Accounting, Finance, Economics, & Decision Sciences

Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Decision Sciences Internship Process

  1. Read the Internship Program Information.
  2. Verify that you have fulfilled the prerequisites and understand the conditions.
    • ACCT 420, Undergraduate Accounting Internship (1-12 s.h., repeatable to 12)
      • Accounting major or minor
      • Completed ACCT 341
      • Graded S/U
      • Only 3 s.h. count toward the major or minor
    • ACCT 620, Graduate Accounting Internship (1-9 s.h., repeatable to 9)
      • Completed 6 s.h. of Graduate ACCT courses
      • Graded S/U
    • DS 494, Undergraduate Business Analytics Internship (1-12 s.h., repeatable to 12)
      • Business Analytics major or minor
      • Junior Standing
      • Completed DS 200 + 9 additional s.h. of DS/ECON courses
      • Graded S/U
      • Only 3 s.h. may count toward the major or minor
    • DS 599, Graduate Decision Sciences Internship (1-6 s.h., not repeatable)
      • Completed 6 s.h. of graduate DS courses
      • Graded S/U
    • ECON 494, Undergraduate Economics Internship (1-12 s.h., repeatable to 12)
      • Completed ECON 231, ECON 232, ECON 330 or ECON 331
      • Graded S/U
      • Maximum of 3 s.h. may count toward the major or minor for 1 semester internships, maximum of 6 s.h. for year long internships (with permission)
    • ECON 599, Graduate Economics Internship (1-12 s.h., repeatable to 12)
      • Graduate standing
      • Graded S/U
    • FIN 400, Undergraduate Finance Internship (1-12 s.h., repeatable to 12)
      • Finance major or minor
      • Junior Standing
      • Completed 9 s.h. of FIN courses
      • 2.75 GPA
      • Graded S/U
      • Maximum of 3 s.h. may count toward the major or minor
    • FIN 620, Graduate Finance Internship (1-6, not repeatable)
      • Completed 6 s.h. of graduate FIN courses
      • Graded S/U
  3. Gather the appropriate information needed to complete the application.
    • Your major, minor (if applicable), and cumulative GPAs.
    • The internship firm's address, city, state, and zip.
    • The internship supervisor's name, phone, and e-mail.
    • The anticipated start date and end date.
    • Your resume as a doc, docx, or pdf file.
    • Optional - A document containing anticipated activities during the internship.
      These activities should be arrived at in joint conference with your supervisor.
  4. Complete the Online Internship Application

Questions?

Please email the School of AFED at afed@wiu.edu