Sport Management Internships

Overview

The Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences at North Dakota State University requires that each undergraduate Sport Management student complete a twelve (12) credit internship (HNES 485) to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Sport Management. The Internship is offered as a variable credit course with 43 hours counting towards one credit and a minimum of 516 hours to complete the required 12 credits.

Graduate students have the option to use up to six (6) credit hours of internship as graduate electives.

In both cases, undergraduate and graduate, the internship can be repeated at various sites/organizations and students must apply and register for each organization in which an internship is completed.

All sport Management students have the opportunity to complete the Internship in a sport setting/organization at the local, state, regional, national or international levels. Students are required to seek a variety of administrative practices which play an integral role in the production of sport experiences or recreation programs. Permission is required by a faculty advisory prior to registration. Please see the checklist and the manual for your program below for more information.

Registration Materials

• Updated Cover Letter & Resume
• Registration Form
• Student Contract
• Site Supervisor Agreement
• Student Purpose & Goals
• Insurance Acknowledgment
• The Fair Labor Standards Act Understanding & Agreement