The Cooperative and Internship Programs in the College of Business Administration are designed to enhance students' Professional development through integration of classroom study and planned, supervised experiences in business settings.
Coordinated by the faculty, these programs direct students toward participating employers for experiences that augment class work and provide new and unique opportunities for learning.
Co-op Program (300 level):
Available to all business administration majors with junior or senior standing, the business experiences are generally undertaken concurrently with classroom studies (1-9 credits).*
Internship Program (400 level):
A culminating, substantial experience for senior and graduate students who have completed a significant number of academic courses in their major (6-12 credits).*
*Twelve credits is the maximum awarded to students for undertaking both co-op and internship experiences. The business experience generally requires a minimum of 45 work hours per credit hour, provided the work experience is all academically related.
Types of Opportunities by Academic Major:
Accounting
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Auditing
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Budgeting
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Costing manufacturing activities
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Financial data recording
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Financial statement analysis and preparation
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Tax preparation
Economics
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Banking
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Policy analysis
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Statistical analysis for business & government
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Urban and regional planning
Finance
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Banking
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Financial analysis
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Insurance
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Loans and credit
Human Resource Management
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Human resource management assistant
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Labor relations assistant
International Business
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Global Business analysis
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Corporate relations
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Trade & Finance
Management
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Management trainee
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Operations management assistant
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Planner/Policy analyst
Marketing
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Advertising
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General merchandise management
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Marketing research
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Sales
Real Estate
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Real estate research assistant
Participating Firms-
More than 100 local, regional, national, and international organizations have participated in the Co-op/Internship Programs. Each department has a list of participating organizations available for review.
Overall Process-
Students should complete an application from the respective department. Interviews may be conducted through Career Services, the employer, or the faculty coordinator. If selected by a prospective employer, the student must complete the Learning Contract, including the job-oriented objectives, prior to employment and the start of the semester.
Class Schedule-
Careful schedule planning is required for students who wish to participate in the programs and graduate within four years. Student should meet with their advisor and/or faculty coordinator early in their college career to plan their curriculum.
Grades-
The minimum QPA is 2.5; however, individual departments and employers may require higher QPAs. The grading of co-op/internship experiences should be expected as "credit/no record," with the credits earned placed under free electives on the course requirement sheet.
Moving-
When students are required to move away from home and/or campus for the program, living arrangements are their responsibility. The employer and faculty coordinator may aid them in finding accommodations.
Compensation-
Participants may be paid on the basis of their employment situation, on-the-job responsibilities, students experience, or qualifications.
Further information-
Students interested in these opportunities should contact their department chair in person or by e-mail.
Past firms supporting Co-ops and Internships
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4N Corporation 84 Lumber AC Valley School District Academic Services: Harrisburg Alexander Law Office Allegheny Co. Controller Allegheny Enterprises, Inc. Almost Famous Alpern, Rosenthal & Co. American Cancer Society American Red Cross American Video Glass/Sony APSCUF Arthur Anderson Astro Homes Beaver Valley Golf Club Big Red Kawasaki Bill Costan Bill Smathers Boca Raton Resort & Club Borough of Brookville Botamer Financial Corp Burns & Burns Burt Hill Kosar Rittermann Associates Butler Memorial Hospital Cameron County Industrial Development Authority Cellular One Chandler Dining Hall Chartwells Chritopher Botamer Chub Group of Ins. Cos. Cirriaralli Excavating and Contracting City of Erie Clarion Area School District Clarion Borough Clarion Builders & Ace Hardware Clarion Call Clarion Chamber of Commerce Clarion County Accounting Office Auditors Courthouse Dept. of HR Clarion Fruit Company Clarion Mall Clarion Psychiatric Center Clarion University Admissions Advising Center Accounting Office Athletics' Department Computer Support Continuing Education Egbert Hall Federal Credit Union Financial Aid Gemmel Human Resources Keeling Health Center SBDC Student & University Affairs Student Recreation Center Venango Campus Clear Channel Communications Clearview Mall Clyde, Ferraro, & Co. LLP Coates, Way, & Anderson PC |
College Directory Publishing Comcast Computer Showcase and the Learning Center Cosmic Rays Crooks Clothing Deloitte & Touche Delta Contractors Destinta Theaters Disney World District Attorney's Office Dixon University Center Doubletree Hotel - Pittsburgh Dryden Advisory Group, LLC Eagle Park Apartments Eastenal Co. Eat 'N' Park Edward Jones Investment Electralloy Enterprise Rent-A-Car ERA Signature Realty ESPN Radio Excavating and Contracting, Inc. Family First Sports Park Famous Footwear # 570 Farmers National Bank Fastenal Company Fayetteville Contractors Inc. FCI McKean First Affiliated Investment Grp. First United National Bank Flowers 'N' Bows Four Wheel Drive Hardware Fred L. Burns, Inc. Froggy 98.3 Gannon University SBDC General Electric Golden Hill Nursing Home Goldsteins Furniture, Corporate Haines & Company Hamill Manufacturing Company Health Services of Clarion, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Holiday Inn - Clarion Horton & Associates Hoss's Corporation IDL - Construction IFUNDRAISE.Com Iron Mountain Janke Insuance Agency Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Jay's Sports Bar and Restaurant John Perry & Associates Joy Cone, Inc. Kaefer's Tax and Notary Service Kahle's Kitchens, Inc. Keystone Country Concrete Foundations Inc. Keystone School District Keystone Smiles King's Jewelry Kriebel Minerals, Inc. Lanier World Wide Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. Maher Duessel CPAs Marchal & Marchal, PC CPAS Mark Aaron-District Attorney Marshall's Matric Limited |
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