Work Experience

Internships & Practicums

at Hult San Francisco

Agenda

• Internships at 1-year vs. 2-year business schools

• What is a practicum vs. an internship?

• Who can do a practicum?

• How to do a practicum?

Traditional School (2 yrs.)

and Internship

21 months total =

9 months school + 3 months summer break + 9 months school

Possibility of traditional summer internship

• 3 full months while in school

• Work full time (40 hrs/wk), paid

• No classes, no school work

• At a company location

• With company employees all the time

Goal of full-time job offer

Hult (1 year) and Internships

15 months total =

12 months school + 3 months post-graduation internship

Do your internship after graduation (on OPT)

• 3 full months (or longer)

• Work full time (40 hrs/wk), paid

• No classes, no school work (You are a graduate!)

• At a company location

• With company employees all the time

Goal of full-time job offer

Hult (1 year) and Internships

9/1/2014 8/22/2015Oct-14 Nov-14Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15Mar-15 Apr-15May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15

8/23/2015 11/30/2015Sep-15Oct-15Nov-15

9/1/2015 6/1/2016Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16

9/1/2014 6/1/2015Oct-14 Nov-14Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15Mar-15 Apr-15May-15

6/1/2015 8/31/2015Jul-15Aug-15

Traditional School = 9 + 3 + 9 = 21 months

Hult = 12 + 3 = 15 months

6 Months Ahead!

Sep 2014 Jun 2015 Aug 2015 Jun 2016

Sep 2014 Aug 2015 Nov 2015

Hult (1 year) and Internships

Who Can Do a Practicum?

Your Checklist of Required Steps

CS-approved Hult Resume

CS-approved Career Action Plan (CAP)

CS Interview “certificate”

GPA of 3.2 or higher (above 3.0 case-by-case)

Arrange your own practicum

No probation

Practicum Timeline

Complete

application

by May 1

Practicum (starts May 19)

Earn a 3.2 GPA

at the end of

Mod C

Complete

application

by June 19

Practicum

(starts July 7)

Mod C Mod D Mod E

Steps to a Practicum

1. Secure a company commitment

a) Work with CS to identify target companies

b) Train with CS on packaging and selling the value

proposition of a Practicum

2. Apply with Practicum Manager

3. Get CPT status approved (if applicable)

4. Complete Practicum Course

1. Secure a Company

Commitment

How??

• No different than finding a job

– Often projects work well

– Solve a problem for a company

– Leverage CS resources and online search tools

• Career Services workshops

– Securing a Practicum – March, April & May

– Optimizing a Practicum – June, July & August

2: Apply with Practicum Manager

Contact our Practicum Manager

– San Francisco:

Assoc. Dean Naomi Elvove,

naomi.elvove@hult.edu

– Submit an internship application (available in

January, due May 1 or June 19)

– Requires details of your learning objectives

3. Get CP Status Approved

• Receive work authorization approval from Visas and

Compliance following approval from Academics before you

start working

• You will receive a new I-20 from with your CPT company

information

• CPT is authorized for one company and is non-transferrable

• Partaking in unauthorized work can affect future OPT and

visa applications – working without a new I-20 with CPT

approval would result in SEVIS termination.

Step 4: Complete Your

Practicum Course

• Course is 3 credits.

• Grades are Pass/Fail based on projects, reports, or

other work products

• These credits do not count towards graduation

– This does not replace another elective

– A Fail will affect your GPA

• You can’t miss class because of a practicum.

Practicum vs. Rotation

• Difficult to rotate and do a Practicum

– See the Visas and Compliance team

– Potentially works between Boston and SF

• Work with your CS Advisor to consider the benefits and

tradeoffs, for example:

– Dubai is a good job market with work visas for international

students

– EU Citizens may want to rotate to London to explore jobs in

the UK or elsewhere in Europe

– Students interested in working in Boston may want to rotate

to Boston to start networking and their job search

Summary of Eligibility

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2

• Not on any form of probation

• Approved internship application

• Approved CPT or AT work authorization by Visas

and Compliance (F-1 and J-1 students only)

Action Plan

1. Work with CS to plan your overall job strategy

2. If you want to pursue a Practicum, develop a

personal marketing plan (you source your own

practicum).

3. Once you secure one, work with the Academic

Practicum Manager and apply prior to May 1 for

Mod D (or D and E) or June 19 (Module E only).