Students registered for the internship class are required to complete 45 work hours for each credit hour registered. A standard three-credit hour class requires 135 hours over the course of the semester, which is usually distributed over the number of weeks in the term.
| Credit Hours | Minimum Work Hours |
|---|---|
| 4 | 180 or more |
| 5 | 210 or more |
| 6 | 240 or more |
Undergraduate students are limited to receiving no more than 9 internship credits from the College of Business during their FSU academic career. Graduate students are limited to receiving no more than 3 internship credits from the College of Business during their graduate program. Can I receive 6 credit hours for one internship?
The Office of Undergraduate Studies will evaluate transfer credit to determine how it may fulfill FSU Liberal Studies requirements. Students may learn more about FSU's Liberal Studies requirements and search the Liberal Studies course database here.
Students seeking 6 credit hours for one internship can do so by requesting enrollment in GEB 4941 for 6 credit hours or by requesting enrollment in two 3-credit hour internship courses (e.g. MAR 4941 & GEB 4941). Internship courses cannot be swapped, dropped, or modified after drop/add.
All Finance internships are overseen by the Internship Programs Office through a Canvas course. There are no course prerequisites for the General Business Internship course. General Business internships do not count as elective credit within a business major.
Usually, internships for credit will grant you one to six college credits or units for completing an internship (more often, usually around one to three). The amount of credits an internship is “worth” also can depend on the amount of hours/effort you are putting into the internship.
Some schools require that students pay per credit hour for an internship, while others roll the cost into the regular semester tuition. Internships that qualify for college credit are often unpaid, so make sure you find out if your tuition covers the credits or if it's your financial responsibility.
Students may receive 1 credit for performing 65 hours of internship, 2 credits for performing 130 hours of internship or 3 credits for performing 195 hours of internship.
The Internship for Credit class allows you to earn academic credit through completing class assignments while you're gaining real-world experience through your internship.
Unpaid internships don't work for everyone. Although they can offer valuable work experience for students and graduates, they can often come with incurred costs and many people argue that they are a major barrier to social mobility.
Therefore, college credit is often provided to students instead of actual payment. However, it's not unheard of for interns to receive college credit for completing an internship and to be financially compensated by their employer.
Earn a passing grade (C or higher) on course assignments. Work the minimum number of internship hours to earn the corresponding number of credit hours.
Application to UF Students If an entering student transfers 60 or more credit hours into UF (regardless of whether or not that they are AA transfers), they do not need to satisfy the summer requirement, that is, they are not required to take summer courses in order to graduate from UF.
All business majors (except BSBA Online) must complete an internship and complete the relevant coursework or study abroad in order to graduate.
Normally, these internships are graded with letter grades, but the Pass/Fail grading system is possible with the approval of the department chair; no normal letter grade is submitted.
OFFER SCHOOL CREDIT. College Credit actually lies in the hands of the student and their specific career center. Before interviewing a student, ask them via email if they can receive some sort of college credit or transcript recognition for their internship.
Ask Your College or University If so, see if your school offers grants for unpaid internships. From Brooklyn College to the University of Chicago, many colleges and universities have special programs to fund students who want to pursue unpaid work experiences.
OFFER SCHOOL CREDIT. College Credit actually lies in the hands of the student and their specific career center. Before interviewing a student, ask them via email if they can receive some sort of college credit or transcript recognition for their internship.
Ask Your College or University If so, see if your school offers grants for unpaid internships. From Brooklyn College to the University of Chicago, many colleges and universities have special programs to fund students who want to pursue unpaid work experiences.
An internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional or community setting.
No. While most of the people who apply to our program are actively enrolled in college, graduate school, or law school, you do not have to be a student to be considered for an internship at NOW.