Students enroll in ENGL 597 for 3 hours of credit during their internship. Students who elect the internship option develop a writing portfolio and take both a written and an oral exam. The writing portfolio should provide representative documents to illustrate both academic and nonacademic communication expertise. The portfolio must be approved by a student's examining committee prior to the oral examination. Guidelines for the portfolio are available from the Director of Graduate Studies.
Students write on two questions from a list of four or five.
The exam, prepared by the Director of Graduate Studies, is normally picked up at noon on a Thursday and returned by noon the following Monday. The student may consult relevant literature, but all work should be done by the student without benefit of review by others. Each year a limited number of graduate assistantships are available for qualified students. To be eligible, students must have regular admission status certified by NMSU's Graduate School. Top Application Procedure Applicants who wish to be competitive and who are applying for a graduate assistantship should complete the following application procedure by February 15 for Fall admission, October 15 for Spring admission.