Department of Media, Culture, and Communication

Internships - Media, Culture, and Communication

Internship Credit

Registering

You must register for internship credit prior to the Drop/Add deadline of each semester. The Summer 2012 internship registration deadline is Friday, June 8th. Both graduate and undergraduate students can register for either a two credit internship (section 001) or a four credit internship (section 002). Please see below for minimum required hours.

Credit to Hours Worked Ratio
2 credits= 90 hours worked
4 credits= 180 hours worked

To enroll in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication's internship course, (Undergraduate MCC-UE 1100), or Graduate (MCC-GE 2235) titled Internship, please do the following, in order:

Step One
Determine if you are eligible to intern for credit. And if so, how many credits you would like to take towards the internship. See the eligibility requirements.

Step Two
Registering for an internship requires that you complete both the Internship Registration Form online and the Internship Agreement Form.  The Internship Agreement Form requires an original signature from your employer; ideally you should meet with the internship coordinator in person to complete the form together. It is designed to create an opportunity for you and your employer to discuss goals for the internship and facilitate a clear line of communication in terms of expectations.

Step Three
You must submit the signed Internship Agreement Form to the Media, Culture and Communication Advisement Staff in order to register for credit.  You may either fax the Internship Agreement Form to the attention of your MCC academic advisor at 212-995-4046 or bring it to the department front desk at 239 Greene Street, 7th Floor. Once the form is approved, the internship will be added to your schedule - you can not register for it through Albert.

Providing Proof of Internship Registration to Your Employer
On occasion internship employers will request for students to obtain a letter from the University verifying that the student's internship is registered for credit. There are three types of letters typically requested:

Eligibility Letter
This letter states that you are eligible to receive credit for an internship. A student may present this letter to their internship host before they are actually registered if they meet the department's eligibility requirements. If you know the company requires that you recieve credit, you may want to bring a copy of this letter to your interview. You can request an "Eligibility Letter" during office hours (9:30am to 5:30 pm) at the front desk of our department. The department is located on the 3rd floor of the East Building at 239 Greene Street.

Credit Confirmation Letter
Once you are registered for the internship, you may be required to provide proof that your internship is officially registered with New York University. To request this letter please send an email to comm.advisors@nyu.edu including the name of your employer, the contact person to whom the letter should be addressed, and the fax number or e-mail of your employer.

Sponsorship Letter
This letter can be used by any Media, Culture, and Communication student (regardless of class standing) for an employer who can accept a letter of sponsorship or acknowledgement of your internship.  The letter verifies that you are a student in our department and that you have informed the school of your internship.  The letter also confirms that the internship is relevant to your academic goals and that the school supports your internship.  It does not state that you are registered for academic credit.  Some, but not all, companies can accept a sponsorship letter in lieu of a credit confirmation letter. 

Internship Evaluation Standards

There are three components to earning an internship grade:

  1. The Research Portfolio: this is the centerpiece of your internship evaluation. This link describes the assignment in detail including an outline of both the two credit and four credit portfolios (60% of your grade).

  2. The Mid-semester workshops: you will discuss your experiences with fellow students and turn in a student evaluation form which can be downloaded from the forms link at the top of the page. The dates and times of the workshops will be e-mailed to you once you are registered (10% of your grade).

  3. The Supervisor Evaluation Form: this form should be turned in with your internship portfolio and will not be accepted separately, so please plan ahead and give your supervisor plenty of time to complete the form (30% of your grade). This form can be downloaded from the forms link at the top of the page.