Internships
The internship program is an excellent partnership between the Career Services Office, the College, and the corporate community. It allows students to gain valuable experience in an industry or functional area, including the application of advanced business skills learned in the program. Up to 3 hours of academic credit may be earned for internships by completing 1, 2, or 3 semester hour internship classes. For course numbers see the appropriate Internship Coordinator.
Students should begin planning early for an internship. The process starts by completing Internship Form 1. The Program Advisor completes Form 1 stating that you have met the requirements to do an internship. To get credit for an internship, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, have completed at least 9 hours of graduate work and have 3 hours available in advanced business electives. Since there is a deadline for completing these forms prior to the start of classes, check with the Internship Coordinator for details.
Each department in the College has an Internship Coordinator that can explain the internship program and the special requirements to earn academic credit. Visit this coordinator and discuss the requirements for that department.
Internship Coordinators
| Department | Coordinator | Room Number | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Terra Brown | 430 | 272-0710 | tcbrown@uta.edu |
| Economics | Jeff Desimone | 331 | 272-3286 | jdesimone@uta.edu |
| HCAD | Candy Baptist | NA | 272-5990 | cbaptist@uta.edu |
| Information Systems | David Weltman | 517 | 272-7398 | dweltman@uta.edu |
| Management | Dennis Veit | 228 | 272-3865 | dveit@uta.edu |
| Marketing | Michael Richarme | 234 | 272-2876 | richarme@uta.edu |
| Finance and RE | Greg Feigel | 434 | 272-3705 | feigel@uta.edu |
| Real Estate | Fred Forgey | 434 | 272-3705 | forgey@uta.edu |
Deadlines
All required approvals by departmental coordinators and site supervisors must be obtained a minimum of three weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.
Course Requirements
- keep a daily diary of work activities
- write a paper relating studies to internship
- employer appraisal
- grade is pass/fail
- payment to student for work is desired, not required
- 3 hrs. credit - must work a minimum of 240 hours (equates to 15 hrs/wk for 16 wks or 40 hrs/wk for 6 weeks)
- 2 hrs. credit - must work a minimum of 160 hours (plus above)
- 1 hr. credit - must work a minimum of 80 hours (plus above)

