The Internship for Academic Credit is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to gain practical, professional experience in conjunction with their academic development.  


The internship must be completed concurrently with the course during the same academic semester or module(s). Retroactive credit for previous experiences will not be given.  


Students cannot register for any Internship for Academic Credit course until they receive departmental approval of the following application from the Office of Career Services.


These courses are charged standard tuition and have associated coursework.

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Student Information
Please enter a "gmu.edu" or "masonlive.gmu.edu" email address.
Please enter a "gmu.edu" or "masonlive.gmu.edu" email address.
Enter the two digit month and four digit year.






  1. Be pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business
  2. Have completed 75 hours of course credit or more 
  3. Have a cumulative GPA of a 2.8 or higher  
  4. Be able to work at your internship for at least 150 hours over the course of the semester you will be enrolled.
  5. Be able to work at your internship for a minimum of 8 weeks over the course of the semester you will be enrolled.
  6. Follow the section requirements below.
Section Requirements: 





CPT Requirements

If you are an F-1 student interested in an Internship for Academic Credit course, please secure your CPT pre-approval as soon as possible.

 

For more information, please visit the International Programs and Services website.

 

There are two phases to the CPT process. Phase I must be completed before submitting your application for the Internship for Credit courses. Phase II must be completed before the start of the semester approved to remain in the course. 

 

Phase I: Pre-Approval 

  1. Meet with an OIPS Advisor to be Pre-Approved for CPT.  
  2. Call 703-993-2970 to schedule an appointment with an advisor. You will be asked for your name, G-number, email address, and what you wish to discuss. 
  3. For your appointment with OIPS, have your position description available for the appointment, or be able to describe what you will be doing. 

Phase II: Application

  1. Complete the CPT Application on the OIPS web site. 

  2. Provide your Academic Advisor/Department Chair/Dean/Internship Coordinator and Training Organization's emails: Please list Kaleb Lewis, Director of Costello College of Business Career Services, klewis31@gmu.edu  
  3. Complete your portion of the form and upload your required documents. 
  4. Your Academic Advisor/Department Chair/Dean receives the form via email and completes their section. 
  5. Your Training Organization receives the form via email and completes their section. 
  6. OIPS reviews your application. 
  7. Once your CPT I-20 is ready you will receive an email from OIPS within 10 business days. 

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Internship Information

A Site Supervisor or Recruiter is the individual in your company who will be responsible in supervising or training the intern (you). Please enter your Site Supervisor or Recruiter information. Failure to enter the Site Supervisor or Recruiter contact information correct can result in a delay with the application.

This will come in the form of an automated email from mycareer@gmu.edu. This email may sometimes get sorted into a clutter or junk folder. Please inform your listed supervisor to keep an eye out for these emails as you submit this application.




Please enter your hourly wage. If unpaid, enter 0.00. (This information is kept strictly confidential and is only used for aggregate reporting purposes to ranking organizations such as BusinessWeek)



Please provide company email address for supervisor. Do not submit a personal email address.



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Student Questions







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Learning Objectives 
Learning objectives are concise statements that define the expected goal(s) in an internship an intern will have completed with training or instruction. Effective learning objectives use full sentences, start with an action verb, and aligns with a student’s academics into career orientated goals that correlate to the position. To ensure goals are successfully planned, it is recommended to review S.M.A.R.T. goals (Specific, Measureable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Timely learning). Please do no copy and paste your job description into the field below.

Please provide five learning objectives to be completed during your internship. Please write the learning objective in full sentences.

Student Certification 
I hereby certify that all information provided is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand the requirements necessary for participation in the Internship for Academic Credit course. I understand that I am responsible for completing the course requirements listed in the course syllabus and completing the minimum number of hours at my internship site to receive credit for this course. 

Falsifying information may result as an Honor Code violation.  To promote a stronger sense of mutual responsibility, respect, trust, and fairness among all members of the George Mason University Community and with the desire for greater academic and personal achievement, we, the student members of the university community, have set for this Honor Code: Student Members of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat, plagiarize, steal, or lie in matters related to academic work.

I am aware that I may enroll in a maximum of 6 credits for these courses; One 492 internship course may apply to my major/concentration, and a second internship course would apply as a general elective credit. These courses cannot be taken in the same semester or module. BUS 292 will only count for general elective credit. 

Student Certification 
I hereby certify that all information provided is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand the requirements necessary for participation in the Internship for Academic Credit course. I understand that I am responsible for completing the course requirements listed in the course syllabus and completing the minimum number of hours at my internship site to receive credit for this course. 

Falsifying information may result as an Honor Code violation.  To promote a stronger sense of mutual responsibility, respect, trust, and fairness among all members of the George Mason University Community and with the desire for greater academic and personal achievement, we, the student members of the university community, have set for this Honor Code: Student Members of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat, plagiarize, steal, or lie in matters related to academic work.

THIS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated
(the “Effective Date”), is made by and among

and George Mason University (“University”) (together, the “Parties”). The purpose of this Agreement is to place Student in a work assignment with the Employer, as part of an experiential course of study, offered by the University for Academic Credit.
Description of Internship Experience:
Employer Information
The character limit for this field is 50 characters. Please only input the home page of the website. For example, www.gmu.edu or www.google.com.
Site Supervisor or Recruiter Information
Faculty Supervisor: To be determined by the University 
Start Date and End Date: (dates must fall within the academic semester or module(s) when the student is completing the experience)
Start Date End Date
The following documents are attached and are incorporated by reference. 

By checking the boxes you acknowledge that you have received and reviewed the documents. 
The Student, the Employer, and the University agree with the above terms, and with the terms and conditions on Attachments.


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