Accounting Internships
There are numerous accounting internship opportunities for students. First, students who find part-time employment doing some type of accounting work should discuss with their academic advisor the possibility of receiving college credit. Generally, three hours of general elective credit can be earned for a minimum of 200 hours of experience. Second, there are accounting internships available for qualified students who go through our fall interview process. These internships are competitive and offer excellent experiential opportunities. Accounting majors interested in applying for these internships must have an overall GPA of 3.0.
Advantages
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Three (possibly more) hours of course credit which counts as a general elective towards your degree.
- Compensation
- Relevant entry-level accounting experience
- Ability to make a more informed career decision and to be ahead of peers who do not have experience in the field of accounting
- Future contacts and references/networking opportunities
How to Apply and Prepare
- Visit WCU Career Services and obtain information about resumes, job searches, and interviewing
- Attend Career Services seminar on Resume Writing and schedule an appointment with Career Services for resume assistance
- Attend Interviewing Skills and Job Search Seminars
- Become involved in our student organization, The Accounting Club, and attend the professional organization meetings of the North Carolina Association of CPA’s (NCACPA)
- Attend Meet-the-Firms Night in the spring semester
- Participate in our on-campus interviews in the fall semester
- Once you accept an internship offer, with permission from your academic advisor and/or Dr. Susan Swanger, register for ACCT 483 to obtain three hours of elective credit. All students must keep a work log, submit a written report and make a short presentation to accounting faculty and students about their work experience.
Contact your advisor
or
Dr. Susan Swanger
828-227-3525
swanger@email.wcu.edu
Opportunities also exist in many national and international corporations for students to work as accounting interns. For more information, search Internshipfinder.com Google.com, Monster.com, Indeed.com, About.com, Business Week and/or find internship opportunities on the websites of companies in which you are interested. Also, consider joining Linked-In.
The links below are a sampling of corporate websites containing internship information: