Accountancy Academic Internship Program

Our Accountancy Academic Internship Program provides you practical work experience in the field of accounting. Our internships:

• Consist of 10 weeks of full-time, accounting-oriented work.
• Are restricted to upper-division accountancy, M.A.S. and M.A.C. students.
• Are worth three (3) semester hour credits for qualified students.
• Require students to write papers and deliver an oral presentation.
• Are an outstanding introduction to our profession.
• Offer an opportunity for employers to really scrutinize potential full-time employees.

Fall 2021 Hiring Calendar

Date	Description
August 23	Semester begins
September 23	Virtual Accountancy Career Fair - read our FAQ
August 23 - December 4	Interviews permitted Students attending the fair expect that employers have open positions and that employers will be interviewing students in the two-three weeks after the career fair. To arrange for on-campus interviews, contact Jan Wylde at 815-753-8346 or jwylde2@niu.edu.
October 29	Offers must not expire before this date. All employers who register for the Accountancy Career Fair are assumed to adhere to the Job Offer Policy. In essence, this policy requires that all students have at least two weeks to consider a job offer for an internship or a full-time position. All offers extended during the fall 2021 semester must expire no sooner than October 29, 2021.
December 11	Semester ends

Career Options

• Public accounting
  • Auditing
  • Consulting (mergers/acquisitions, organizations/re-organizations, IPOs)
  • Taxation
  • Business advising
• Corporations/nonprofit organizations
  • Controller
  • Chief financial officer
  • Internal audit
  • Financial reporting/financial management
• Government agencies
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • IRS
  • State and local government
• Business consulting/advising
• Springboard for other careers