Internships

Internship Credit

Comm Arts 614/615: Field Experience in Communication

This undergraduate course, open to Comm Arts majors only, is a way of granting credit for work experience supplementary to the academic study of communication. Field experiences or "internships" might include work at local television or radio stations, advertising agencies, non-profit organizations or communication-related businesses.

Guidelines

Minimum hours: Fall/Spring semesters - 8 hours/week; Summer - 120 hours
Both paid and unpaid internships are eligible for credit
Students may not enroll for two internships during the same semester or summer
Comm Arts 615 cannot be a repetition or a continuation of Comm Arts 614
Comm Arts 614 and 615 are offered for one credit each
Summer interns will need to pay summer tuition for the credit

Once You Have Been Offered an Internship

Obtain a letter from your supervisor that describes your responsibilities and submit it to the Comm Arts Advisor for approval:

Mary Rossa
Comm Arts Advisor
6068 Vilas Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Fax: 608-262-9953

The letter must be on company letterhead and signed.

Deadlines for Submitting Letter

Spring 2010: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The advisor will assign you a faculty sponsor, authorize you to register, and provide you with the five digit class number for registration.

Deadlines for Registering

Spring 2010: Friday, January 29th, 2010

After registering for the course on-line, contact your faculty sponsor to introduce yourself and to briefly describe your internship.

Deadlines for Papers

Fall 2009: Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Spring 2010: Friday, May 7th, 2010

CA 614 and CA 615 are one credit each. Students completing a second internship will register for CA 615. Contact the advisor if you have been asked to provide a letter verifying that you are eligible to earn credit for the internship. Towards the end of your internship, the department will send an evaluation form to the sponsoring institution. Students can't transfer credit earned through another university or college for Comm Arts 614/615.

Internship Paper Assignment

Paper assignment (PDF file)