{"id":776,"date":"2025-11-26T09:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:07:49","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/program-resources\/internship-information\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">This semester, I work 25 hours a week at my internship. Can this qualify for the 400-level professional internship?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>All 400-level professional internships need to be full-time, which is defined as a minimum of 400 hours over the<br>semester\/term. This typically equates to an average of 40 hours a week for 10 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">I have a human resources internship this semester, but I am a finance major. Can I still get credit for this internship?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>No, you cannot. The responsibilities and duties of the internship must align with your major(s).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">I am a Supply Chain &amp; Operations Management (SCOM\/Information Technology Management (ITM) double major and have already completed a professional internship for credit in SCOM, can I also complete one for ITM?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Yes, you can do an internship in both SCOM and ITM for credit. Only one internship per internship course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">I am majoring in General Business. What type of internship for credit courses can I do?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>You are eligible for all business internship courses. The responsibilities of your internship will dictate what course you can do. For example, if it\u2019s a marketing internship, then you should apply for the marketing internship for credit course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Can I do BUS ADM 300 concurrently with my internship for credit?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Yes, Bus Adm 300 can be taken concurrently (at the same time as the internship for credit course).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">I begin my internship next month. Where do I start?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukee.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bvytPbZvueFWqbk\">Internship for Credit Eligibilty Survey<\/a> to double check your eligibility. If eligible, the survey will give you more information about how to complete the application form through Handshake. After you submit in Handshake, the platform will trigger an approval process with career services, your designated faculty supervisor, your site supervisor at the internship, and academic advisor. If fully approved, your academic advisor will enroll you in the course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">I tried contacting the designated faculty supervisor, but have not heard back from them and it has been a week. What should I do?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Bring this concern forward to Career Services at 414-229-5445 or <a href=\"mailto:careerserv@uwm.edu\">careerserv@uwm.edu<\/a>. If it has been more than a week, we will help you get in touch with the faculty member.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Once I submit my application, how will I know if it was approved?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>In Handshake, click on the \u201cCareer Center\u201d, then click on \u201cExperiences\u201d to show the experience that you submitted. Click on \u201cView Details\u201d to see progress of the approvals. Refer to this experiences section to attach position descriptions and offer letters as needed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">I begin my summer internship in early June, but the internship for credit course doesn&#8217;t start until late June. 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Learning outcomes and assigned activity must be established before any work is done.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-152\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/program-resources\/internship-information\/\">Internship Information<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/program-resources\/internship-information\/frequently-asked-questions\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/program-resources\/internship-information\/common-internship-employers\/\">Common Internship Employers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business-undergrad-advising\/program-resources\/internship-information\/internship-for-credit-process\/\">Internship for Credit Process<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-164\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--shadow\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-contact\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Student Services Office<\/strong><br>Lubar Hall N297<br>414-229-5271<br><a href=\"mailto:uwmbba@uwm.edu\">uwmbba@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":0,"parent":769,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/centered.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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