Communication Internship Requirements
Only Communication majors and minors with a 3.0 GPA are eligible for Communication internships.
Normally, a 3.0 GPA is required for permission to intern. Exceptions may be granted by the Coordinator of Internships wWhen the internship will not be calculated in completing the major or minor and the Coordinator of Interns judges that the student is unusually well prepared otherwise for the internship experience.
In addition, both majors and minors must have completed, or be in the process of completing, at least two (2) COM courses before being eligible for an internship.
Interns must spend a minimum of 111 hours (approximately 8-10 hours per week based on the number of weeks interning) at the internship site and be evaluated by the site supervisor. Written work is to be submitted to the Coordinator every week and a research paper or other project must be completed and turned in to the Coordinator by a predetermined deadline.
No more than one internship, for a total of three credits, may be counted toward major or minor requirements:
Communication Honors Program
The student who completes the Honors Program in Communication is awarded a degree “with honors in Communication.” To enter the program, a student must be a Communication major and must have completed six communication courses; the student’s cumulative grade-point average must be at least 3.5 overall and at least 3.6 in the major; finally, one full-time Communication faculty member must sponsor the student’s application.
To complete the program, the student must write and orally defend an Honors Thesis during Senior year on a topic in Communication. The student who achieves a grade of B or higher on the Honors Thesis and whose overall GPA is 3.5 will have successfully completed the Honors Program in Communication.
Please contact the Communication Department Chair, Dr. Monique Myers, for information.
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