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Students are not required to earn credit for an internship for it to be a legitimate internship in your career development journey.\u00a0 Some students elect not to register their internships as a COM 490 (Internship for Credit) while still completing rigorous internship work and including that work on their r\u00e9<\/span>sum\u00e9<\/span>s and in their portfolios. Keep in mind that some organizations require that their interns earn academic credit for their work, so always check with your internship employer for details.<\/span><\/p>\n To receive credit for your internship, you must register during the semester in which you are interning, including summer work. As a full-time student during the fall and spring semesters, COM 490 will not increase your tuition price. However, if you are a part-time student during Fall or Spring or a part-time Summer student, registering for internship credit will result additional tuition (e.g. summer 2013-2014 fees were about $350 per credit for in-state and $950 for out-of-state students). There is no opportunity for retroactive credit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pre-communication students and Communication Minors can earn one credit for a minimum of 60 hours of work in a semester. Communication Majors (i.e., those students who have advanced beyond their pre-communication status) can earn up to three credits, depending on how many hours they complete in a semester. Because of tuition concerns, some students who qualify to earn two or three credits in a semester in which they are a part-time student (most often Summer) elect to register for only one credit to lower tuition responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n