Accounting Internships
Experience That Sets You Apart
Providing real-world, hands-on experience, internships serve as an invaluable transition from academia to your career. These critical, beyond-the-classroom learning experiences leverage student expertise and meet the demands of the host organization. Every student has the opportunity to participate in an internship, earn academic credit. Students may complete their internship fieldwork with regional employers, national and foreign firms, government agencies, and non-profits. Internship fieldwork may take place in Asheville, elsewhere in the US, or elsewhere in the world!
College grads have completed at least one internship
Provided by The UNC Asheville Career Center
Employers prefer to hire candidates with relevant work experience
Provided by The UNC Asheville Career Center
Interns receive full-time offers
Provided by The UNC Asheville Career Center
The support and encouragement I received from the faculty at UNCA—especially from the Career Center—gave me the confidence to take initiative during my internship search. Their guidance led me to connect directly with the HR team at System Logistics, even without an official opening. That internship gave me hands-on experience in Human Resources, including participating in employee relief efforts after Hurricane Helene. Today, I’m proud to be working full time as an HR Coordinator at System Logistics Corporation!
My experiences at UNC Asheville—from working as a Research Assistant and volunteering through the VITA program to connecting with alumni—were instrumental in helping me secure a competitive internship with CPI Card Group. There, I applied classroom knowledge to real-world challenges in internal audit and SOX compliance, which not only strengthened my understanding of business processes but also helped clarify my career goals and set me apart in the field.
Jump Start Your Career with an Internship
Jump Start Your Career with an Internship
The UNC Asheville Internship Program offers structured, funded internships each fall, spring, and summer, offering students real-world experience aligned with their academic and career goals. With support from the Career Center in internship matching opportunities, students with at least 60 completed credit hours are eligible to participate. Participants develop learning objectives tied to career readiness competencies and may earn academic credit. The program includes preparation workshops, employer interviews, and ongoing support to help students gain meaningful professional experience.
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Through a comprehensive curriculum with built-in hands-on learning, the accounting major prepares you to become a thoughtful leader and successful decision-maker in your profession