The sponsored externship offered through sponsoring companies within the Phoenix area are for one semester only. Students meeting the requirements of this program must complete 10 weeks with each company. Students receive a stipend from the Department of Finance and earn up to 6 hours of credit. Students may spent up to 20 hours per week for the period working with the sponsoring companies. Each student completes a course project demonstrating proficiency in the use of Bloomberg s financial markets commodities news and information system.
Available internships vary throughout the year.
Students earn from 3 to 6 credit hours in one semester and may continue the internship for up to one year. Students working with non profit companies and institutions are paid a stipend by the Department of Finance. All students keep a journal identifying the work experience and prepare a demonstration project of the work activity. Sponsors contribute to a general fund, which helps defray the direct costs incurred by students working for non profit institutions and government agencies in the Phoenix metropolitian area.