The CIS Internship Program for Course Credit

The CIS Department in the J. Mack Robinson College of Business currently ranks as
one of the top ten in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report.

The Internship Program of the CIS (Computer Information System) department at Robinson College of Business offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to get course credit while gaining working experience in a CIS-related technical and/or business area. Note: the CIS department encourages students to get IT work experience even if they can not get course credit.

The program is designed to complement a student's formal education with practical work experience. It is a unique opportunity for students to clarify employment goals, develop a professional network, and learn about a particular industry.  Participating corporations are expecting to receive high-quality work and active participation from the students they sponsor. Experience directly related to a student’s major makes the students more marketable when seeking for full-time positions after graduating.

Enrolled students in good academic standing, a GPA of 3.3 or greater, and undergraduates which have completed their required 3000 level courses (3001 IT Project Management, 3300 Systems Analysis, and 3730 Database Management) are eligible to participate in the program. Internships can be part-time, full-time, paid or unpaid.  An early search to identify an internship opportunity is recommended.

Essentially, the student must have identified a job/internship AND received faculty approval so that the student can be given permission to register for the appropriate undergraduate or graduate CIS field study course that provides academic credit to the student for the internship job. Course registration is during normal class registration periods, so students interested in an internship must prepare a semester ahead!

Here are the steps:
1. Student finds a position which is a candidate for an internship
 (Use the Robinson Career Management Center to help you find an IT-related position or find an IT-related position independently)
 - Undergraduates can contact Cynetta Freeman in the Robinson Career Management Center for assistance
 - Graduate students can contact Sharon Cohen in the Robinson Career Management Center for assistance

2. A CIS faculty member must approve the internship
  - Walter Rich, internship coordinator in the CIS Department, can provide the "request for authorization" form, or get it here:
   Link to CIS 4970 Authorization Form
   Link to CIS 8391 Authorization Form
  * undergraduate students would be getting authorization for CIS 4970 Field Study in Computer Information Systems
  * graduate students would be getting authorization for CIS 8391 Field Study in Computer Information Systems

3. After approval is given by a CIS faculty member, the student will be cleared to register for the field study class, either CIS 4970 or CIS 8391
 - Class registration is during normal registration periods - so the student must prepare (get a job and CIS faculty approval) BEFORE registration ends if they will be working at their internship during that semester

4. Note that the field study classes have tasks which must be performed during the internship
- Walter Rich, internship coordinator in the CIS Department, can help answer questions:
internship@cis.gsu.edu
404.413.7398

     For additional information, please check the following links:

     CIS Internship Program Office

     Student Information

     Employer Information

     Successful Internship Cases