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Students must report internships online before starting work and by the deadline listed on the CMCI Careers website. No retroactive credit will be granted. Report internships online through Handshake.
Note: If you do not report your internship online by the deadline and before starting work, we cannot award credit for hours worked!
Undergraduate Students
Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design
Note: Only for students entering the major prior to Fall 2019.
- Advertising Strategy: APRD 3002 (Communication Platforms) or APRD 3003 (Strategic Communication Research Methods) or APRD 3004 (Account Management)
- Advertising Creative: APRD 3503 (Concepting)
- PR: APRD 3103 (Strategic Writing for Public Relations) or APRD 3003 (Strategic Communication Research Methods)
- Media Design: APRD 3000 (Intermediate Creative Concepts) or 3001 (Visual Design)
Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design
Note: Only for students entering the major Fall 2019 and later.
- Advertising Strategy: APRD 3002 (Communication Platforms) or APRD 3009 (Brand Solutions) or APRD 3010 (Consumer Insights)
- Advertising Creative: APRD 3503 (Concepting)
- PR: APRD 3103 (Strategic Writing for Public Relations) or APRD 3104 (Digital Storytelling for Public Relations) or APRD 3105 (Public Relations Strategy and Implementation)
- Media Design: APRD 3400 (Concept Design) or APRD 3001 (Visual Design)
Journalism
Note: JRNL majors or minors need to have passed at least one course on this list with a C- or better.
- JRNL 4002 (Reporting 2)
- JRNL 3674 (TV Production 2)
- JRNL 4354 (TV Reporting)
- JRNL 3402 (Social Media Storytelling)
- JRNL 3552 (Editing and Presentation)
- JRNL 4344 (Video Documentary Production)
- JRNL 4602 (Opinion Writing)
- JRNL 4614 (Advanced Audio Practices)
- JRNL 4802 (Feature Writing)
- JRNL 4822 (Reporting on the Environment)
Media Studies
- MDST 2002 (Media and Communication History)
- MDST 3001 (Media Research)
- MDST 3002 (Digital Culture and Politics)
Critical Media Practices
- CMDP 3600 (Creative Media Making)
Communication
- Minimum 57 earned credit hours
- 2.5 or higher cumulative overall and COMM GPA
Information Science
- No internship credit offered at this time.
Master’s Students
- JRNL 5001 (Media Technology Bootcamp)
- JRNL 5011 (Newsgathering and Multimedia Storytelling)
- JRNL 5521 (Data Journalism)
Journalism
- JRNL 4931 (Undergraduate)
- JRNL 5931 (Graduate)
Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design
- APRD 4931 (Undergraduate)
- APRD 5931 (Graduate)
Media Studies
- MDST 4931 (Undergraduate)
- MDST 5931 (Graduate)
Communication
- COMM 4930 (Undergraduate)
- COMM 5930 (Graduate)
Critical Media Practices
- CMDP 4931 (Undergraduate)
- CMDP 5931 (Graduate)
Information Science
- No internship credit offered at this time.
Currently, the rule is you must complete 50 hours per internship credit. Internship credit is given to students based on the number of hours worked. Intern hours must be completed during semester in which student is receiving credit.
For all majors:
- 50 hours per semester = 1 credit hour earned
- 100 hours per semester = 2 credit hours earned
- 150 hours per semester = 3 credit hours earned
Note: There is a 3 credit hour maximum per semester and a 6 credit hour maximum per summer.
Currently, only JRNL and MDST undergraduate students are required to complete 3 internship credits to graduate. JRNL 4931 and MDST 4931 are required.
Beginning in Fall 2018, students in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design (APRD) will no longer have to complete internship credit to graduate. Internships will become: (a) optional rather than required, and (b) students doing internships in APRD have the option of taking APRD 4931 for a grade or pass/fail. However, the grading basis must be negotiated with the faculty supervisor since some APRD faculty members will only supervise internships taken for a pass/fail grade. Students who want to take APRD 4931 for a grade should make sure that their selected faculty supervisor is open to providing a letter grade in the course. APRD students may still complete an internship of 1-3 hours for APRD upper-division elective credit during the fall and spring semesters, and up to 6 hours during summer, corresponding to the number of hours worked (50 hours per credit).
Master’s students are not required to intern to graduate, but do have the option to do an internship for credit.
JRNL 5931 (optional internship credit for MA students) fulfills one capstone requirement.
MDST 5931 and COMM 5930 are optional for master’s students. See faculty advisor.