<p>So my university has this event where different companies come to are campus to give the students an opportunity to apply as an intern to their company. However most of them require you to have a 3.0+GPA. Sadly i don't have a high GPA because I entered college in fall 2010 and was a Biology major for a year and a half. Until I decided to switch because i just couldn't handle the work load and other reasons. So after the end spring 2013 i was undecided, until i switched over to accounting and i could only take financial accounting in fall 2013, which i passed with a B+. Now lets say if i applied to an internship and whoever i might apply to looks at my GPA, will they be looking at my overall GPA or would they calculate my accounting courses GPA? </p>
<p>I'm not apply to internships until maybe next semester since I completed 1 accounting course and about to finish 2 more, but i'm just curious.</p>
<p>Depends on who you are trying to intern for</p>
<p>For accounting, the Big Four usually ask for your major GPA (Classes for Major; shows how much you know about what you study) and Overall GPA (Classes in Major+Classes that have nothing to do with your major aka breath requirements, etc)</p>
<p>FYI for accounting (or any business major really) you REALLY need to network to do well though. I would highly, HIGHLY recommend that you connect with some recruiter and tell them your story. Believe me, if the recruiter likes and remembers you, usually you will get a chance to interview with their firm (even if you have around a 3.0 GPA, and other people have 4.0’s… networking is very, very important in the business world REGARDLESS of where you go to school)</p>
<p>So GPA shouldn’t be too much of a concern as long as you meet the minimum. I would suggest getting it to at least a 3.5 which is easy if you take filler courses over the summer if you can though, as the usual average is a 3.8 (which is surprising since most people with a 3.8 aren’t really that outstanding where I come from…)</p>