What you need to know about qualifying for JMC public relation internships and what is expected of you once you secure an internship can be found on the pages of this site. To learn more explore the links, then make an appointment with the Internship Coordinator to get answers to questions you may have. Remember, you cannot register for internships online. We will register you for the course once you have secured an approved internship and submitted an online application.
Every student majoring in any of the areas of Journalism and Mass Communication must complete an internship (JMC 40092) as a requirement of his/her degree. The internship must be at least 300 hours of work and can be taken in the fall, spring or summer semesters. If you do your internship in the fall or spring semesters, you should not take more than nine hours of course work in addition to the internship.
In order to be able to register for an internship you MUST fill out an online application form found on this site. Once your internship application is approved by the graduate coordinator you will be registered for the class.
If you do your internship in the fall or spring semester, check with your faculty adviser for the name of the faculty member who is the internship coordinator. If you are doing your internship in the summer, see Professor Bil Sledzik whether you are an advertising or public relations major. All summer internships (courses) are listed in the Summer III session in the schedule book. You must register for all internships through the JMC office.
If you are doing an advertising or public relations internship, you must send a report to him about every two weeks during the time you're doing the internship. The report should answer the questions on the online report form.
If you're having any problems with your internship, contact the codinator by phon or via email.
At the end of your internship, your immediate supervisor should submit an online evaluation form. This is a confidential evaluation and will not be shown to you. You can, however, get the results of the evaluation from the Internship Coordinator.
The internship is one credit hour and is graded as an S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). Failure to report on a timely basis or to complete the 300 hours can result in a U grade, and the internship will have to be repeated. If you're in a catalog prior to Fall 1998, you are required to do a three-credit-hour internship.
If you have questions, see the appropriate internship coordinator listed above. Internships can be extremely valuable tools for future jobs. Take them seriously and do a good job. Good luck!
| JMC 26007 Print Beat Reporting or 26008 Broadcast Beat Reporting |
And Two of the following: |
| JMC 48001 Media Relations and Publicity |
| JMC 48002 Public Relations Tactics |
| JMC 48003 Public Relations Campaigns |
| JMC 48006 Public Relations Publications |