Internships

Build your resume and fast-track your career

Pathways to your career

An internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates classroom knowledge and theory with practical business experiences.

Immerse yourself in the work setting:

Build your resume with meaningful experience
Network with business professionals to open doors
Expand potential post graduate opportunities

Internship goals

Employers trial run prospective employees. Students gain insight into various career fields and discover personal passions and strengths.

Explore career paths
Develop confidence and self-direction
Sharpen interaction and communication skills
Gain valuable knowledge
Apply business theory to actual working situations

Internship benefits

50% of student interns are offered full-time positions post graduation.

Experience the culture of an organization
Gain expertise in overcoming workplace challenges
Zero-in on preferred geographical locations

Enrolling for course credit

As a CCB student, you can earn 3 course credits by participating in an approved internship.

Junior standing (60 credits)
A minimum GPA of 2.5
Receive approval from faculty internship coordinator
Enroll in the internship course

Internship resources for students

For employers

Organizational benefits

Employers have the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent for future openings. You provide CCB students with valuable growth and learning experiences. In return the organization receives:

Recognition and expands their brand
CCB students bring knowledge, enthusiasm, and hard work to their internship
Advance economic development by increasing the area talent pool

Candidate fields

The Charlton College of Business was recently named as a top-performer in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report, ranked 166 out of 514 AACSB Institutions. The Charlton College of Business has students open to work and learn in the following business disciplines:

Accounting, banking, budgeting, finance, financial planning, investments, and insurance
Customer service, marketing, sales, and social media
Management, management information systems (MIS), and operations management

Organizational criteria

An internship is a professional learning experience of supervised training and on-the-job learning events and activities. Not all work experiences are internships. Roles that merely require the student to perform clerical, routine or repetitive tasks are not considered internships.