Company Guidelines

The relationship between the academic world and the business community is a vital one. The Internship Program of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business (TCB) at St. John's University is an important link in this relationship. 

The Internship Program provides business students with valuable work experience, which will enhance their classroom learning. Additionally, the Internship Program affords the College further opportunity for evaluating the efficacy of the curriculum in preparing graduates for success in business. 

TCB offers internships to students enrolled in our undergraduate programs with a GPA of 2.75 and higher. This program provides students with the opportunity to develop skills outside the classroom in an actual work setting. Internships are for one term, are part-time and are credit bearing, along with the possibility of compensation (at the discretion of the company). 

Interns must be supervised and reviewed. The application of the principles and theories of a specific business discipline is emphasized. Students are covered by the University’s insurance policy during school working hours. 

Program Objectives

  • Students will gain hands-on experience, which supplements classroom learning.
  • Students will be exposed to real-life business concepts and responsibilities, have the opportunity to observe full range roles in their major and how these roles contribute to business success.
  • Students will have an opportunity to explore and reaffirm career goals and objectives.
  • Students will gain skills and confidence enhancing their appeal to prospective employers upon graduation. 

Company Requirements
To participate in the Peter J. Tobin College of Business Internship Program, companies must agree to the following:

  • Provide Internship Administrator with a job description outlining the intern’s duties, responsibilities and requirements.
  • Provide a quality internship experience to our students. The students should be exposed to as many aspects of the business as is feasible within your company.
  • As this is an academic experience for which students earn university credit, the internship must include assignments within the organization at an appropriate level. Typing, filing, answering phones, cold calling and photocopying are not acceptable tasks for interns.
  • Permit the interns to attend the four mandatory class seminars during the semester by rescheduling the intern’s hours, if necessary. We attempt to schedule the class meetings on different days of the week so as to minimize interference with the company’s workflow. These class meetings bridge the gap between academia and professional business.
  • Sign the daily log sheets prepared by the interns.
  • Complete the Supervisor Evaluation Form at the end of the internship. 

Student Requirements
To participate, business students must meet the following criteria:

  • Second semester Junior standing within the Peter J. Tobin College of Business (minimum of 75 credits completed).
  • Minimum 2.75 GPA.
  • Approval of the Internship Administrator after a formal screening process.
  • Arrange class schedule to have two full days off per week to intern, if possible.

Each intern will receive a letter grade upon completion of his/her internship, based on the following course requirements:

  • Assigned project(s) by supervisor.
  • Work week of fifteen hours, for ten weeks during the fall, spring or summer semesters.
  • Minimum of 135 hours (for insurance reasons, students are not permitted to work when the University is closed).
  • Mandatory attendance at four class seminars to be scheduled by the course professor.
  • Daily logs outlining duties performed and time spent on each.
  • Term project to be assigned by class professor. This usually involves writing a term paper on the internship experience including the projects(s) the intern performed on the job. 

Interview Process

  1. Students view the job descriptions submitted by the companies and select the companies with whom they wish to interview.
  2. Resumes are sent to these companies via mail or fax, by the student.
  3. Companies schedule interviews directly with the student(s) of their choice.
  4. All offers are to be communicated to the Internship Administrator for the program. Offers can be made directly to the students initially.
  5. The student will contact the company with his/her response.
  6. Once the student has accepted the company’s offer, the company must fax/e-mail a letter, on their letterhead, to St. John’s stating that they will accept the student as an intern for that particular semester. The student will not be able to register without this letter. Please fax letter to (718) 990-2783. 

We hope that your participation in the TCB Internship Program will prove to be a valuable experience for both your company and the intern.