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Courier & Press Internship Online Application

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Application Deadline: March 29, 2013

Students must be either a journalism major or minor to be eligible.

(If you prefer to fill out a hard copy of the application, you may pick it up from the Department Administrative Assistant or the Journalism Program Coordinator before the deadline.)

 Name
 Local Address
 City
 State
 Zip
 Local Phone
 Cell Phone
Email Address

Major
Second Major
Minor
Teaching Certificate

Students should review their DARS records.

I will return the semester after the internship is completed to take 15 credit hours or more to complete my degree.
Semester hours completed Hours in major completed
GPA overall GPA in major
Anticipated Graduation   Graduation Year
How many semesters have you made the Honor Roll (Dean's List)?

Rank your interests from "1" to "5" with "1" being the most interesting to you:
  Copy Editing
  Design
  Multimedia and Online
  Photography
  Reporting

Are you on staff at The Shield?
Have you published through The Shield?
How many articles have you written for The Shield?
Have you published in another outlet?
If yes, what outlet and how many times?
Are you a member of SPJ?
If yes, how many years?
Involvement in campus and community service activities (clubs, organizations, events, etc.)

Current financial support provided by Please list in percentages:  
Student employment   %
Family assistance   %
Grants   %
Loans   %
Other scholarships   %
Other   %
  Total should be 100 percent

Write a 150-word essay.  In this essay, tell us

  1. something about yourself,
  2. why you think you deserve the Courier & Press Internship, and
  3. what you offer of value to the newspaper.
In certain instances, these essays are used as tie-breakers, so do your best.

 


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