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• Students must be juniors or seniors.
  


• The internship must be a minimum of 10 hours/week or 100 hours during the quarter.  More credit for more hours is not available for BUS 4942.
  


• There must be "expert" on-site supervision and training. Documentation of the training may be requested.
  


• The majority of the intern's work should be done on-site, not out of the student intern's residence. Exceptions to this must have prior approval by CDC staff. Interns should have a designated work area and the use of a company computer and phone if appropriate.
  


• Internships may be paid or unpaid.
  


• There must be a significant level of responsibility that requires business coursework. Responsibilities must be more than filing, answering phones, photocopying and other routine responsibilities.
  
  
• Internships that will not be approved are:
  
  
  • Ones that operate from a home office or that include personal errands as part of the job description
    
  
  
  • Sales internships where students are required to use their own personal network to generate leads
    
  
  
  • Internships that charge a fee or that require the student to purchase equipment or to make an initial financial investment in the company
    
  
  
  • "Internships" that replace a paid professional staff member (e.g. Two accounting interns instead of a staff accountant)
    
  
  
  • Positions where the responsibilities are primarily routine, low-level tasks that do not require any business coursework
    
  
  
• Christina McCracken, as the Business Internship sponsor, makes the final decision as to whether or not a position qualifies for internship credit. Make an appointment with her by calling (206) 281-2270 and/or emailing her the details about your position. (mccrac@spu.edu)