Rutgers MBS Externship Exchange

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New Jersey Big Data Alliance (NJBDA)-NJ Pathways

Remote Joint Externship Exchange Program

What is an Externship?

How is an Externship different from an Internship?

• Externships are semester-long experiential learning opportunities and are completed virtually as a team
• Students are vetted and selected to participate in the program
• Students are engaged 10-15 hours per week remotely; students work as a team on the project
• Each project has a Rutgers MBS Faculty Advisor and a project Mentor assigned to the team
• Student’s home institution advisor(s), and NJBDA faculty/staff are invited to attend a final presentation
• OPT/CPT Visa limitations DO NOT apply since this is a remote, off-campus project

Project Description:

NJBDA and NJ Pathways are collaborating on a Data Science Curriculum Alignment and Articulation Agreement Pathways Project. The goal of this Pathways project is for as many four-year colleges/universities and Community Colleges to come together and do such evaluations so that more credits of Community College graduates with Associate degrees in Data Science (or equivalent subjects) may be transferred into the Baccalaureate degree programs for courses other than electives. This can lead to more Community College graduate transfers (as opposed to them going straight into the workforce) into four-year colleges and universities and lower costs for those graduates overall.

• Build upon work done by the summer and fall Externship teams (data to be provided)
• Collect additional data from 4-year institutions with Data Science Programs or equivalent on course prerequisites and learning objectives
• Find patterns and common threads to help merge the gap of credits being accepted and potentially obtain program-to-program articulation
• Through this project, potential program-to-program articulation in data science could be obtained with the discovery of one community college providing the appropriate prerequisites to seamlessly transfer to a four-year institution into their data science program.
• This project has the potential to give insight to community colleges into how well their programs meet the needs of their students and the steps they need to take to meet a general standard.
• Complete all externship requirements/assignments including various presentations

What are the requirements to participate?

• Students must be attending an NJBDA member college/university (See members at njbda.org)
• Students must be in their junior or senior year of their undergraduate studies & have a GPA of 3.0 +
• Students must have a Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science or related major; experience with data analytic software tools are recommended
• Students must submit an application and required items via the NJBDA website by 11:59 pm December 22, 2024. Students will be asked about related courses, GPA, a personal statement indicating why they are interested in the Externship, relevant skills (Python, R, etc.); and their availability for weekly meetings.
• Short virtual Interviews will be held the week of January 5; candidates receiving interviews will be informed if they have been selected or not by January 14.
• Selected students must be available beginning January 21 and have availability each Tuesday evening from 5:05 pm – 6:35 pm for weekly Externship Labs on professional development topics. Students will also attend virtual team meetings beginning the week of February 2.

When will I be notified if I have been selected for the Externship?

• You will be notified if you are selected for an interview by noon on Dec. 24; Interviews will take place the week of January 5; all candidates receiving interviews will be informed if they have been selected or not.

Interested?

• For more information, contact Karen Bemis, Rutgers MBS Externship Exchange Assistant Director; or Lori Dars, Rutgers MBS Senior Advisor

APPLY HERE

Download PDF of flyer: MBS-NJBDA Externship General Information for Students Spring 2025