DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Department of Finance
W. P. Carey School of Business
P.O. Box 873906
Tempe, AZ 85287-3906

Phone: 480-965-3131
Fax: 480-965-8539
Email: wpcareyfin@asu.edu
Department of Finance >> Academics - Internships

Undergraduate Internship and Externship Program
Coordinator:  Dr. John R. Cesta
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Qualified Students

Corporate Internships

Sponsored Externships

Institutional Internships

Available Externships

Available Internships

Requirements for Intern and
Extern Sponsors

Funding Stipends

 
Corporate Internships Corporate internships are administered by the Department of Finance for corporations in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Companies offering internships vary throughout the year. Students can earn from 3 to 6 credit hours in one semester and may continue an internship for two semesters with a particular company. The credit earned is elective and meets College and University requirements as upper division (FIN 484). Student interns working are paid a competitive hourly wage during the period employed. All students keep a journal identifying the work experience and prepare a demonstration project of the work activity.

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Sponsored Externships The sponsored externship offered through sponsoring companies within the Phoenix area are for one semester only. Students meeting the requirements of this program must complete 10 weeks with each company. Students receive a stipend from the Department of Finance and earn up to 6 hours of credit. The credit earned is elective and meets college and university requirements as upper division (FIN 484). Students may spent up to 20 hours per week for the period working with the sponsoring companies. Each student completes a course project demonstrating proficiency in the use of Bloomberg’s financial markets commodities news and information system.

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Institutional Internships Institutional internships are offered by the Department of Finance with the cooperation of non-profit corporations and governmental agencies in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Available internships vary throughout the year. Students earn from 3 to 6 credit hours in one semester and may continue the internship for up to one year. The credit earned is elective and meets College and University requirements as upper division (FIN 484). Students working with non-profit companies and institutions are paid a stipend by the Department of Finance. All students keep a journal identifying the work experience and prepare a demonstration project of the work activity.

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Requirements for Intern 
and Extern Sponsors		 Requirements for Externship Sponsors 

Companies wishing to offer a sponsored externship must meet certain departmental requirements that include at least the following: Pay the sponsorship fee to the Department of Finance, provide 10 and 20 hours of work experience per week, complete a final student internship evaluation form, and direct and promote completion of the internship research project. 

Requirements for Companies offering Internships 

Companies offering paid internships must meet at least the following departmental requirements: provide 20 or more hours of work experience per week, complete a final student internship evaluation form, and direct and promote completion of a demonstration project of the work activity.

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Available Internships

Contact Dr. John Cesta
E-Mail Address: 
Office Phone:
Home Office Phone: 		john.cesta@asu.edu
(480) 965-2969
940-8403

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Funding Stipends  Alumni and corporate sponsors are asked to contribute to the Finance internship program to support the payment of stipends of students working for non-profit corporations and governmental agencies. Sponsors contribute to a general fund, which helps defray the direct costs incurred by students working for non -profit institutions and government agencies in the Phoenix metropolitan area.