• Take classroom theory into the practical environment.
• Learn what it takes to be successful in the business world (beyond academics).
• Prepare students for the job market by giving them business experience.
• Motivate students to do better in the classroom once they come back from the "real world" and see what is needed.

Place in the curriculum: Presently, students do NOT have to do an internship to graduate with a degree in business. However, the majority of FSB majors do at least one and many students are doing two.

Typically, internships are done during the junior and senior years although we don't discourage the right a frosh or sophomore from having this experience.

Internships are usually done on a part-time basis (10-20 hours a week being typical) during the school year and full-time during summers. They may be done for credit with the hours of credit varying between one and four, depending upon the amount of time the student works, or on a non-credit basis, strictly to get experience. If completed for credit, the student must keep a log of activities, write a short summary of the experience, and get an evaluation from the supervisor.

Types of internships: Most internships pay with the scale being anywhere from minimum wage up to $12 per hour. Some are with for-profits while others are with not-for-profits (often not paid). Some are with very large firms while others are with very small organizations. Dr. Fox tries to get each student to define what he/she wants from the experience and what their career goals might be. Then he works hard to find a spot that will provide what the student wants. Often students line up their own internships and that is usually acceptable.

The reputation of our students is spreading to the point where the biggest problem with our program is that Dr. Fox is getting unsolicited requests from employers for interns or part-time workers and we do not have enough available.

A sample of intern employers include: Simon Associates (Castleton Square Mall, Indianapolis and Mounds Mall, Anderson), Delta Faucet, Merrill Lynch, St. John's Health Systems (Anderson), UPS, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, St. Vincent Hospital (Indianapolis), Junior Achievement of Madison County, Warner Press, Gaither Studios, Walker Information, Prudential Securities, the Paramount Theatre Foundation, UBS Paine Webber, Parkview Health System, Depco, Inc., Zurcher Tire, Inc., Great Lakes Health Plan, Aire Born Studios, Mead Consumer & Office Products, and the Indiana Pacers.

More and more employers say they want to hire graduates with practical work experience in addition to strong academic preparation. The AU School of Business internship program is doing just that.

Please see the Student Handbook, for the syllabus and application.