Registering an Internship for Credit

019:099 "Journalism Internship" (1-3 hours credit, pass-fail grade)

Each JMC undergraduate* may register for 019:099 for a total of 3 hours credit, provided they:

Have been admitted to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Have completed Journalistic Reporting and Writing (019:098)
Will work at least 10 hours per week for 10 weeks (or 8 weeks during the summer)
Will be engaged in professional activities at least 80 percent of the time
Will be supervised by a professional (not a student)

Course credit is based on the number of hours the student will work:
300 hours of internship work = 3 credit hours
200 hours of internship work = 2 credit hours
100 hours of internship work = 1 credit hours

Credit for 019:099 does not count toward the 33 hours needed to graduate in journalism, but it does count toward the maximum of 40 JMC hours majors are allowed to take, and toward the total of 120 hours they need to graduate from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Students registering an internship for credit during the fall or spring semester should choose a faculty adviser who will monitor the internship and award a pass-fail grade. During the summer, the internship and assessment coordinator may advise students registered for credit.

Students are also encouraged to register internships for no-credit through the UI Career Center. Online instructions for doing so are available at: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/register_intern.html

Examples of Professional Activities for a Print Media Internship: rewriting a press release, localizing a wire feed, writing news or feature stories, editing printed work, researching material for stories, interviewing sources, and learning about the medium.

Examples of Professional Activities for a Broadcast Internship: learning how to operate equipment and use technology, editing, writing material for broadcast, researching, interviewing sources, and learning about the medium.

Examples of Professional Activities for a PR Internship: writing releases, stories, or other texts, designing public materials, researching, editing, photography, event planning, general administration, and learning about the profession.

*graduate students may not receive course credit for internships

Internship checklist