Internships must be communication related. An intern must not be merely running errands or performing clerical duties. Students planning an internship must remember that the employer invests time and effort supervising and training interns. Services of value are expected in return. These prerequisites require that students apply for an internship after they have completed a substantial part or all of the relevant course work for their degree at Auburn University.
Students often take an internship in their final term before graduation.
Occasionally the Department may allow exceptional students to take an internship while co-registered for one of the required prerequisite courses. The responsibility for arranging the internship rests with the student. The Department continually works to enlarge the number of Internship opportunities in Auburn and other locations in and out of the sate of Alabama. Students may also obtain suggestions from the Department s faculty. In general, students apply directly for an internship in the way they would apply for a job.