An internship completed under our supervision and for academic credit is a privilege. It is a privilege you earn by strong academic preparation, extracurricular experiences and hard work. Because an internship should complement your academic work in journalism, we urge you to plan to do your internship(s) the summer between your junior and senior year or in your senior year. Further, we encourage you to pursue internships that you are interested in and that will best advance your career plans. Our advice: Treat the search for an internship the way you would treat the search for a job. Find the place(s) you would like to work and go after an internship there. The worst that can happen is you will hear "no thanks."

The department's Internship Directory is designed to help you with sources of internships by listing companies that have accepted students in the past or have asked for interns. Individual faculty members also are happy to help you in your search for an appropriate placement. You are not limited to internships with firms in the directory, nor are these firms required to accept interns. Watch the bulletin board outside the Journalism Department office for up-to-date information about internship possibilities.

All internships must be approved by the JOR 345 instructor and department chair. Thus a completed application is required before you can register for JOR 345, which must be taken when you do an internship for credit. Applications are available in the Journalism office.

JOR 345 requires you to attend a weekly seminar in addition to the hours spent on the job. (Three-credit internships require a minimum of 120 hours; six-credit internships require a minimum of 240 hours.) Plan for this seminar when you schedule classes and internship hours; no exceptions will be made. We have special procedures for internships carried out during the summer.

Journalism internships are unique and so each has its own prerequisites. The department' s minimum expectations are: JOR 230 for a radio internship; JOR 330 or JOR 331 for TV; JOR 320 or JOR 321 for print; JOR 340 for public relations.