EXWR 107-01
Practicum in Journalism
General Guidelines
Students working for chartered campus publications (or publications sponsored by chartered student organizations or staff offices on campus) can earn 1-2 hours of credit per semester for Practicum in Journalism (EXWR 107-01). During their time at Oberlin, students can earn up to 4 hours of credit by taking any combination of 1 or 2 hours of Practicum credit, and students who serve in editor or major coordinator positions for approved publications can earn an additional 2 hours of credit (for a total of 6) toward graduation. Practicum credit can also be earned by working for a combination of approved publications, as long as all parties involved are informed of the arrangement from the beginning. All Practicum in Journalism credit is graded Credit/No Entry.
After obtaining the consent of the faculty member teaching the Practicum in a given semester, students should contact the publication(s) they have chosen to work for as soon as possible. Editors or coordinators of each publication will make all assignments, editorial decisions, and judgments as to whether or not students have fulfilled the requirements for earning credit for their publication. In order to earn credit, each student must turn in to the faculty member sponsoring the Practicum course a completed midterm and final report of their work co-signed by the editor or coordinator of their publication by the due date. Please use the Practicum instructor's form for these reports. (Articles do not necessarily have to be published to count for credit; they only require the approval for credit of the publication's editor or coordinator.) Editors and coordinators must also turn in final reports in order to earn credit, although their reports do not require signatures other than their own.
SEE DATES for the deadlines for Midterm and Final Reports.
SEE Midterm Report Instructions for more information about Midterm Reports.
SEE Final Report Instructions for more information about Final Reports.
last updated 1 September 1999 send comments or questions to Jan Cooper Jan.Cooper@oberlin.edu http://www.oberlin.edu/~jcooper/jpracticum_genguide.html