Internships

You can find internships at COBE Career Services’ Internship Board or you can find internships on your own.

• Once you have found an internship opportunity for credit, fill out the application for academic credit. Log in using your my.boisestate.edu username and password.
• Accept the student agreement
• Create an application
• Enter the required information—job description and contact information
• You may “save” and return later
• Hit “submit” – the status of your internship will be “Awaiting Department Internship Coordinator Approval”
• Your major’s Internship Coordinator (Gundy Kaupins or Bastian Thomsen) and your internship supervisor must approve your proposal
• You will be notified by e-mail that your internship has been accepted (or rejected)

Students must meet the following criteria to receive academic credit for their internship:

• Academic Requirements: 2.5 Overall GPA, 3.0 Business GPA.
• HRM 493, MGMT 493, and ENTREP 493 require College of Business and Economics admission.
• Students are graded on a pass-fail basis.

Internships must meet the following criteria to be approved for academic credit:

• Internships do not replace any classes.
• 3 credit hour maximum per internship, 6 credit hour maximum per semester, 12 credit hour maximum per student.
• Under no circumstances may internship credit be received for experience prior to the date that the internship is approved. This must be a new job.
• The activities of the internship must be management-related. Jobs that are too clerical (e.g., typing, moving files), physical labor (e.g., lifting), or sales will not be counted as internships. Past internships have included writing job descriptions, developing surveys, analyzing survey results and false advertising, writing employee handbooks, training employees, and redesigning financial reports.
• The deadline for applications is always the drop date for classes in any given semester (e.g., late February for the spring semester, late June for the summer semester, and late September for the fall semester).
• Management Department internships may not be with the following companies: Southwestern, CollegePro, College Works. Vector/Cutco, Vanguard Pest Control, ADT Securities, AllGuard Pest Control, and Orkin.
  • Many other alarm, painting, and pest control companies may require students to be independent contractors or require students to invest some of their money to join. Independent contractor/investment requirements are not allowed.

Students must complete the following to receive a passing grade in their internship course:

• Fulfill your job duties as described in the application for internship form. If there is a major change in duties, please contact your internship coordinator as soon as possible.
• The university requires that any student participating in an internship must complete an online workshop covering key areas of liability. Log in with your my.boisestate.edu username and password to view the online internship workshop.
• Complete a 4-5 page paper by the last day of the semester and email it to your major’s internship coordinator. The paper must be double-spaced and should:
  • Summarize what you accomplished
  • Suggest how your performance can be improved
  • Suggest how your internship can be improved
  • Link your internship to the classes you have taken

Students who are interested in receiving academic credit for an internship abroad must follow the following steps:

• Review the internship with the department internship coordinator to determine whether the experience qualifies for academic credit in your major.
• Once students have their internship identified and are ready to register, they must complete their application manually because the timing for grading is different for internships completed abroad. Students can get the manual application from either Gundy Kaupins or Rhosan Ames at the Office of the Registrar.
• Students must complete their form by the 6th week following the beginning of their classes in their Study Abroad Program. Some students will complete their paperwork ahead of time, and some will not know the internship details until they arrive in their host country.
• Once they have completed the form and receive signatures from Gundy Kaupins and their internship supervisor (in-person or via email), students must return the form to Sara Dart in the Boise State University International Learning Office, (208) 426-4228.
• Sara gathers the grades after the Study Abroad experience and provides that information to the Registrar’s office.