Spring 2020 ECON386 Information

The Economics Department supports students who desire to broaden their range of educational experience beyond the traditional classroom. To this end, ECON386 allows students to obtain credit for employment or internships related to their studies in economics. Students are responsible for seeking and securing their own internships. While the Economics Department will post internship opportunities forwarded by potential sponsors, the department does not actively match students with internships.

Full information on ECON386, including student and internship eligibility requirements as well as the required application can be found here.

For Spring 2020, the preferred application deadline is Friday, January 24th. The final deadline is Tuesday, February 4th. Please contact Alice Szczepaniak at amszczep@umd.edu if you have any questions.

Please note that accepted students will be expected to attend a brief in-person orientation on Wednesday, February 5th at 6pm. Full details will be sent to students accepted into ECON386.

If approved, students will register for three (3) credits of ECON386. For students on the Bachelor of Arts track, these credits may count towards their Experiential Learning requirement. For students on the Bachelor of Science track, these credits will count as elective credits (towards the minimum number of credits needed for an undergraduate degree). Grades for ECON386 are Satisfactory or Fail (S/F). Per university policy, Satisfactory (S) grades are not included in GPA; however, a Failing (F) grade will be. ECON386 may not be repeated.