Students participating in the ETSU Business Internship Program receive valuable and practical work experience which they can add to their to classroom training. At the same time, student interns can evaluate their career direction based on their academic and professional interests. They also gain important insights into job responsibilities, business ethics, and professional conduct. The ETSU Undergraduate Business Internship Program is open to ETSU College of Business juniors and seniors with a minimum overall grade point average 2.7 and a minimum business grade point average of 3.0. In addition, interns must have completed two upper division courses in their major.
Placement is made on a competitive basis.
Once selected, students are placed under the supervision of the ETSU Business Internship Program Coordinator and placement supervisors from each participating organization. Students selected to participate in the Business Internship Program will receive three semester hours of undergraduate elective credit for one semester. Graduate students in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy or Master of Public Management programs may also participate in the internship program. Although the University cannot guarantee the payment of interns' wages, some participating businesses have agreed to pay interns for all hours worked under the program. The course counts as a three-hour upper level business elective with prior departmental approval or as a free elective.