Transfer credit can be used to satisfy credit hour requirements for graduation but will not become a part of the student s grade point average at Marshall University. All transfer credit must meet time requirements established for the completion of the graduate degree. Graduate Assistantships Students may apply for graduate assistantships by writing to the Graduate Coordinator, W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755-2622. Send a letter of application, a resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. The school has an outstanding internship program in which graduate students may receive three semester hours of credit toward their degree.
Most interns also receive a salary from their employer.
Internships must be arranged through and approved by the Director of Internships. The candidacy application information must be typed and submitted in triplicate. It presents the student s completed course work, courses currently enrolled in, and courses proposed to complete the degree requirements. The form requires the signatures of the student, the graduate coordinator, and the dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications . After the form is submitted, it must be approved by the dean of The Graduate School.