Internships and Co-ops College-Specific Information
Bagwell College of Education
Clinical Experiences are a critical aspect of Education degrees at KSU. Please visit the Clinical Experience, Placement, and Partnerships (CEPP) home page for more information.
Coles College of Business
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Accounting
Please see the School of Accountancy CPA page and NASBA website for information on what counts toward CPA eligibility
ACCT 3396 (Co-op)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- 30+ credit hours completed
- A grade of “C” or better in ACCT 3100
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits*: 3 per semester; 6 total credits toward Business Electives
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with ongoing employment with their current employer; this may require SOA faculty approval
- Hours per credits:
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 1 credit hour
- 300-449 total hours worked/semester = 2 credit hours
- 450+ total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
ACCT 3398 (Internship)
- Participation Requirements
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Admitted to Coles
- A grade of “C” or better in ACCT 3100
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits*: 9 credit hours toward Business Electives (additional credit hours can go toward CPA requirements)
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with ongoing employment with their current employer; this may require SOA faculty approval
- Hours per credits (Fall/Spring):
- 10-19 hrs/week = 3 credit hours
- 20-29 hrs/week = 6 credit hours
- 30+ hrs/week = 9-12 credit hours
- Hours per credits (Summer):
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
- 300+ total hours worked/semester = 6 credit hours
- Hours per credits (Summer):
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
- 300+ total hours worked/semester = 6 credit hours
- Participation Requirements:
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Economics & Finance
ECON/FIN 3396 (Co-op)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- 30+ credit hours completed
- Concurrent enrollment in FIN 3100 or completed FIN 3100 with a grade of "C" or better
- Must take for 2 consecutive semesters (e.g., fall/spring; spring/summer; summer/fall)
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 3 per semester; 6 credit hours total limit for co-ops
- Max Credits per Employer: up to 6 credits total per employer, regardless of if through co-op or internship credit
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require EFQA faculty approval
- Hours per credits:
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 1 credit hour
- 300-449 total hours worked/semester = 2 credit hours
- 450+ total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
ECON/FIN 3398 (Internship)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Admitted to Coles
- A grade of "C" or better in FIN 3100
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 6 credits per semester and per employer; 9 total credits toward Business Electives
- Max Credits per Employer: up to 6 credits total per employer, regardless of if through co-op or internship credit
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this requires EFQA faculty approval
- Hours per credits (Fall/Spring):
- 10-19/week = 3 credit hours
- 20+/week = 6 credit hours
- Hours per credits (Summer):
- 15-29/week = 3 credit hours
- 30+/week = 6 credit hours
- Participation Requirements:
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Information Security & Assurance
ISA 3397 (Required Experiential Learning/Internship) - effective Fall 2022
NOTE: ISA 3396 and 3398 are no longer offered.- Participation Requirements:
- A grade of "C" or better in ISA 3100
- Approval of the Career and Internship Advisor (KSU Career Planning and Development).
- Admitted to Coles
- Grading: S/U
- Max Credits: 3 credit hours
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer,
or significant new duties; this may require ISA faculty approval
- Hours per credits (15 week semester Fall/Spring
- 10+ hours/week = 3 credit hours
- Hours per credits (8 week semester Summer):15+ hours/week = 3 credit hours
COOP 2000 (Audit Credit for Rotating Co-ops)
KSU's Cooperative Education (co-op) program is built around three alternating semesters over a five-semester period with the same company in a position that provides experience directly related to your academic major. Students in these positions are paid a wage.
Requirements for participation:
- A full-time (40 hours per week) co-op position, with full-time course enrollment during school terms between work terms
- Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class level status (also some graduate students with a declared eligible major); at least 30 completed credit hours; and a 2.50 KSU GPA
- At least one completed semester at KSU prior to beginning the co-op position
Attendance at a cooperative education (co-op) workshop
NOTE: this is an audit course which offers 12 audit credits to students working in a full-time co-op
***All requests for co-op credit must be initiated prior to each semester's deadline. KSU does not give retroactive co-op credit***
- Participation Requirements:
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Information Systems
IS 3396 (Undergraduate Co-op)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- 30+ credit hours completed
- Grading: S/U
Credit Type: Business Elective - Max Credits: 3 per semester; 6 total credits toward Business Electives
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require IS faculty approval
- Hours per credits:
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 1 credit hour
- 300-449 total hours worked/semester = 2 credit hours
- 450+ total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
IS 3398 (Undergraduate Internship)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Admitted to Coles
- A grade of "C" or better in IS 3100
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 6 credit hours
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require IS faculty approval
- Hours per credits (Fall/Spring):
- 10-19/week = 3 credit hours
- 20+/week = 6 credit hours
- Hours per credits (Summer):
- 15-29/week = 3 credit hours
- 30+/week = 6 credit hours
IS 8916 (Graduate Co-op)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- Include an offer letter with your Handshake request
- The position should be clearly in the Information Systems, Information Technology,
Management Information Systems, or Computing Systems domain
- Example keywords: data system, business analyst, network, system administration, DBMS, Cloud, IoT, Blockchain, FinTech, customer IT support, system deployment
- Duration & Hours: Ideally the position will last the full duration of the semester. Students should work at least 15-20 hours/week for several weeks to be considered
- Grading: S/U
- Employment Criteria: Position descriptions will be reviewed by the MSIS faculty liaison (Dr. Tridib Bandyopadhyay, AKA "Dr. Bandy")
- Ongoing Employment: Students who began their position more than 1 semester previously must have a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties to commence in the enrollment semester or semester immediately preceding enrollment; this requires MSIS faculty approval
- Max Credits: 3 total credits
IS 8918 (Graduate Internship)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Include an offer letter with your Handshake request
- The position should be clearly in the Information Systems, Information Technology,
Management Information Systems, or Computing Systems domain
- Example keywords: data system, business analyst, network, system administration, DBMS, Cloud, IoT, Blockchain, FinTech, customer IT support, system deployment
- Duration & Hours: Ideally the position will last the full duration of the semester. Students should work at least 15-20 hours/week for several weeks to be considered
- Grading: S/U
- Employment Criteria: Position descriptions will be reviewed by the MSIS faculty liaison (Dr. Tridib Bandyopadhyay, AKA "Dr. Bandy")
- Ongoing Employment: Students who began their position more than 1 semester previously must have a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties to commence in the enrollment semester or semester immediately preceding enrollment; this requires MSIS faculty approval
- Max Credits: 3 total credits
COOP 2000 (Audit Credit for Rotating Co-ops)
KSU's Cooperative Education (co-op) program is built around three alternating semesters over a five-semester period with the same company in a position that provides experience directly related to your academic major. Students in these positions are paid a wage.
Requirements for participation:
- A full-time (40 hours per week) co-op position, with full-time course enrollment during school terms between work terms
- Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class level status (also some graduate students with a declared eligible major); at least 30 completed credit hours; and a 2.50 KSU GPA
- At least one completed semester at KSU prior to beginning the co-op position
- Attendance at a cooperative education (co-op) workshop
NOTE: this is an audit course which offers 12 audit credits to students working in a full-time co-op
***All requests for co-op credit must be initiated prior to each semester's deadline. KSU does not give retroactive co-op credit***
- Participation Requirements:
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International Business
MKTG 3396 (Co-op)
- Participation Requirements*:
- NOTE: Position must have a strong international component in the student's area of interest (e.g., working for a company that is based in another country, or working for a company that conducts business internationally)
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- 30+ credit hours completed
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 3 credit hours
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require IB faculty approval
- Hours per credits:
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 1 credit hour
- 300-449 total hours worked/semester = 2 credit hours
- 450+ total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
MKTG 3398 (Internship)
- Participation Requirements*:NOTE:
- Position must have a strong international component in the student's area of interest (e.g., working for a company that is based in another country, or working for a company that conducts business internationally)
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Admitted to Coles
- A grade of "C" or better in the 3100 course for area of interest (e.g., FIN 3100, IS 3100, MGT 3100, MKTG 3100)
- A grade of "C" or better in MGT 3600
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 3 credit hours
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require IB faculty approval
- Hours per week (Fall/Spring) 15-week term:
- 3 credit hours – 10-19/week;
- 6 credit hours – 20+/week
- Hours per week (summer) 8-week term:
- 3 credit hours – 15-29/week;
- 6 credit hours – 30+/week
*International Business majors must work with an academic advisor in the Coles Center for Student Success (CSS) when planning their co-op or internship experiences
- Participation Requirements*:
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Management,Entrepreneurship & Hospitality Management
MGT 3396 (Co-op)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- 30+ credit hours completed
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 3 per semester, 9 total credits towards Business Electives
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require MEH faculty approval
- Hours per credits:
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 1 credit hour
- 300-449 total hours worked/semester = 2 credit hours
- 450+ total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
MGT 3398 (Internship)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Admitted to Coles
- A grade of "C" or better in MGT 3100
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 9 credit hours (NOTE: limited to 6 credits in the summer semesters)
- Recent Employment: Eligible for positions that began in the immediately preceding enrollment semester
- Ongoing Employment: Students may be eligible for credit with a promotion, transfer, or significant new duties; this may require MEH faculty approval
- Hours per credits (Fall/Spring):
- 10-14 hrs/week = 3 credit hours
- 15-19 hrs/week = 6 credit hours
- 20+ hrs/week = 9 credit hours
- Hours per credits (Summer):
- 15-24 hrs/week = 3 credit hours
- 25+ hrs/week = 6 credit hours
- Participation Requirements:
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Marketing & Professional Sales
MKTG 3396 (Co-op)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
- 30+ credit hours completed
- NOTE: The position must be paid (hourly/salaried)
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 3 per semester; 6 total credits toward Business Electives
- Hours per credits:
- 150-299 total hours worked/semester = 1 credit hour
- 300-449 total hours worked/semester = 2 credit hours
- 450+ total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
MKTG 3398 (Internship)
- Participation Requirements:
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0
- Admitted to Coles
- A grade of "C" or better in MKTG 3100
- A grade of "C" or better in a 4000-level MKTG course
- Requires faculty approval
- NOTE: The position must be paid (hourly/salaried)
- Grading: S/U
- Credit Type: Business Elective
- Max Credits: 6 credit hours
- Hours per credits:
- 150-349 total hours worked/semester = 3 credit hours
- 300+ total hours worked/semester = 6 credit hours
- Participation Requirements: