Discovery Learning Experience

You may request enrollment in one of the following 3-credit internship courses if you’ve obtained an internship of at least 120 hours. The course must be completed with a passing grade, or a grade of P for courses graded only Pass/Fail.

Internship courses

• FINC 364 Finance in Practice
  • Contact Carrie Baldwin, baldwinc@udel.edu
• BUAD 364 Business Administration in Practice
  • Contact Dustin Sleesman, sleesman@udel.edu
• MISY 364 Management Information Systems in Practice
  • Contact Edward Hartono, hartono@udel.edu
• ACCT 364 Accounting in Practice
  • Contact George Tsakumis, georget@udel.edu
• ENTR 364 Entrepreneurship in Practice
  • Contact Jill Pante, jgugino@udel.edu

What is an internship?

An internship is a paid or unpaid work experience that also has academic value in your program of study.

What are some benefits of an internship?

Internship benefits include:

• Developing personally and professionally while gaining confidence and real-world experience
• Helping you prepare for your chosen profession
• Meeting and networking with practitioners in your area of interest
• Mentoring and performance feedback from the site supervisor
• Earning academic credit (NOTE: In order to obtain academic credit, the internship must consist of a minimum of 120 hours.)
• Fulfilling the DLE requirement

What is a successful internship?

Successful internships can be found in diverse settings and involve widely varying projects and assignments. All successful internships, however, share three traits:

• The host organization receives significant assistance as a result of the intern’s contributions.
• The site supervisor provides feedback about the intern’s performance and potential career path.
• The intern is challenged to develop professional skills, knowledge and ability.

The following Lerner College courses can be taken to satisfy the DLE requirement. The course must be completed with a passing grade, or a grade of P for courses graded only Pass/Fail.

For applicable restrictions or prerequisites, please consult the individual course description in the university catalog.

• ACCT363 Service Learning and the Earned Income Tax Credit
• BUAD444 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• BUAD/MISY 445 Business Analytics Capstone
• BUAD448 Decision Support Services for Operations
• BUAD468 Undergraduate Research
• BUAD478 Field Projects in Marketing
• ECON436 Seminar in Public Policy Economics
• ENTR352 Business Launch Pad
• ENTR353 ENTR Apprentice: Leadership and Influence
• ENTR420 Social Entrepreneurship
• ENTR450 Business Accelerator for New Ventures
• ENTR455 Startup eXperience I
• ENTR456 Startup Experience II
• ENTR458 App Development for New Technology
• ENTR460 High Technology Entrepreneurship
• ENTR464 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
• ENTR489 Eco-Entrepreneurship Practicum
• FINC418 Seminar in Corporate Governance
• FINC425 Financial Plan Development
• HOSP300 Hospitality Healthcare Management
• HOSP355 Ecotourism Entrepreneurship
• HOSP364 Event and Meeting Management Practicum
• HOSP488 Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Lodging Management Practicum I
• HOSP489 HRIM Restaurant Management Practicum II
• HOSP495 Hospitality Feasibility Studies
• MISY420 Global IT Enabled Innovation and Change
• MISY431 MIS Project Management
• SPTM420 Sport Event Practicum
• SPTM464 Sport Management Capstone Internship

• Visit the UD study abroad website to search a database of study abroad options.
• Visit the UD undergraduate research website to learn more about opportunities to engage in research.

To earn academic credit for your internship which will fulfill the DLE (Discovery Learning Experience) requirement, you must follow these steps:

1. Take FINC 311 before you begin your internship. FINC 311 is a prerequisite for FINC 364. You must have completed it with a grade of C- or better BEFORE you begin your internship. Complete the Discovery Learning-Internship Agreement (PDF). Once you have signed it and obtained your on-site supervisor’s signature, scan and email the application to Fei Xie at xief@udel.edu.
2. Once the form has been completed and all signatures have been obtained, the department will register you for FINC 364 Finance in Practice (3 credits). You will be registered for the course in the semester in which your internship ends. If your internship is served during the summer, you will be registered for FINC 364 in the following fall semester.