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Roles and Responsibilities

Host Organization (Job Manager)

• Create a role that develops the student’s career‑readiness skills and offers opportunities to build professional relationships.
• Recruit and select the candidate through your own hiring process.
• Supervise the student day to day and serve as their primary contact.
• Provide feedback and regularly scheduled check‑ins.
• Determine whether the position is paid or unpaid.

Enrolled Student (Intern)

• Complete all approvals and enrollment before beginning work.
• Draft learning objectives in consultation with the job manager.
• Track hours worked and submit hours at the end of the term.
• Submit an internship plan, self‑assessment, and final presentation.

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• Market the position to students across the School of Business.
• Review and approve the internship, then enroll the student in BNSS 487.
• Confirm learning objectives meet academic standards.
• Hold a kickoff meeting and a four‑week progress check‑in.
• Serve as your point of contact and assign the final course grade.

What We Need From You

1. Before the Offer: Position Description
   • A written summary of responsibilities, expected hours, and reporting relationship.
2. Before the First Day: Proposal Review & Signature
   • Review the student’s internship proposal and learning objectives, then sign. Estimated time: about twenty minutes.
3. End of Term: Evaluation
   • Complete an assessment of the student’s performance and return the one‑page form to the internship advisor.

Internship Structure

How Credit Is Earned

45 hours worked = 1 credit

Students may earn between 1 and 10 credits.

Paid and unpaid positions are equally eligible.

Internship Timeframe

Students register in one of four terms, allowing flexible start dates:

• Fall semester: 15 weeks
• January Term: 4–5 weeks
• Spring semester: 15 weeks
• Summer term: 9–11 weeks