Here, you are advancing in your career.
To be eligible
for academic credit for your internship you must be:
- Enrolled
in a College of Business program or minor.
- Concurrent
enrollment for the internship term is limited to no more than 12 credit hours.
- Have
a minimum GPA = 2.5 or higher for undergraduate students. Please note that many
companies only consider applicants with GPA’s of 3.0 or higher.
Steps
to follow:
1. Contact the Office of Career Services to have a cover letter
and resume reviewed
(http://www.govst.edu/career or 708-235-3974).
2. Arrange an internship with an employer.
Internships are arranged between the student and the employer. Although some
employers may hold campus interviews, students must schedule other internship
interviews between the student and employer. The internship must allow for a
minimum of 120 work hours in order to receive 3 hours of academic credit.
3. Complete the internship application form.
- Provide
with the completed application (typed, handwritten will not be accepted):
A
description of the job position on company letterhead with a statement of
internship duties or projects
Your statement of learning objectives and goals for the
internship
Your resume and cover letter
- Make
arrangements with the internship site supervisor to sign off on your completed
application.
4. Submit your completed Application to your Academic Advisor by the appropriate due date.
Applications received after the posted
date may not be accepted:
Fall Internships- Submit Application by August 1st
Spring Internships- Submit Application
by December 1
Summer Internships- Submit Application
by April 1
- Your Academic Advisor will determine
your eligibility and forward your application to the Internship and Employer Relations Coordinator, Peter Judge (708-534-7277 pjudge@govst.edu)
- The Internship and Employer Relations Coordinator will
review the application, request a faculty member to advise you during the
internship, obtain the faculty signature and Chair approval.
- Upon approval your Academic Advisor will
contact you and assist with registration for the internship course section.
Undergraduate
Business Advisors
Kerri O’Shea (Accounting)
Email: koshea@govst.edu
Phone: 708-534-6980
Office Location: C3385
Lauren Lewis (Business Administration last names A-L)
Email: llewis8@govst.edu
Phone: 708-235-7172
Office Location: C3389
Selena Musleh (Business Administration M-Z, Business and Applied Science, Economics, Manufacturing Management)
Email: smusleh2@govst.edu
Phone: 708-534-8043
Office Location: C3393
Graduate Business
Advisor
Jennifer Taylor (MBA, MSA, MSHRM, MSBA, MSMIS)
Email: jtaylor@govst.edu
Phone: 708-534-4931
Office Location: G278
Office Hours: Monday 10:30am to 7:00pm
Tuesday - Friday 8:30am to 5pm
Division Chairs
Dr. David Green, AFME Division Chair; Accounting, Finance, MIS, and Economics
Phone: 708-534-4967
Email: dgreen@govst.edu
Office Location: G298
Dr. Olu Ijose, MME Division Chair; Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Human Resource Management
Phone: 708-534-4932
Email: oijose@govst.edu
Office Location: G297
COB Internship Guide