JOUR396

Supervised Internship

Prerequisite: Must have earned a grade of C- or better in JOUR320. Restriction: Must be in a major in JOUR-Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Credit only granted for: JOUR326, JOUR366, or JOUR396. Students will complete a minimum of 90 hours in a supervised journalism internship over a minimum of 10 weeks in spring and fall, and eight weeks in summer. Emphasis is on relating academic training to professional experience. Students may pick up an internship proposal form in KNI 1100, have their internship supervisor fill it out, and meet with the college's internship director to receive permission to register. No requests to register after the Schedule Adjustment Period will be granted. This requirement would affect incoming freshmen from the fall 2012 class.