship which
consists of at least 150 hours of internship involvement. 3 s.h.
3 credits per internship; maximum of two (2) internships.
Prerequisites: Completion of 60 credit hours prior to the commencement of the
internship; 2.0 GPA in the major and a 2.0 GPA overall; completion of the lower division
business core subjects with a 2.0 GPA (ACC 121, ACC 122, ECO 011, ECO 012, BUS
120, BUS 131 and BUS 171); permission of the College of Business Internship
Committee.
II.
Course Rationale:
The internship program of the College of Business is designed to enhance the student's
formal academic education by providing an opportunity for the student to test his/her
skills and knowledge via exposure to an actual institutional or commercial enterprise.
This supervised experience provides an arena for the practical integration of knowledge
acquired during the formal learning process as well as an opportunity to acquire
experience and knowledge beyond that available within the confines of the existing
curriculum. The student will also benefit personally and professionally from the
expanded perspectives provided by the professional supervisor and the guidance of the
faculty supervisor in evaluating this learning experience.
III.
Course Objectives:
1. The student will be able to describe the operations and environment of an ongoing
enterprise and will be able to discuss his or her participation in the operations of
that enterprise.
2. The student will be able to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to a real
management or technical experience in a business or other managerial or
technical environment.
3. The student will be able to synthesize the knowledge gained, integrate it into his
or her theoretical knowledge and discuss the experience in this context so as to
expand and enrich his or her total academic experience.
4. The student will be able to formulate, reinforce, or modify career objectives and
plans based on his/her experiences from the internship.
5. The student will be able to identify personal strengths and weaknesses as well as
sharpen his or her overall self-assessment skills.
IV.
Assessment:
The internship is intended to be primarily a learning experience. Therefore, part of the
structure of the internship requires the student to think about how the job at hand relates
to the larger picture of business in general and to the business education that the student
has received in the classroom. To that end, the following are required of all interns:
1. A journal that reflects the student’s activities and experience each work day.
2. A final report in narrative form which includes:
a. A summary of the student’s activities and accomplishments during the
internship;
b. A discussion of what the student learned about the business environment
(for example: economic, competitive, demographic, legal, political,
technological and global) during the internship;
c. A discussion of the firm’s business model, including its strategy as the
student understands it;
d. A reflection on what the student learned about leadership and management
during the internship, including:
i. The organization’s culture, and
ii. A description of what they did well and what they could do better
and how;
e. A comparison of the work experience to the student’s previous classroom
experience, including;
i. How the student’s classroom experience prepared him/her for the
internship, and
ii. How the student believes the internship prepared him/her for future
classes and employment;
f. A discussion of what the student learned about his/her career opportunities
and expectations;
g. In addition to the written narrative, the faculty supervisor may require an
oral report.
3. Organization’s supervisor evaluation:
The faculty supervisor shall obtain from the sponsor at the end of the internship a
performance evaluation form, completed by the internship supervisor.
The faculty supervisor will award a grade of pass/fail for an undergraduate internship
based on the above. The grade may not be submitted until the student has completed all
the requirements.
V.
Course Outline:
Course outline will vary depending on the individual internship.
VI.
Instructional Resources:
Not applicable.
Revised 12/8/2010
HISTORY OF COURSE
BUS 390
REVISION APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: 10/26/10
REVISION APPROVED BY C.O.B. CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE: 12/8/10
REVISION APPROVED BY UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM: 1/27/11
REVISION APPROVED BY PRESIDENT:
EFFECTIVE: FALL 2011
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
The College of Business Internship Program is designed to enhance the student's formal academic
education by providing an opportunity for the student to test skills and knowledge via exposure to an actual
institutional or commercial enterprise. This supervised experience provides an arena for the practical
integration of knowledge during the formal learning process as well as an opportunity to acquire
experience and knowledge beyond that available within the confines of the existing curriculum. Students
benefit both personally and professionally from the expanded perspectives provided by the professional
supervisor and the guidance of the faculty supervisor in evaluating this learning experience. Internships
are graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
QUALIFYING FOR AN INTERNSHIP FOR CREDIT
You may qualify for an internship if you:
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Have, or will have, 60 credits completed by the beginning of the term in which the
internship will occur
Have, or will have, completed the business core with a QPA of 2.0 or better
Have, or will have, an overall QPA of 2.0 or better.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Instructions for processing are provided on the "yellow" Internship Application Form and in the Master
Course Schedule Booklet. The Internship Application Packet also includes a copy of the BUS 390 course
syllabus. Internship application forms which include the course syllabus and instructions are available at
the following locations:
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
2.
Internship Bulletin Board - hallway by lab rooms 27, 28 & 29 DeFran Building
Department offices: Business Administration – DF 233
If you are not sure about what type of internship you are looking for:
Check the:
 College of Business Internship Bulletin Board located in the hallway outside the Lab Rooms
27, 28 & 29 DeFrancesco Building
 KU Career Development Center website: http://cdc.dept.kutztown.edu/
 Think about what type of setting, environment, and job responsibilities you desire.
 Discuss your ideas with your advisor, or a faculty member or Department Chair in the area
in which you are interested
3. Once you have decided on a type of internship, you should select your faculty supervisor of the internship.
This is the person who will make sure your internship application packet is complete, work with you
during your internship, set expectations for reporting on your internship, and submit the grade for your
internship. When you meet with your faculty supervisor, please make sure that you complete the BUS 390:
Internship Assessment Agreement form.
4. To find a particular internship organization, you can:
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Contact an organization that you saw listed on the bulletin board.
Contact an organization recommended to you by your advisor, a faculty member, or a
department chair
Contact an organization with which you have a personal contact
Websites
When you contact the organization, ask about the availability of internship positions. If they need to
know more about what an internship involves, send them a copy of the BUS 390 Course Syllabus (in the
Internship Application Packet) and/or put them in contact with the person who will be your faculty
supervisor of your internship.
The organization may require you to interview and go through their normal employment process.
5.
If the organization agrees to take you on as an intern, ask them to complete the Internship Company
Information Form* (in the Application Packet) and also to write a detailed description of what the
internship experience will involve – basically, a job description*. Please note that this description needs to
reflect the purpose of an internship, that is, that it provides an intern with training and on-site learning
that prepares the intern for business practice. The company information form must be filled out and
signed by the representative of the company who will supervise the student.
6.
You should complete:
* Request to Take an Internship (yellow form)
* Double-spaced one-page essay explaining why you want this internship and why you deserve for
it to be approved.
* Your current resume (Career Services at KU can help you with resume writing)
* BUS 390: Internship Assessment Form with faculty supervisor.
7. The student must review the information and application with the faculty internship supervisor whom
you have chosen or the department chair. The internship supervisor and the department chair sign off
on the forms. At this point, the internship application package should be complete, including all of the
forms marked with an asterisk (*) above.
8. The department chair will forward the complete packet to Dr. Lewis, Associate Dean of the College of
Business, room 118, for reviewal of the COB Internship Committee. Incomplete packets will be returned to
the faculty supervisor.
9. The COB Internship Committee must approve all for-credit internships. The internship will not count
for credit without the committee approval.
 The Internship Committee Approval process includes two elements: Approving the internship
position as appropriate for course credit, and approving the internship applicant as meeting the
requirements of BUS 390.
10. After your internship has been approved by the Internship Committee, Danielle Santos, COB Secretary,
will send the student an email informing you whether or not the internship has been approved. Once the
internship is approved, the yellow registration form is forwarded to the Registrar’s Office and the student
must complete any schedule adjustment changes at the Registrar’s Office.
11. Tuition and fees
Credits for BUS 390, when added to student account:
Your invoice notification will direct you to MyKU to view your invoice and the due date for payment.
Please make sure you submit your entire application packet BY the due date.
For more details, please visit the Bursar’s website at: http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/bursar/
** Please note, for Summer Session Internships, per University policy:
“Students registering for these special types of instruction must comply with the registration deadline
date for the session in which they are taking the course. The deadline is Wednesday of Week 1 of either
Summer Session. Once the course is properly submitted and added to the student’s schedule, a bill will
be generated and mailed to the student for payment of tuition”.
DS
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College of Business
BUS 390: Internship Assessment Agreement
Below is the actual assessment language that is included in the BUS 390 Master Syllabus. This language was
approved by the University Curriculum Committee and the President. This assessment must be followed by both
the student and supervisor.
The internship is intended to be primarily a learning experience. Therefore, part of the structure of the
internship requires the student to think about how the job at hand relates to the larger picture of business in
general and to the business education that the student has received in the classroom. To that end, the
following are required of all interns:
1. A journal that reflects the student’s activities and experience each work day.
2. A final report in narrative form which includes:
a. A summary of the student’s activities and accomplishments during the internship;
b. A discussion of what the student learned about the business environment (for example: economic,
competitive, demographic, legal, political, technological and global) during the internship;
c. A discussion of the firm’s business model, including its strategy as the student understands it;
d. A reflection on what the student learned about leadership and management during the internship,
including:
i. The organization’s culture, and
ii. A description of what they did well and what they could do better and how;
e. A comparison of the work experience to the student’s previous classroom experience, including;
i. How the student’s classroom experience prepared him/her for the internship, and
ii. How the student believes the internship prepared him/her for future classes and
employment;
f. A discussion of what the student learned about his/her career opportunities and expectations;
g. In addition to the written narrative, the faculty supervisor may require an oral report.
3. Organization’s supervisor evaluation:
The faculty supervisor shall obtain from the sponsor at the end of the internship a performance
evaluation form, completed by the internship supervisor.
4. The faculty supervisor will award a grade of pass/fail for an undergraduate internship based on the above.
By signing below I am aware of the requirements that must be submitted at the end of the internship:
Student Intern: __________________________________________________
Date: ______________
Faculty Supervisor: ______________________________________________
Date: ______________
Date supervisor submitted report for file: ____________________________
8/12: dd
REQUEST TO TAKE AN INTERNSHIP
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM COMPLETELY
Please check one:
Graduate/Post Baccalaureate Certification Student
Undergraduate Student
Enter semester/session and year in which you will be taking the course.
/
/
Semester
Session
Year
The below named student has permission to take an Internship. Is this a paid internship? YES
_
NO
THIS FORM MUST BE TURNED IN WITH THE APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES BY THE STUDENT AT THE TIME HE/SHE
SELECTS COURSES FOR A GIVEN SEMESTER
/
/
Last Name
First Name
Student ID Number
/
/
Home Address
/
City
/
Student’s Signature
State
Expected Date of Graduation
Date
KU E-Mail Address
Telephone #
Zip Code
Semester
/
Cell Phone #
/
/
Dept. & Course #
Year
Course Title
/
Section
Credits
Please enter the course’s start, midterm and end date if different from those of the semester or session in which it is being taught:
Start
Midterm
End
/
Sponsoring Organization
Organization’s Website Address/URL
/
Address
City, State, Zip Code
/
Industry
Organization’s Phone Number
INTERNSHIP:
Signatures required for internships are the department chairperson, professor and that of the Dean of the appropriate
College. (Dean of appropriate College refers to the Dean of the College in which the course is taught. For Graduate students and Post
Baccalaureate Certification students, the signature of the Dean of Graduate Studies is also required.)
/
/
PRINT Professor’s Name
Professor’s Signature
/
/
Dept. Chairperson’s Signature
Date
Date
/
Dean of College’s Signature
Date
/
Dean of Graduate Studies’ Signature
Date
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE. OFFICE USE ONLY.
Date Entered
Please add this course to the Schedule for the
/_
Course Prefix
/_
Section
Semester.
/
Credits
Professor’s Name
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
ANT
ART
BIO
BUS
CDE
CHM
CIS
CIS
CRJ
ELU
GEE
GEG
GEL
HIS
LIB
MAR
MAT
MUS
PED
PHY
POL
PSY
PSY
PSY
SOC
SWK
SWK
SWK
SWK
SPE
THE
TVR
WRI
WST
390, 391
392
390
390
394
390
280
380
390
338
390
394
390
390
375
390
280
391
340
390
390
305
362
363/364
390
381
382
383
384
390
390
390
390
390
Internships in Anthropology
Field Experience in Art
Internship in Biology
Internship in Business
Communication Design Internship
Internship in Chemistry
Internship in CIS I
Internship in CIS II
Criminal Justice Field Work
Internship in Early Childhood
General Studies Internship
Internship in Geography
Internship in Geology
History Internship
Field Work
Internship in Marine Science
Cooperative Internship in Mathematics
Field Experience in Music
Internship in Coaching Education
Internship in Physics
Federal, State or Local Government Internship
Practicum in Psychology
Internship in Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
Clinical
Internship in Psychology
Internship in Sociology
Field Instruction in Social Welfare I
Professional Seminar in Social Welfare I
Field Instruction in Social Welfare II
Professional Seminar in Social Welfare II
Speech Communication Internship
Internship in Theatre
Senior Internship in Electronic Media
Writing Internship
Internship in Women’s Studies
GRADUATE COURSES:
BUS
COU
COU
COU
COU
LIB
LIB
TVR
590
590
592
593
594
590
591
590
REVISED 5/09
Internship in Business
Supervised Counseling Experience
Field Experience I
Field Experience II
Field Experience IV
Field Work - School Library Media Centers
Field Work - Public & Special Libraries
Internship in Electronic Media
Please check the
catalog, online catalog
and/or Department for
a current list of
Internships available.
College of Business
INTERNSHIP COMPANY INFORMATION FORM
This information is intended to help us to match our students with possible internship positions.
(PLEASE PRINT)
1. Organization name:
2. Address:
3. Company Phone:
Company Fax:
4. E-mail address:
5. Brief description of the principal activity of the organization and the department(s) in
which the intern will be working:
6. Please attach a detailed description on your organization’s letterhead or from your
organization’s web address of the internship experience. What will the intern be doing for
your organization? Please focus on what developmental/learning activities in which the
student will be engaged.
7. Person(s) who will be supervising the intern – name(s), title(s), phone number(s), and
email addresses:
8. Is this position normally staffed by regular company personnel?
9. Required student intern qualifications and preferred major(s):
Accounting
Finance
Economics ____ Management
_ Marketing ____
OVER
1
Any special qualifications?
10. Approximate total number of hours for the entire internship:
11. Starting date:
Compensation:
Ending date:
YES
NO
IF YES, RATE:
12. Would you like to interview candidate(s)?
_YES
NO
IF YES, please indicate name of student(s):
As the sponsor of an internship for Kutztown University College of Business, I agree to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Provide an educational experience
Certify that the student will be objectively supervised & evaluated
Notify faculty supervisor of problems or potential problems
Provide a safe work environment and professional atmosphere
SIGNATURE:
_________
TITLE:
__________
PHONE:
______
EMAIL:
____
PLEASE RETURN TO: College of Business, Kutztown University
15200 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, PA 19530
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DATE:
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
DEADLINES
(DUE THE MONDAY OF THE LAST WEEK OF CLASSES OF
THE PRIOR SEMESTER/SESSION)
SUMMER I 2013 INTERNSHIPS
DUE – May 13, 2013
SUMMER II 2013 INTERNSHIPS
DUE – June 24, 2013
FALL 2013 INTERNSHIP
DUE – August 5, 2013
SPRING 2014 INTERNSHIP
DUE – December 9, 2013
Updated 3/28/13 - DLS