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If you need help finding an internship, please email cobinternships@mnsu.edu or schedule an appointment by calling 507-389-2963.

Internship Qualifications:

1. 135 hours of work is equivalent to three credit hours of internship.
2. The job duties in the position must primarily be finance or finance-related (80% or more).
3. The person you report to, or your company mentor, should be in a finance or finance-related field.

Unsure If an Internship Qualifies? Email the job description to cobinternships@mnsu.edu.

*Use the following format for labeling all internship documents: LastnameFirstname_nameofdocument.

1. Goals Statement:
   In a one-page letter briefly summarize your academic and professional background, your career goals, and your internship objectives. The internship objectives are the specific things you hope to learn, experience, and achieve by doing this internship. This letter should be written in a format similar to a standard cover letter and be addressed to the Department Chair.
2. Degree Audit Report (DARs):
   Access your DARS. Save as a PDF or copy and paste this document into Word before attaching to your application.
3. Job Description (From Employer):
   This document lists your duties and the projects you will work on during your internship.
4. Internship Offer Letter (From Employer):
   Letter should be written on company letterhead and include your start date, end date, and number of hours you will work each week.

*Use the following format for labeling all internship documents: LastnameFirstname_nameofdocument.

1. Goals Statement:
   In a one-page letter briefly summarize your academic and professional background, your career goals, and your internship objectives. The internship objectives are the specific things you hope to learn, experience, and achieve by doing this internship. This letter should be written in a format similar to a standard cover letter and be addressed to the Department Chair.
2. DARS Report:
   Access your DARS. Save as a PDF or copy and paste this document into Word before attaching to your application.
3. Job Description (From Employer):
   This document lists your duties and the projects you will work on during your internship.
4. Internship Offer Letter (From Employer):
   Letter should be written on company letterhead and include your start date, end date, and number of hours you will work each week.

If you are doing a Co-Op, you also need to submit a Co-Op Form:

• Complete Co-Op Eligibility Process Form and Agreement - Only required if pursuing co-op status.
• Learn more about what Co-Op entails.
• Please schedule an appointment by calling 507-389-2963 or email cobinternships@mnsu.edu if you have additional questions about Co-Op status.
• Once you have filled out the co-op form, collected the required signatures, and submitted this form to the Registration and Academic Records office, the registration staff will register you for the co-op course.

1. Log into Handshake Experiences. If you’ve never been on Handshake, follow the instructions to get started.
2. Click on “Submit An Experience”.
3. Fill out the "Submit An Experience" form and click “Create Experience” at the bottom.
4. Click “New Attachment” under Attachments on the left of the page to upload the required documents (see Step 2 above).
5. Email your Department Chair to notify them that you submitted your application.