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Com
Arts 614/615: Field Experience in Communication
Internship Credit
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
Com Arts 615 cannot be a repetition or a continuation of Com Arts 614
Com 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. The letter must be on company letterhead and signed.
Deadlines for submitting letter:
Summer 2008 - June 16, 2008
Fall 2008 - September 10, 2008
Spring 2009 - January 28, 2008
The advisor will assign you a faculty sponsor, authorize you to register, and provide you with your five digit registration code.
Deadlines for registering on-line:
Summer 2008 – June 18, 2008
Fall 2008 – September 12, 2008
Spring 2008 – January 30, 2009
After registering for the course on-line, contact your faculty sponsor to discuss your internship and the internship paper. The department will send an evaluation form to the sponsoring institution.
Paper deadline:
Spring 2008 – May 9, 2008
Summer 2008 – August 4, 2008
Fall 2008 – December 12, 2008
Spring 2009 – May 8, 2009
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. The department will send an evaluation form to the sponsoring institution.
Advisor contact information:
Mary Rossa
FAX: 608-262-9953
6068 Vilas Hall
821 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706
Internship
Paper Assignment
PDF file : Paper
assignment
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