Graduate Internship Academic Requirements
Course Prerequisites for One-Credit Internships
Course Prerequisites for Three-Credit Internships
General Requirements
- All required work for an internship must be completed during the term of registration.
- Students are expected to work 20 hours per week for a minimum of 12 weeks, unless otherwise noted.
- Students must have an overall GPA of 3.0, unless otherwise noted below.
Program-Specific Requirements
Emerging Leaders MBA and Masters/MBA:
- Must complete at least two semesters in the Emerging Leaders MBA or Masters/MBA program.
- Must complete all MBA foundation courses, plus two additional courses.
- Completion of nine credit hours of accounting courses at the 600 -level or higher, and two semesters of grad coursework at Bentley or demonstrated academic understanding of accounting from undergraduate studies, at an intermediate or higher level.
- Must provide the names of two Master of Accounting faculty references.
- Must have a 3.0 GPA overall and in all accounting courses.
- May only do one one-credit internship and one three-credit internship in the Master of Accounting program.
- May only do one one-credit internship and one three-credit internship in the Master of Business Analytics program.
- May only do one one-credit internship and one three-credit internship in the Master in Digital Innovation program.
- Must complete at least two FI courses at the 600-level or higher.
Masters in Marketing Analytics:
- Must complete at least two MK courses at the 600-level or higher for the three-credit internship.
- May only do one one-credit internship and one three-credit internship in the Master of Marketing Analytics program.
Course Prerequisites for One-Credit Internships
AC 590 Internship in Accounting Practice
Note: Students must work a minimum of 15 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks
CS 590 Internship in Information Technology
Note: Students must work a minimum of 120 hours
FI 590 Internship in Finance
Note: Students must work a minimum of 200 hours
FP 590 Internship in Financial Planning Practice
Note: Students must work a minimum of 15 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks
HF 590 Internship in HFID
Note: Students must work a minimum of 120 hours
IPM 590 Internship in Information Process Management
Note: Students must work a minimum of 120 hours
MG 590 Internship in Management
Note: Students must work a minimum of 200 hours
MK590 Internship in Marketing
Note: Students must work a minimum of 120 hours
ST 590 Internship in Statistics
Note: Students must work a minimum of 120 hours
TX 590 Internship in Tax Practice
Note: Students must work a minimum of 15 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks
Course Prerequisites for Three-Credit Internships
AC 701 Internship in Accounting Practice
Prerequisites: 3 AC courses at the 600-level or higher
Note: Students are expected to work 35 hours per week for a minimum of eight weeks
CS 701 Internship in Information Technology
Prerequisites: Not open to MSIT/MSDI students, they take CS 881
CS 881 CIS Internship
Prerequisites for MSIT/MSDI students: CS 602 and CS 605
EC 701 Internship in Business Economics
Prerequisites: none
ETH 701 Internship in Business Ethics
FI 701 Internship in Finance
Prerequisites: 2 FI courses at the 600-level or higher
Note: Students must work a minimum of 200 hours
FP 781 Internship in Financial Planning Practice
Prerequisites: 2 FP courses at the 600-level or higher
Note: Students are expected to work 35 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks
HF 790 Internship in Human Factors in Information Design
Prerequisites: HF 700 and HF 750
Note: Students are expected to work a minimum of 120 hours across one term
IPM 701 Internship in Information Process Management
Prerequisites: IPM 652 or GR 602
MG 701 Internship in Management
Prerequisites: none
Note: Students are expected to work a minimum of 200 hours across one term
MK 701 Internship in Marketing Practice
Prerequisites: 2 MK courses at the 600-level or higher
Note: Students are expected to work 12 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks
ST 701 Internship in Business Data Analysis
Prerequisites: ST 635
Note: Students are expected to work 15 hours per week for a minimum of 12 weeks
TX 781 Internship in Tax Practice
Prerequisites: 2 TX courses at the 600-level or higher
Note: Work 35 hours per week for a minimum of 10 weeks
General Policies for All Credit-Bearing Internships
All credit-bearing internships are subject to the following Registrar’s Office policies:
- Entire application process, including faculty submission of student information to Registrar, must be completed no later than the add/drop deadline of each semester.
- Any courses dropped to accommodate internship course registration beyond the add/drop deadline of each semester are subject to published refund deadlines.
- Regular withdrawal deadlines and penalties apply once the student has been registered for the internship course through the Registrar’s Office.
- Regular grade reporting deadlines apply.
Additional Policies for Three-Credit Internships
Field-Based Learning
Field-based learning is an important part of the graduate curriculum allowing students to gain valuable industry experience and networking opportunities. Students can explore interests, and use knowledge gained from coursework in their work environment.
Field-based options include:
- Internships
- Courses with fieldwork projects
- Global Business Experience courses
Students are, however, limited to taking no more than two of the following to satisfy elective or concentration requirements:
- Credit-bearing internships
- Field-based directed studies
- Global Business Experience courses
A three-credit internship is subject to the policies governing field-based learning:
- All required work for an internship must be completed during the term of registration.
- MS and MBA students may only take a total of two field-based learning courses.
- A three-credit internship experience cannot be used to extend a one-credit internship; students completing both must clearly distinguish the two in terms of work responsibility and supervision.
- A student may not take a one credit and three credit internship in the same semester.
Additional Policies for One-Credit Internships
One-credit internship are subject to the following policies:
- All required work for an internship must be completed during the term of registration.
- Students are limited to a single one-credit internship.
- A one-credit internship experience cannot be used to extend a three-credit internship; students completing both must clearly distinguish the two in terms of work responsibility and supervision.
- All one-credit internships are 500-level courses; students should consult program guides for degree requirements.
- A student may not take a one credit and three credit internship in the same semester.
Additional Policies for International Students
- International students must meet immigration regulations in order to complete an internship.
- A student in F-1 status at Bentley is eligible to participate in practical training after he/she has completed one full academic year (fall and spring semesters) of full-time study in a valid visa status immediately prior to the CPT experience.
- During the Academic Year (Fall/Spring Semesters), CPT cannot be the only course a student with an F1 visa takes in their final semester; they must also register for an in-person, degree-counting course.
- Please visit the Center for International Students and Scholars (CISS) website for more information about credit-bearing internships or Curricular Practical Training (CPT).
Additional Policies for Graduate Assistants (GA)
- Graduate assistants must obtain permission from the Associate Dean of Business, Alina Chircu, to register for an internship course. Please email achircu@bentley.edu or bring the application form to Morison 305.