Graduate business programs offers a 1-unit internship class that students may select during the fall, spring or summer semester. Students are permitted to enroll in this class during traditional semester registration periods a maximum of two times during their graduate business studies. This course cannot be used to meet a preexisting MBA, MSA or MSBA requirement – the units earned as a result of this class will simply count as additional units towards the degree objective. Students who enroll in this class are required to include these additional units on their Advancement to Candidacy Form.
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Graduate Business Student Resource
Graduate Business Internship Class Questions
Questions about enrollment in the graduate business programs internship class should be directed to:
- Christopher Kingston
- Email: cak@sfsu.edu
- Phone: (415) 817-4322
Frequently Asked Questions
- Telephone: (415) 817-4300
- Fax: (415) 817-4340
- Email: mba@sfsu.edu
- Office Hours:
- Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
- Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (Remote Only)
Downtown Campus
- San Francisco State University
- 160 Spear Street, Suite 1230
- San Francisco, CA 94105
Quick Links
- Division of Graduate Studies
- J. Paul Leonard Library
- Office of International Programs
- Office of Career Services & Leadership Development
- SFSU Bookstore
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Steps to apply
Students interested in enrolling in this class will need to recruit a tenure track faculty member in the Lam Family College of Business to act as their course instructor for the 1-unit BUS 867 class. A tenure track faculty member holds the title of Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor. Students should individually seek permission from a tenure track faculty member who teaches in the discipline related to their internship. Faculty contact information is available through the College Contact Directory.
MSBA students who plan to concurrently enroll in BUS 867 (Graduate Internship in Business) and BUS 895 (Culminating Experience: Research Project in Business) during their final semester would first need to obtain approval from the MSBA Director, Professor Sungha Jang. The MSBA capstone project can be time intensive, so doing an internship and completing BUS 895 in the final semester is not recommended.
To enroll in BUS 867, complete the following steps:
- Find and secure a tenure track faculty instructor for the internship class. When initially contacting faculty, please be sure to include a copy of your employment offer letter with your request (i.e. include as an attachment in an email or have it with you for an in-person meeting).
- Obtain the BUS 867 course set-up form (Please note that this is the same form used for enrollment in an 899 Independent Studies Course).
- Complete and sign the top portion of the course form. The internship course instructor should sign and complete the lower section of the form defining the course objective, methods, and evaluation procedures for the 1-unit class.
- Submit the completed and signed course form to Christopher Kingston (cak@sfsu.edu). Christopher will then contact the Department Chair to obtain permission to create the class and work with the Department Office Manager to create the class. Once the class is created, he will then email you with the course enrollment information so that you may register for the class. Please note that this process may take up to 5 business days to facilitate, so be sure to pay close attention to upcoming semester deadlines (provided above).
When University course credit is earned through completion of an internship (or other means of employment), the internship site will first need to be reviewed by the SF State Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE) before a student may begin an internship for course credit. Please visit the ICCE website to learn additional information. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the opportunity provides a safe off-site learning experience. Additional information about this review process can be viewed on the ICCE website.
As different internship sites become reviewed by ICCE, they will be added to ULINK, SF State’s official community engagement database. Students are highly encouraged to register into ULINK as early as possible and to search for available opportunities listed in ULINK. Students may search for and secure internship opportunities outside of ULINK (i.e. internships/jobs identified in Handshake), however these employment sites will first need to be reviewed by ICCE so they may establish a Learning Placement Site Agreement with the employer. Since a Learning Placement Site Agreement must be established prior to a student beginning an internship for University credit, students are encouraged to provide initial information about their internship placement 2-3 months in advance of their work start date.
Once students have accepted an internship offer and have submitted a request for enrollment in the internship course, they will need to complete the steps outlined on the ICCE website.
Students with questions about any of the required steps to follow with ICCE should contact one of the ICCE Program Coordinators.
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is a work authorization that allows F-1 international students to complete internships off-campus, provided the employment meets a curricular requirement. CPT is an employer-specific work authorization – the duration of this work authorization ties into the start and end dates of the academic semester. Before an F-1 international student is eligible to apply for CPT, this student must be enrolled full-time, in F-1 student status, for a minimum of one academic year (two full term semesters). F-1 international students who wish to apply for CPT may do so through the SF State Division of International Education (DoIE). Please note that the Lam Family College of Business does not have access to SEVIS records (information regarding a student’s I-20), so cannot verify eligibility nor issue CPT. Information about applying for CPT can be obtained on the DoIE website.
International students with questions about CPT should speak with an F-1 international student advisor. For more information please visit DoIE website.