Internships
Earn Academic Credit for Your Internship with COMM 3610
THIS COURSE IS BY PERMISSION CODE ONLY.
Students that have obtained an internship must apply to the course.
Deadline for Spring 2023 is Friday, January 13, 2023
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR SPRING 2023 Asia Campus Students Click Here
About COMM 3610
An internship is a new and temporary position in which students learn and apply new skills directly related to their major under the guidance of a professional. To receive academic credit for an internship related to the Communication major, students must take the online course COMM 3610 concurrent with their internship placement. COMM 3610 is offered for credit/no credit only and fulfills a requirement for the Communication major.
Step 1: Obtain an Internship Related to Your Major
The Department of Communication does not coordinate internship placement for students. Here are some tips and resources to assist students with their internship search:
- Research employers that will engage your professional interests and inquire directly with those companies to see if they hire interns.
- If an organization you want to work with doesn’t have an existing internship, contact them to find out if and how you may set up an internship with them (do an internet search for “how to create your own internship” for ideas).
- Ask people in your own personal network that may be able to refer you to a potential internship position. Many students are able to obtain internships through networking.
- Search internship postings at The Career and Professional Development Center.
- Hinckley Institute has a number of internships available for Communication students. Students can contact Courtney McBeth at courtney.mcbeth@utah.edu with questions regarding internship opportunities with Hinckley Institute. Please note: All students completing an internship through the Hinckley Institute must enroll in their Hinckley internship course- this course is separate from COMM 3610. The Hinckley internship course does not fulfill COMM 3610. Students must also enroll in COMM 3610 in order for the internship to count towards the Communication major.
Step 2: Apply to COMM 3610
Once an internship has been attained, students can apply to the COMM 3610 Internship course to receive credit for their internship. Permission codes are emailed once a completed application is received and has been reviewed.
Applications:
Spring 2021 (January – April)
Summer 2021 (May – July)
Fall 2021 (August – December)
Additional processing time is required if your internship placement requires the Department of Communication to sign any supplemental agreements or contracts. Agreements and contracts will not be signed until students have been able to add the course.
Step 3: Course Requirements
Students registered for COMM 3610 must complete the following requirements on assigned due dates to receive credit for the course:
1. CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
Students enrolled in COMM 3610 are required to complete class assignments throughout
the semester. Assignments are accessed and submitted on CANVAS. There is no in-class
time.
2. INTERNSHIP HOURS
In addition to class assignments, students must complete 50 internship hours per credit hour they enroll in. The course can be taken for 1-6 credits. A minimum of one credit hour
is required for the course to count towards the Communication major. Internship hours
are verified with the internship supervisor at the end of the semester.
1 credit: minimum 50 internship hours
2 credits: minimum 100 internship hours
3 credits: minimum 150 internship hours
4 credits: minimum 200 internship hours
5 credits: minimum 250 internship hours
6 credits: minimum 300 internship hours
Email questions to cameron.vakilian@utah.edu
- COMM 3610 is for new current internships only. Credit cannot be received for a past internship.
- Students cannot repeat the COMM 3610 course for the same internship, except in some approved cases such as Student Media on-campus internships.
- Students cannot use their regular job for internship credit. The internship must have a defined start and end date.
- Students may take the course for 1-6 credits during the semester. The course may be taken up to 3 times, students can only earn a maximum of 12 credits combined. Please Note: COMM 3610 can only count for one course in a given semester. The course will not count for two separate courses if you opt to take it for 6 credits (in other words, it is one course taken for 6 credits).
- You must submit a new application for each semester you wish to enroll in COMM 3610.
- Internship dates must coincide with semester dates as closely as possible.
- Your internship supervisor cannot be a relative, spouse, or fellow student.
Contact Information
Cameron VakilianFor UAC Students
UAC students who wish to apply for COMM 3610 must contact Cameron Vakilian at cameron.vakilian@utah.edu to be sent application and instructions.
Please review policy below before applying:
- You must be enrolled as a UAC student at the UAC campus to enroll in COMM 3610 section 301. If you have transitioned to be an SLC student, you must apply for section 1 as an SLC student.
- You will be charged tuition for enrolling in COMM 3610. Please refer to https://asiacampus.utah.edu/admissions/cost.php for cost information.
- Application deadlines for UAC sections of COMM 3610 will be one week before the last day to add courses for the semester/term you wish to enroll. No late applications will be accepted.
- Fall 2022 deadline: Friday, September 2, 2022
- Spring 2023 deadline: Friday, February 24, 2023
- Summer 2023 deadline: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
