# BUS497 Externship-BUS Sr. I-b

College of Business and Criminal Justice Business Department

**Course Description:** The purpose of this course is to provide the student with real-world work experience in a chosen business field within a shorter time frame then the 3 credit Senior Business Externship course. Students are expected to complete 45 hours of on-the-job work assignments for each 1 credit hour course, provide all relevant paperwork, including weekly progress reports and work attendance reports to their course faculty manager. In addition the student will complete a research project/paper related to the job experience. The externship is approved, managed and graded by the Department Head. Students must have completed all business core and have Department Head approval.

**Credit Hours:** 1.00

**Prerequisites:** All of: [ACC160](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/ACC160 "View ACC160"), [ACC161](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/ACC161 "View ACC161"), [BUS121](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/BUS121 "View BUS121"), [BUS222](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/BUS222 "View BUS222"), [BUS298](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/BUS298 "View BUS298"), [BUS331](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/BUS331 "View BUS331"), [BUS480](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/BUS480 "View BUS480"), [BUS480L](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/BUS480L "View BUS480L"), [ECO201](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/ECO201 "View ECO201"), [ECO202](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/ECO202 "View ECO202"), [FIN350](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/FIN350 "View FIN350"), [HRM211](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/HRM211 "View HRM211"), [LAW225](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/LAW225 "View LAW225"), [MKT214](https://www.ecpi.edu/course/MKT214 "View MKT214")

**Corequisites:** Department Head's Approval

## Programs offering this course

- [Business Administration (BS) | Accounting Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/accounting-bachelor-degree)
- [Business Administration (BS) | Business Analytics Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/business-analytics-bachelor-degree)
- [Business Administration (BS) | Business Management Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/business-administration-bachelor-degree)
- [Business Administration (BS) | General Business Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/general-management-bachelor)
- [Business Administration (BS) | Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/operations-supply-chain-management-bsba-bachelor-degree)

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