VITA Program

Professional INTERNSHIP experience?

A VITA Information Session will be held at the Beta Alpha Psi Meeting Thursday, December 1^st at 5pm in Room 115 Ballentine. Representatives from the IRS VITA program will be featured

Internship Details:

Opportunity for ANY/ALL business majors!

Internship runs January to April…busy time is early in semester.

Prior tax or accounting experience is not necessary

Estimated 30-hour (online) training required over holiday break

      Study hours go toward internship hour requirement

This is a voluntary (unpaid) position.

Academic credit may be available. Contact Lynne Finnegan, Internship Coordinator, Room 315 Ballentine at ltfinnegan@uri.edu.

Average 10 hours per week for course credit

Internship may begin before first day of Spring semester

College of Business Administration Internship Program

Information for Academic Credit for Internship Credit for BUS 493

Qualifications for Credit: 

·       3 Liberal elective credits available

·       2.75 GPA or higher

·       Minimum 75 credits completed prior to internship

·       Must be a College of Business Administration major in good academic and social standing

·       Internship must be related to academic major or career interests

·       You must pass the required VITA training course to participate in the internship and to qualify for academic credit

VITA Training:

·       Required training to Basic Exam level required

·       Encourage training to Advanced level.  This will give you more flexible VITA location options

·       Estimate and credit for 30 hours of training toward the total hours required for academic internship credit

·       Training required to be completed by Monday, January 12. 

Hours: 

·       You must work in your internship a minimum of 10 hours per week and maximum of 15 hours starting end of January.  The internship ends mid-April.

·       Getting started, please plan to attend the VITA INFORMATION SESSION DECEMBER 1 at 5pm in Ballentine Hall Room 115

Registration for Academic Credit:

·       You will register for BUS 493, a fully online internship seminar course taken concurrently with the VITA internship.

·       A permission number to register for BUS 493 will be issued upon verification of successful completion of your VITA training and approval of internship credit, see Lynne Finnegan for more information.

·       Grading for BUS 493 is Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Getting Started for Academic Credit:

·       Step 1: Email Lynne Finnegan, CBA Internship Coordinator, at ltfinnegan@uri.edu after you have been accepted to the VITA program.

·       Step 2: Ms. Finnegan will determine your eligibility for CBA credit and email you the necessary internship paperwork.  In some cases, it may be necessary to meet with Ms. Finnegan or speak with her over the phone.

·       Step 3: Upon your successful completion of the VITA training AND the successful verification of your eligibility, Ms. Finnegan will email a permission number to register for BUS 493, the internship seminar course, which is taken concurrently with the internship

Lynne Finnegan, Internship Coordinator ∙Ballentine Hall, Room 315.   ltfinnegan@uri.edu