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Types of Internships The Davis School sponsors two types of student internships: Kauffman Entrepreneurial Internships and unpaid internships. Usually internships are limited to students having Junior or Senior status. Most internships are part-time during the normal academic year but some summer internships are full-time. All first-time internships through the Davis School carry three credit hours toward graduation (course BUAD-490 Internship) but students may enroll in the course only one time. Any additional internships will not qualify for academic credit. Interns must provide for transportation to the job site. Most internships are located within commuting distance of the ECSU campus although some (primarily during the summer semester) may be located in distant cities. Students wishing to qualify for an internship must arrange their class schedules to allow for significant blocks of time available for intern work (e.g. either schedule all academic classes on M/W/F or all classes on T/Th). All internships, regardless of type, require essentially the same student reports and final project evaluation report. Half of the intern's grade on the internship comes from the mentor's evaluation of work performance while the other half results from strict timeliness and the intern's reports and final project. 1. Kauffman Entrepreneurial Internship Program (KEIP) student works 16-24 hours a week for about 12 weeks during a semester (part-time) or 32-40 hours (full-time) under the mentorship of an entrepreneur student is paid $10 hourly and is considered a temporary employee of ECSU host employer must be a for-profit entrepreneurial business student must normally have a 3.0 cumulative GPA; applicants with a near 3.0 GPA who possess other outstanding attributes may be considered. application process: submit resume and 1-2 page typed essay stating what student expects to gain from entrepreneurial internship and how it will prepare student for accomplishing career objective KEIP internships are competitive - the "blue chips" of internships funded by grants from the Kauffman Foundation and the US Dept. of Education available number of internships per semester: 6 (Fall & Spring), 6 to 9 (Summer) 2. Unpaid Internships: student works 120-135 hours under a business mentor during a semester (about 10 hours a week) host employer may be for-profit, non-profit or a governmental organization student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher application process: submit resume and short typed essay stating objective of proposed internship available number of internships per semester: 6 or fewer