Department of Communication Studies

COM 471/472 STUDENT GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS

You MUST have completed 18 Communication Studies credits to be eligible for this internship.
Your OVERALL GPA should be a 2.5.
Please realize that you are asking to get university credit which means you will be responsible to pay as you would for any course being taken at the university.
A student can receive from 1(min.) to 6(max.) ELECTIVE credits which is equivalent to working at the internship site 40-45 hours per credit (1cr.=40-45hrs, 2cr.=80-90, 3cr.=120-135hrs. etc.) credits will go towards the 42credits of 300+course FREE ELECTIVES.
Upon your eligibility to participate in this course, I will advise you as to the paper work I will need completed by you; Internship Application, Student Learning Contract with waiver, and the Supervisor’s Contract with waiver.
Once you are approved to do this internship Sharman Brown will be your faculty advisor for this experience.
If ALL requirements are successfully completed a satisfactory grade will be recorded.
DEADLINE DATES: for Fall & Spring semesters, the Friday of the first full week back; Summer, the last day to register for the second summer session

EXPECTATIONS ONCE YOU HAVE STARTED YOUR INTERNSHIP

A WEEKLY e-mail report of your activities and hours at your internship site.
A MID-TERM PAPER submitted at the halfway point of your internship.
I will be sending your supervisor a MID-TERM QUESTIONAIRE to complete and return to me about your activities at the internship.
A FINAL PAPER about your whole internship experience.
IF are enrolled in the internship course during the Fall or Spring semester you are to attend 3-events/ functions with the Career Services Office within the semester of your internship. This could be workshops, career/job fairs, individual career counseling appointments, quick ?’s. I, as well as the Career Services Office, have forms for you to complete to show you have participated in at least 3-events/functions. You can go to the Career Service web site: Located on the Second Floor, Roosevelt Hall, 874-2311.

NOTE: All the above information can be obtained on the COM Studies web page with ALL the internship information listed under “Internship” in the left hand column. You can also get a hard copy from me in my office Davis, Hall, rm. 306, as well as in the Main COM Studies office.