The internship may be taken as a summer course, but if so it must be registered and paid for as a Summer Session II course. No credit can be given for internships undertaken while not registered for COMM 386 Internship. Students cannot receive credit for an unregistered internship experience taken during the summer, but registered for in the following semester. An internship position description provided by the on-site supervisor must be on file and approved by the Internship Coordinator prior to the student beginning the experience. Students should not work more than 15 hours per week during regular spring and fall semesters, and should not work more than 40 hours per week during summer sessions.
Most internships are non-paying.
It may not be possible to place students with providers if they have yet to complete appropriate coursework. Summer interns are evaluated once. Students must keep a regular journal of internship activity on a daily basis, write an exit paper, and submit both to the Internship Coordinator by the last day of class of the Fall or Spring semester for which credit is desired. Besides providing a record of specific tasks, the journal can help the intern review the overall experience when preparing the final paper. Interns must also submit an exit paper about the internship.