To start the internship process a prospective intern will first need to fill out an internship application and find a faculty sponsor to oversee them throughout the internship. After obtaining approval from their department and finding a sponsor, a prospective intern will then need to set up an interview at the station in Roanoke. At the interview, a work schedule will be drafted to fit the student's course schedule. The registration process will also be discussed at this interview. For each three hours a week an intern puts in at WVTF Public Radio, one college credit hour will be awarded.
Many students elect to take three credit hours of internship for a semester.
For those students doing a year-long apprenticeship the commitment will be for at least two semesters. Students in the apprenticeship program will put in a total of approximately 150 hours a semester at WVTF Public Radio and will receive a salary.