The document discusses internships and practicums for students at Hult International Business School's one-year and two-year programs. It explains that students in the one-year program can do a three-month internship after graduating, while two-year program students can do summer internships between the first and second years. A practicum allows current one-year Hult students to gain work experience by arranging their own three-month internship. To be eligible for a practicum, students must meet GPA requirements and complete required application materials by certain deadlines. The document provides details on securing a company, applying to the practicum manager, obtaining proper work authorization, and completing the accompanying practicum course.

1. Work Experience
Internships & Practicums
at Hult San Francisco

2. Agenda
• Internships at 1-year vs. 2-year business
schools
• What is a practicum vs. an internship?
• Who can do a practicum?
• How to do a practicum?

3. Traditional School (2 yrs.)
and Internship
21 months total =
9 months school + 3 months summer break + 9 months school
Possibility of traditional summer internship
• 3 full months while in school
• Work full time (40 hrs/wk), paid
• No classes, no school work
• At a company location
• With company employees all the time
Goal of full-time job offer

4. Hult (1 year) and Internships
15 months total =
12 months school + 3 months post-graduation internship
Do your internship after graduation (on OPT)
• 3 full months (or longer)
• Work full time (40 hrs/wk), paid
• No classes, no school work (You are a graduate!)
• At a company location
• With company employees all the time
Goal of full-time job offer

5. Hult (1 year) and Internships
Traditional School = 9 + 3 + 9 = 21 months
Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16Mar-16 Apr-16May-16
Jul-15Aug-15
Sep 2014 Jun 2015 Aug 2015 Jun 2016
9/1/2015 6/1/2016
Oct-14 Nov-14Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15Mar-15 Apr-15May-15
Oct-14 Nov-14Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15Mar-15 Apr-15May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15
Sep-15Oct-15Nov-15
9/1/2014 8/22/2015
23/11/30/2015
9/1/2014 6/1/2015
8/31/2015
Hult = 12 + 3 = 15 months
6
Months
Ahead!
Sep 2014 Aug 2015 Nov 2015

6. Hult (1 year) and Internships

7. Who Can Do a Practicum?
Your Checklist of Required Steps
 CS-approved Hult Resume
 CS-approved Career Action Plan (CAP)
 CS Interview “certificate”
 GPA of 3.2 or higher (above 3.0 case-by-case)
 Arrange your own practicum
 No probation

8. Practicum Timeline
Mod C Mod D Mod E
Complete
application
by May 1
Practicum (starts May 19)
Earn a 3.2 GPA
at the end of
Mod C
Complete
application
by June 19
Practicum
(starts July 7)

9. Steps to a Practicum
1. Secure a company commitment
a) Work with CS to identify target companies
b) Train with CS on packaging and selling the value
proposition of a Practicum
2. Apply with Practicum Manager
3. Get CPT status approved (if applicable)
4. Complete Practicum Course

10. 1. Secure a Company
Commitment
How??
• No different than finding a job
– Often projects work well
– Solve a problem for a company
– Leverage CS resources and online search tools
• Career Services workshops
– Securing a Practicum – March, April & May
– Optimizing a Practicum – June, July & August

11. 2: Apply with Practicum Manager
Contact our Practicum Manager
– San Francisco:
Assoc. Dean Naomi Elvove,
naomi.elvove@hult.edu
– Submit an internship application (available in
January, due May 1 or June 19)
– Requires details of your learning objectives

12. 3. Get CP Status Approved
• Receive work authorization approval from Visas and
Compliance following approval from Academics before you
start working
• You will receive a new I-20 from with your CPT company
information
• CPT is authorized for one company and is non-transferrable
• Partaking in unauthorized work can affect future OPT and
visa applications – working without a new I-20 with CPT
approval would result in SEVIS termination.

13. Step 4: Complete Your
Practicum Course
• Course is 3 credits.
• Grades are Pass/Fail based on projects, reports, or
other work products
• These credits do not count towards graduation
– This does not replace another elective
– A Fail will affect your GPA
• You can’t miss class because of a practicum.

14. Practicum vs. Rotation
• Difficult to rotate and do a Practicum
– See the Visas and Compliance team
– Potentially works between Boston and SF
• Work with your CS Advisor to consider the benefits and
tradeoffs, for example:
– Dubai is a good job market with work visas for international
students
– EU Citizens may want to rotate to London to explore jobs in
the UK or elsewhere in Europe
– Students interested in working in Boston may want to rotate
to Boston to start networking and their job search

15. Summary of Eligibility
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2
• Not on any form of probation
• Approved internship application
• Approved CPT or AT work authorization by Visas
and Compliance (F-1 and J-1 students only)

16. Action Plan
1. Work with CS to plan your overall job strategy
2. If you want to pursue a Practicum, develop a
personal marketing plan (you source your own
practicum).
3. Once you secure one, work with the Academic
Practicum Manager and apply prior to May 1 for
Mod D (or D and E) or June 19 (Module E only).