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The goal of our Internship program is to give our students a pre-professional employment opportunity to gain practical and theoretical experience in the Information Technology Management or Supply Chain Management area. Any organizations seeking an intern should provide information to the ITSCM Department, relevant internship coordinator (see below) or to BroncoJobs regarding available internships.

Eligibility

You are eligible for an internship for credit if you:

1. Have junior or senior standing within the chosen internship major or 2nd degree.
2. Have successfully completed all course prerequisites. ITM majors need 9 hours of ITM coursework beyond ITM104, 105, 106 and ITM310. The ITM prerequisite is ITM320 and the SCM prerequisite is SCM345. An approved internship may count as an upper-division elective, see below and review your Checksheet for restrictions.

Note: To be considered for academic credit, internships must be approved by the appropriate ITM or SCM internship coordinator prior to beginning the job. Also:

1. Only three credits of ITM493 or SCM493 may apply toward your major.
2. Internships with existing employers are typically not eligible for internship credit unless it a pre-approved special project.
3. All students must complete the online video training before they are granted credit.
4. Freshman/sophomore level students may take non-credit internships, ITM293. See your Internship Coordinator for details. ITM293 does not apply toward the ITM degree plan as an upper division elective.

Students must meet and discuss eligibility & appropriateness of a position for internship credit with the Department Internship Coordinator in the area for which they wish to intern. Contact the appropriate coordinator below for an appointment:

Information Technology Management
Sharon Tabor, PhD, MBEB 3104
stabor@boisestate.edu

Supply Chain Management
Regis Terpend, PhD, MBEB 2145
registerpend@boisestate.edu

How to Find an Internship

Check with the appropriate internship coordinator about available jobs and to let them know what type of position you are seeking. Check the ITSCM department postings, and sign up for Dr. Tabor’s Twitter list (ITM_Interns) if you are an ITM major.

The BSU Career Center hosts general job information and applications for internships. From their site:

Log into BroncoJobs to search available public positions. If you find a position that interests you and would like academic credit, take the job description to your Department Coordinator for  approval. If you are offered and accept the position, you will then complete the Internship Application for Academic Credit to receive academic credit. Please review the Registrar’s Academic Calendars for semester-specific application deadlines.

Please note that an internship usually may not be completed for the same organization for which you are currently employed, unless it is a new project or skills area. See the faculty internship coordinator for your major for approval.

Student Responsibilities

Internship approval and registration must be completed before actual internship work may begin. In addition to the Internship application form, the student must also register for internship credits.  After your application has been approved by the internship coordinator, an email is sent to your sponsor, and then to the Registrar’s Office. When all approvals are completed you will receive notice of the course in your BroncoWeb account for finalizing your registration.

You may use up to 3 hours (135 work hours) of internship credit as a upper division elective in your major. Any job related difficulties should be reported to the Internship Coordinator immediately. Occasionally, students will participate in a second internship. While this second internship appears on the student’s academic transcript, it will not count as a second elective toward your degree program.

Before beginning your internship, please complete the online training. When you begin work on the internship, you are expected to:

1. work a minimum of 45 hours for each hour of academic credit received for the internship (135 minimum)
2. provide the final written report to the Department Internship Coordinator at least two weeks before the end of the internship semester; the report should describe:
   • the internship itself (what you did)
   • the objectives of the job and how they were met
   • the relationship between the internship and the student’s academic major work (classroom courses)

   3. complete the online video training linked to the internship website – this is required before internship credit will be granted.

More specific information regarding the final report criteria may be obtained from your respective Department Internship Coordinator.