Economics Internship

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This course entails a work experience in a business firm, a non-profit organization, or a government entity where the student, under academic and employer supervision, participates in the daily operations of the organization and conducts some economic analysis of the operations of the business entity (40 work hours per semester credit hour). Students must keep an extensive diary of work experiences and submit frequent reports to an academic supervisor, who is a UNCP faculty member in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Decision Sciences, who has been approved by the Chair of that department, and who will be responsible for assigning the grade in the course. Pass/Fail. PREREQ: Minimum of 90 semester hours, grades of C or better in ECN 2020 and in ECN 3010 , cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better, a declared academic major in Business Administration or Accounting, a written proposal, and written consent of Department Chair.