Internships
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Earning College Credit While Gaining
Valuable Work Experience
Student Eligibility Requirements:
- 3.0 or better overall GPA
- 3.0 or better accounting GPA
- C or better in Accounting 312 (Intermediate Financial Accounting II)
Overview:
Accounting interns must complete 300 clock hours of accounting work for 3 semester hours credit
Three types of participating firms:
CPA firms
Government agencies
Industry firms
Primary areas served by the Accounting Internship Program:
Hammond/Tangipahoa Parish
Baton Rouge
Covington/Mandeville
New Orleans/Metairie
Students may be placed by
The Accounting Internship Coordinator
Themselves (subject to approval by the Coordinator)
Students receive a grade of Pass or Fail
Qualifying work must meet two criteria:
1. The student must have learning objectives that center around traditional accounting functions
Examples: Preparing tax returns (or parts thereof), preparing bank reconciliations, making journal entries, posting journal entries, preparing trial balances and/or financial statements, preparing budgets, etc.
2. The student must be supervised on a daily basis by a CPA, someone with an accounting degree, or someone with extensive experience in accounting
Steps in the Placement Process:
- Students interview with internship coordinator
- Students complete application forms and provide resumes
- Resumes are distributed to potential employers
- Employers select students to interview
- Employers hire selected students
- Supervisors and students complete the Student Measurable Learning Objectives form and Cooperative Education Agreement form
- Internship Coordinator approves the employment
Student Evaluations:
- Interns receive a performance evaluation by their supervisors at mid-term and at the end of the semester
- Supervisors also rate interns on the degree of completion of the Measurable Learning Objectives
Other Documentation:
At the end of the semester students also submit a:
Time/Wage Report
Self-Evaluation Form
Potential employers interested in the Accounting Internship Program can receive additional information by contacting Dr. Joe Morris at 985-549-3100 (jmorris@selu.edu).