Internships
Below are three paths for our students that wish to pursue an internship:
UCLA Career Center
The UCLA Career Center supports Bruins applying for internships, fellowships, volunteer programs, and other experiential learning options in the U.S. and abroad. The Career Center is located at 501 Westwood Plaza in the Strathmore Building.
For more information, please visit: https://career.ucla.edu/
UCLA Center for Community Engagement
UCLA’s Center for Community Engagement provides students with the opportunity to earn academic credit for an internship by enrolling in a 195CE Internship Course (open to juniors and seniors). The Center for Community Learning is located in A-265 Murphy Hall. For questions, call (310) 825-7867
For more information, please visit: https://communityengagement.ucla.edu/
Department of Economics Internship Courses
The UCLA Department of Economics also encourages students to do internships directly through the Department. The Department offers a two-unit internship course entitled Economics 195A, Community or Corporate Internships in Economics I. It is graded on a P/NP basis. The course does not apply toward our majors. Although the official instructor of record is the Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies, an Economics graduate student serves as the mentor for the course.
Economics 95: Introduction to Community or Corporate Internships
Economics 95 is a two-unit internship course limited to freshmen and sophomore Business Economics, Economics, and Mathematics/Economics pre-majors. Students must have completed Economics 1 and Economics 2 prior to enrollment in Economics 95. The course applies economic theory to an internship experience focused on financial or economic analysis. Students meet periodically with supervising faculty and the coordinator and complete periodic reports and a final research project.
For the official course description, please visit the UCLA General Catalog.
Economics 195A: Community or Corporate Internships in Economics I
To be eligible to enroll in Economics 195A, students must meet the following criteria:
- Be officially declared as an Economics, Business Economics, or Mathematics/Economics major.
- Have Junior or Senior Standing.
- Have completed Economics 101 as well as all other pre-major courses.
- Have an internship that is focused on financial or economic analysis.
Required materials
Please be prepared to provide the staff in the Economics Undergraduate Advising Office the following ONLINE via the MyUCLA Message Center: an internship offer letter with the name of the company and its location, the job duties of the internship, and the start and end dates of the internship.
Econ 195A Enrollment or Econ 95 Enrollment.
The internship must be focused on financial or economic analysis. Internships in other areas such as sales, advertising, marketing, accounting, and social media not involving analysis, are NOT appropriate for Economics 95 or 195A.
Economics 95 and 195A enrollment steps
If the internship and the internship offer letter is acceptable — one of the Economics undergraduate advisors will put the student in touch with the graduate student mentor to set up an intake appointment.
After meeting with the graduate student mentor, the student will create an Economics 195A contract through MyUCLA. They will then have their site supervisor sign the contract.
The graduate mentor will then e-mail the contract to the Economics Undergraduate Advising Office.
The Economics advisor will then enroll the student in the course.
For questions about Econ 95 or Econ 195A, please contact the Economics Undergraduate Advising Office.
