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If you are not interning now, you should be actively searching for your summer or fall 2025 internship!ÌýWhile beginningÌýa summer 2025 search is late, you may be successful!ÌýIntern the semester before you graduate. Interning in your last semester should be your last resort.

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Suggested Internship Search Timelines

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Career Education and Professional Development Center (CEPD) -Ìý

• CEPD recommendsÌýstartingÌýtheÌýinternship searchÌý4–9 months in advance.

• Register on Handshake for theÌýHow to Find an Internship WorkshopÌýon Monday,ÌýMarch 3rd, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM or Tuesday,ÌýMarch 4th, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

• Review CEPDÌý.

• Attend a CEPD Internship Orientation. CEPD does not offer orientations during the first six weeks of the fall and spring semesters. If your recommended timeframe falls within these first six weeks, review theÌýÌýand start your search, then attend an orientation when it is offered.

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Please send this to all Marketing majors who are taking MKT 304 now. Also, please post it on our website.

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For Marketing Majors Taking MKT 304 in Spring 2025: Plan Your Internship!

• TakeÌýMKT 346 and MKT 348Ìýin theÌýSummerÌýorÌýFall of 2025.

• Plan to complete yourÌýinternship the semester before your final semester. Interning in your final semester isn't ideal and should only beÌýyour backup plan.

Suggested Internship Search Timelines

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Career Education and Professional Development Center (CEPD) -Ìý

• CEPD recommendsÌýstartingÌýtheÌýinternship searchÌý4–9 months in advance.

• Register on Handshake for theÌýHow to Find an Internship WorkshopÌýon Monday,ÌýMarch 3rd, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM or Tuesday,ÌýMarch 4th, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

• Review CEPD InternshipÌý.

• Attend a CEPD Internship Orientation. CEPD does not offer orientations during the first six weeks of the fall and spring semesters. If your recommended timeframe falls within these first six weeks, review theÌý, start your search, and attend an orientation when it is offered.

Recommended Timeline of Marketing Core Requirements, CEPD & AMA Student Club

The first semester of your junior year:

1. TakeÌýMKT 304 Introduction to Marketing Management.
2. ImmediatelyÌýÌýto access the Nazarian College Career Education and Professional Development’s (CEPD) comprehensive career resources, including resume help, listings for internships and jobs, and invitations to important career and professional development events.
3. Immediately join CSUN’sÌý student clubÌý(optional but encouraged).

The second semester of your junior year:

1. TakeÌýMKT 346 Marketing Research.
2. TakeÌýMKT 348 Consumer Behavior.
3. APPLY FOR GRADUATIONÌýASAP so you receive priority registration and essential emails and can register for classes reserved for graduating seniors.
4. ImmediatelyÌýPLAN YOUR DEGREE, call (818) 677-3537, schedule an appointment with a Nazarian College advisor, and review your degree plan with your advisor.
5. ImmediatelyÌýÌýand start your internship search 4 to 6 months before you plan to take MKT 498A/B.
6. APPLY FOR A MARKETING DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP. If you have a 3.0 GPA or higher in all coursework taken toward the degree, coursework taken 91´«Ã½, and upper-division coursework required for the Marketing Option.
7. Increase your involvement in CSUN’sÌý student clubÌý(optional but encouraged).

The first semester of your senior year:

1. FULFILL YOUR EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENTÌýwithÌýMKT 498A/B InternshipÌýorÌýBUS 491CS Small Business ConsultingÌý(if you qualify).

• If you take MKT 346 or MKT 348 in the spring, we strongly recommend fulfilling your experiential requirement in the subsequent summer or fall.
• If you take MKT 346 or MKT 348 in the fall, we strongly recommend fulfilling your internship in the subsequent spring or summer.
• If you have a 3.0 or higher GPA, the BUS 491CS Small Business Consulting class may fulfill your experiential requirement.

1. Six months before your expected graduation date, work with CEPD to start your job search.
2. Stay involved in CSUN’sÌýÌý(optional but encouraged).

The second semester of your senior year:

1. Take your capstone business course (BUS 497AÌýorÌýB Strategic Management Seminar).
2. Take your capstone Marketing course (MKT 449 Marketing Management Seminar).
3. Focus on yourÌýjob searchÌýfor the entire second semester of your senior year.
4. Stay involved in CSUN’sÌý student clubÌý(optional but encouraged).Ìý

During both your junior and senior years:

1. Work closely withÌýÌýthroughout your time at Nazarian College to maximize your professional readiness.
2. We encourage you to be involved in CSUN’sÌý student club.
3. Any grade other than "F" is a passing grade in upper-division courses. However, if you earned aÌý“C-“ or lowerÌýin one of your courses and are concerned that you may not meet theÌýrequired 2.0 minimum for total GPA, total CSUN GPA, and upper-division coursework in the major GPA at the time of graduation, then you may want toÌý.

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If you have any questions, please email our department staff atÌýmgtmkt@csun.eduÌýor CEPD atÌýnazariancareers@csun.edu.

Revised: 3/29/24

TheÌýMarketing Major ChecklistÌýabove has the requirements and recommended timing for meeting the experiential requirement with MKT 498A/B Internship or BUS 491CS Small Business Consulting.

Call the Nazarian College Student Services Center/EOP Advisement office to schedule your academic advisement appointment: (818) 677-3537.

1. If you have less than 90 units completed, submit your change ofÌýmajor request through your portal by following the steps listed on theÌýChange Major or Minor page.

2. If you have more than 90 units completed, fill out theÌýÌýform. Email your completed form toÌýbusadmn@csun.eduÌýfor review. You will receive a response via email.

1. If you have less than 90 units completed, submitÌýyour request to add a minor through your portal by following the steps listed on theÌýChange Major or Minor page.

2. If you have more than 90 units completed, fill out theÌýÌýform. Email your completed form toÌýbusadmn@csun.eduÌýfor review. You will receive a response via email.

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EmailÌýmgtmkt@csun.eduÌýand provide your name, ID number, and the specific section you were dropped from. Summer courses are on a first-come first-serve basis and do not have waitlists. Depending on class capacity, you may or may not be able to get re-enrolled.