Internships
About Our Internship Program
Economics students intern at for profit and nonprofit agencies in data analytics, finance, banking, research, forecasting, and risk management. Interns earn academic credit towards degree completion, gain exposure to real-world problems, and increase their marketability to employers.
Students are not placed in internships, but develop and practice job seeking skills by applying and interviewing for internship positions. Internships must be approved in advance.
Internship Coordinator: Lisa Miller
Email: lisa.miller@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: (320) 308-6523
Note: Graduate students will work with their faculty advisor to determine practicum requirements (see below).
Take in every experience and opportunity as you can! It will set you apart from your peers if you are going above and beyond what is expected of you, and it is fun!
Internship requirements
An employment letter on letterhead is required with a description of duties/responsibilities. Internship duties cannot be the same as duties performed for current employer. Special projects may be considered.
Please see the internship process below for additional guidelines and internship approval process.
The Numbers
Undergraduate students may completed an internship for a maximum 16 credits; three credits may be applied to the major's elective credits with others applying as general electives.
3 credits
160 hours per semester
Most ECON internships are 3 credits
- Meet with your major advisor to ensure an internship meets your program's requirements.
- Meet with your department's Internship Coordinator regarding internship requirements.
- Departments do not assign or locate internships for students. Apply and secure an internship.
- Ensure that your internship meets University internship guidelines and requirements.
- Ensure that your internship meets Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unpaid internships not meeting the FLSA test for unpaid interns will not be approved. Know Your Rights is a great resource.
- Once you have secured an internship, meet again with your Internship Coordinator for approval of the internship; complete paperwork.
- Once paperwork is approved, register for the internship course.
- Complete internship assignments/requirements.
Note: Students must be enrolled in an internship course while actively interning to earn academic internship credit. Internship credit cannot be retroactively applied to a non-credit internship experience.
St. Cloud Area
- Anderson Trucking Services Inc.
- Annex Skateboards
- Bernicks
- C.H. Robinson
- Central Minnesota Women Shine
- Greater St. Cloud Development Co
- Initiative Foundation
- MP Nexlevel
- Northland Capital
- Northwestern Mutual
- Pilgrim's
- Preferred Credit Inc.
- St. Cloud Rox
- St. Cloud State University Economics
- St. Cloud State University-School of Public Affairs Research Institute
- Stearns Bank NA
- Target -St. Cloud East
- Pre-College Programs
Twin Cities
- JellyFeet 365
- Patchin Messner Valuation Counselors
- Sherwin-Williams
- Shutterfly
- Silicon Prairie Portal & Exchange
- Thomson Reuters
- Voya Financial Advisors
Greater MN
- Billmark's Lakes Area Insurance Inc.
- ISOC Racing
- National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA)
- Performance Foodservice
Out Of State
Graduate-level internships
Graduate students will work with their faculty advisor to determine practicum requirements.