Visit the College of Communication's journalism internship info and application page 

Students are eligible to receive up to four hours of credit for internship work to count toward the degree. The School of Journalism offers two internship courses:

• J360F Internship – a 3-hour course open to all Journalism students who have completed J310F and J311F with a grade of B or better as well as earning a minimum 2.25 UT GPA and
• J160G Journalism Practicum - a one-hour course designed to offer students a second credit-based internship if they have already completed J360F.

The College of Communication also offers course credit for journalism students interning in an area outside of journalism: COM 350 and COM 178, both titled Communication Internship.

All of these courses are offered on the pass/fail basis only.

You may register for the course during any of your registration access periods. You are responsible for finding and securing an internship position and then submitting an internship course application before the sixth class day of the long semester (or the second class day of the summer session) for which you are registered for the course.  If you have not submitted an internship course application by the appropriate class day, you will be dropped from the course.

Internship Course Requirements:

J360F Internship

Restricted to journalism majors. Internship to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. May be taken only once. Prerequisite: J310F and J311F with a grade of B or better, 2.25 UT GPA, and approval of the instructor.

J160G Journalism Practicum

Restricted to journalism majors. Internship to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. May be repeated for credit, but only one hour may be counted toward a degree in the College of Communication. Prerequisite: J360F, 2.25 UT GPA, and approval of the instructor.

COM 350 Communication Internship

Internship to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. May be taken only once. Prerequisite: J310F and J311F with a grade of B or better, 2.25 UT GPA, and approval of the instructor.

COM 178 Communication Internship

Internship to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. May be repeated for credit, but only one hour may be counted toward a degree in the College of Communication. Prerequisite: J360F or COM350, 2.25 UT GPA, and approval of the instructor.

Please Note - Recent Changes Made In Internship Policies:  

The School of Journalism and the College of Communication will no longer offer students "prior approval" to complete internships during the summer and receive academic credit for these internships in the immediately following fall semester. Students will also not be allowed to receive retroactive credit for already completed internships. This policy change is in response to student, university, and employer concerns regarding intern and internship liability issues.

All students planning to complete internships for academic credit must be registered for their respective internship classes during the semester they are interning. Students interning for academic credit during the summer must be registered for a summer internship, students interning for academic credit during the fall must be registered for a fall internship, and students interning for academic credit during the spring must be registered for a spring internship. No exceptions will be made and no retroactive internship credit will be awarded.

This policy applies to all internship courses including, but not limited to: J360F, J160G, COM 350, and COM 178.