Internships may be completed as part of a specific internship class or you may earn credit for them by completing a proposal for COM 670 (always completed under the COM department prefix). Students register for COM 670 by completing an Internship Proposal/Agreement and by taking the following steps:

1. Find an internship by speaking to faculty or using resources available at the Career Development Center.
2. Determine the number of credits. You can complete an internship for 1-3 credits. Some programs limit the number of internship credits students can complete so please check with your adviser. You must work 45 hours for each credit hour of experience credit earned, requiring a minimum of 135 hours’ work for a three-credit internship.
3. Identify and contact a faculty sponsor. Determine the nature of faculty-student contact during your internship period. Your faculty sponsor should complete items 1-4 and sign the form. Be sure the form states clearly and specifically where and when the internship will take place, criteria for grading, and assignments on which the grading will be based.
4. Get your program director or department chair’s signature and your adviser’s signature.
5. Bring the completed, signed proposal to the GRO for the Associate Dean’s review and signature.
6. Log on to Handshake. In the top right corner of the page, click on “Career Center,” then select “Experiences.” Click “Request an Experience.” In the Experience Type field, type/select “Newhouse Internship for Credit,” then select the appropriate term when you will be interning. Complete the entire “Employer” section, the entire “Job” section and the entire “General” section and click “Request Experience.”
7. Your form will be forwarded to the Registrar’s Office to be added to your schedule. No additional online registration steps are necessary.

You may register for an Internship throughout the semester, up until two weeks before the last day of classes.

Special Note: International students cannot do an internship until after they have studied at SU for a minimum of nine months, and must obtain approval for Practical Training from the Center for International Services prior to the start of the internship.

Internships may be completed as part of a specific internship class or you may earn credit for them by completing a proposal for COM 670 (always completed under the COM department prefix). Students register for COM 670 by completing an Internship Proposal/Agreement and by taking the following steps:

1. Find an internship by speaking to faculty or using resources available at the Career Development Center.
2. Determine the number of credits. You can complete an internship for 1-3 credits. Some programs limit the number of internship credits students can complete so please check with your adviser. You must work 45 hours for each credit hour of experience credit earned, requiring a minimum of 135 hours’ work for a three-credit internship.
3. Identify and contact a faculty sponsor. Determine the nature of faculty-student contact during your internship period. Your faculty sponsor should complete items 1-4 and sign the form. Be sure the form states clearly and specifically where and when the internship will take place, criteria for grading, and assignments on which the grading will be based.
4. Get your program director or department chair’s signature and your adviser’s signature.
5. Bring the completed, signed proposal to the Office of Graduate Professional Programs for the Associate Dean’s review and signature.
6. Log on to Handshake. In the top right corner of the page, click on “Career Center,” then select “Experiences.” Click “Request an Experience.” In the Experience Type field, type/select “Newhouse Internship for Credit,” then select the appropriate term when you will be interning. Complete the entire “Employer” section, the entire “Job” section and the entire “General” section and click “Request Experience.”
7. Your form will be forwarded to the Registrar’s Office to be added to your schedule. No additional online registration steps are necessary.

You may register for an Internship throughout the semester, up until two weeks before the last day of classes.

Special Note: International students cannot do an internship until after they have studied at SU for a minimum of nine months, and must obtain approval for Practical Training from the Center for International Services prior to the start of the internship.

Internships may be completed as part of a specific internship class or you may earn credit for them by completing a proposal for COM 670 (always completed under the COM department prefix). Students register for COM 670 by completing an Internship Proposal-Agreement and by taking the following steps:

1. Find an internship by speaking to faculty or using resources available at the Career Development Center.
2. Determine the number of credits. You can complete an internship for 1-3 credits. Some programs limit the number of internship credits students can complete so please check with your adviser. You must work 45 hours for each credit hour of experience credit earned, requiring a minimum of 135 hours’ work for a three-credit internship.
3. Identify and contact a faculty sponsor. Determine the nature of faculty-student contact during your internship period. Your faculty sponsor should complete items 1-4 on the second page and sign the form. Be sure the form states clearly and specifically where and when the internship will take place, criteria for grading, and assignments on which the grading will be based.
4. Get your program director or department chair’s signature and your adviser’s signature.
5. Email the completed, signed proposal to the Graduate Programs Office.
6. Log on to Handshake. In the top right corner of the page, click on “Career Center,” then select “Experiences.” Click “Request an Experience.” In the Experience Type field, type/select “Newhouse Internship for Credit,” then select the appropriate term when you will be interning. Complete the entire “Employer” section, the entire “Job” section and the entire “General” section and click “Request Experience.”
7. Your form will be forwarded to the Registrar’s Office to be added to your schedule. No additional online registration steps are necessary.

You may register for an Internship throughout the semester, up until two weeks before the last day of classes.

Special Note: International students cannot do an internship until after they have resided in the U.S. and studied at SU for a minimum of nine months, and must obtain approval for Practical Training from the Center for International Services prior to the start of the internship.

Internships may be completed as part of a specific internship class or you may earn credit for them by completing a proposal for COM 670 (always completed under the COM department prefix). Students register for COM 670 by completing an Internship Proposal-Agreement and by taking the following steps:

1. Find an internship by speaking to faculty or using resources available at the Career Development Center. Identify and contact a faculty sponsor. This individual must be currently teaching in a department relevant to the subject area of your internship.
2. Determine the number of credits. You can complete an internship for 1-3 credits. Some programs limit the number of internship credits students can complete so please check with your adviser. You must work 45 hours for each credit hour of experience credit earned, requiring a minimum of 135 hours’ work for a three-credit internship.
3. Fill in as much of the proposal form as you can.
   • Make sure you have correct start/end dates and that they correlate with the term of your internship.
   • Sign the proposal form electronically (not typed, or it won’t be accepted by the Registrar) on both pages.
4. Email the form to your faculty sponsor. Have them enter the last four digits of their SUID and electronically sign (not type) on the second page. Determine the nature of faculty-student contact during your internship period. Your faculty sponsor should complete items 1-4 on the second page. Be sure the form states clearly and specifically where and when the internship will take place, criteria for grading, and assignments on which the grading will be based.
5. After your faculty sponsor signs, send to your program director or department chair for electronic signatures.
6. Email the completed, signed proposal to the Advising Office. If your internship is actually a job, you must note this in your email to you adviser.
7. If your internship is NOT part of a class, a requirement for completing your program, or a substitution for a capstone, you must complete the final step of registering your internship on Handshake.
   • Log on to Handshake.
   • In the top right corner of the page, click on “Career Center,” then select “Experiences,” then “Request an Experience.”
   • In the Experience Type field, type/select “Newhouse Internship for Credit,” then select the appropriate term.
   • Complete the entire “Employer”  and “Job” sections as best you can. (If you won’t be paid, skip the Salary field.)
   • Complete the entire “General” section, then click the  “Request Experience” button.
   • Email your academic adviser to notify them that you have completed this Handshake registration process.
8. Your form will be forwarded to the Registrar’s Office to be added to your schedule. No additional online registration steps are necessary.

You may register for an Internship throughout the semester, up until two weeks before the last day of classes.

Special Note: International students cannot do an internship until after they have resided in the U.S. and studied at SU for a minimum of nine months, and must obtain approval for Practical Training from the Center for International Services prior to the start of the internship.