Students are responsible for obtaining their own internship. 

The internship must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies before a student can register for the course. Upon completion of the internship the student must write a 10 page paper describing their activities during the internship and specifically linking these activities to some of the concepts, theories and ideas they learned in their economics courses. After the internship ends, the student’s internship supervisor at work must submit a description of the student’s activities and an assessment of student’s work during the internship period. Students cannot receive credit for the course until this paper has been submitted to, and approved by, the Director of Undergraduate Studies. There is an absolute deadline for completion of the paper.  For students participating in an internship in the fall or spring the paper must be handed in no later than the day on which final exams end.  For students doing an internship in the summer, the paper deadline is September 15.  

To apply for participation in the Internship in Economics program, students must submit the following information to the Director of Undergraduate Studies before the end of the standard add/drop period. No late registration in the internship program will be allowed.
    

1. A letter to the Director of Undergraduate Studies from the student indicating that he or she is an economics major and a full time student at Rutgers. The student shall also provide his or her class year, student ID number, prior economics courses, email address and phone number. The letter should also include the name and address of the supervisor of the internship.
2. The student should ask the firm to provide the Director of Undergraduate Studies a detailed description of their internship program. The firm should also spell out the student’s responsibilities (kind of work, amount of time, start and end date, whether it is a paid or unpaid internship) during the internship period.

After reviewing the information, the Director of Undergraduate Studies has the sole authority to determine if the student shall be eligible to enroll in Internship in Economics. If the internship is approved, the student will be given a special permission number that will enable the student to register for the class. (If the internship is during the summer months, the student will have to register for the one credit course through the summer school.  The student will be responsible for all tuition and fees charged by the summer school.)