About CoBA Academic Internships
An academic internship is a temporary work experience in the student's discipline that contains sufficient academic content and rigor to merit the granting of academic credit. It is supervised both by a sponsoring faculty member in the discipline, and by an onsite representative of the employing firm. The student must pay tuition and fees for the number of hours for which he/she expects to receive academic credit. The internship may or may not entail compensation for the student from the host organization. Such compensation may take several forms, including stipends or scholarships for tuition and fees.
Internships can be obtained several ways:
- On your own- through your own resources or contacts. An internship may also be approved for credit if the work involves a special project outside of your current job.
- Through Career Services. Check with the Career Services Department frequently and follow up on opportunities provided.
- Through referrals received from CoBA faculty and the Internship Coordinator.
Not only are businesses good sources for internships, but many business students can receive extensive experience interning for non-profit agencies and local government entities as well.
The following are the course numbers for Academic Internship
credit within each specific area:
| LOM | 3390 |
| Accounting | 3490 |
| Finance | 3590 |
| Management | 3690 |
| Marketing | 3790 |
| MIS | 3890 |
| Business Administration | 3090 |
| Advanced MIS Applications | 6831 |
Once you secure an internship or for more information
on the program contact:
Peggy Gilbertson
Internship Coordinator
Room 469 SSB
(314) 516-6117
pgilb@umsl.edu