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Senior Internship Requirements

The Merchandising and Digital Retailing department requires students to complete an internship in their field of study as a capstone course before they graduate. An internship provides students with supervised, hands-on industry experience and career awareness. This setting provides fascinating and valuable opportunities for experiential learning and serves as a bridge between education and business. Through the internship, the student experiences the transfer of knowledge gained in the classroom to tasks such as problem solving, critical thinking, and working as a team member.

The annual Career Expos attract companies to campus to recruit students for internships and full-time career opportunities. You may also follow the link to UNT Handshake and an Merchandising and Digital Retailing Job Postings for more job opportunities. 

CMHT 4790: Internship
Please find below the requirements for students and employers regarding our internship program. 

  • Supervised work experience in business, agencies or institutions as related to major field, requiring a minimum of 300 hours of work experience. Course requirements include assignments, experiential activities and scheduled lecture times on campus. 
  • A student may not enroll in more than three additional classes during either long term/semester  (fall/spring). During the combined summer sessions, students may not be enrolled in more than one additional class during any term in which they are enrolled in CMHT 4790. 
  • Merchandising majors (both Fashion and Furnishings & Décor concentrations): Senior standing, MDSE 2790 and MDSE 3510 with a grade of C or better, GPA of 2.0, and consent of instructor.
  • Digital Retailing majors: Senior standing, MDSE 2790 and DRTL 4070 with a grade of C or better, GPA of 2.0, and consent of instructor.
  • Consumer Experience Management majors: Senior standing, MDSE 2790 and CEXM 4440 with a grade of C or better, GPA of 2.0, and consent of instructor.
  • Students must maintain employment throughout an entire semester with the same employer (15 weeks during the long term/ 10 weeks during summer). Each semester credit hour requires a minimum 100 hours on the job. This equates to 300 hours (20 hours per week during the fall or spring semester/ 30 hours per week during the summer).   

Employment:
  • Students must maintain employment throughout an entire semester with the same employer (15 weeks during the long term/ 10 weeks during summer). Each semester credit hour requires a minimum 100 hours on the job. This equates to 300 hours (20 hours per week during the fall or spring semester/ 30 hours per week during the summer).
  • Students may complete a non-resident internship with an approved company. A non-resident internship refers to those that are further than 90 miles from the UNT campus. Also, students may complete 100% remote internships for credit provided that all other internship requirements are met.
  • Students are encouraged to secure employment with a company that provides new and different experiences. If a student requests to complete an internship with their present employer, the student must receive a formal promotion and move into a role that offers leadership responsibilities and projects.
  • CMHT policy stipulates that no student can complete an internship with a company in which persons related to them serve as their direct supervisor, nor shall any student obtain employment with a family-owned or operated business.