Here are some VCU students

Here is an index of resources for journalism students – information that will help you succeed in school and launch your careers.

Advising >

See the school’s advising coordinator, Natasha Long [link to Natasha's item on Faculty & Staff], and her team of advisers for academic advising – about selecting courses, for example, and staying on track for graduation. Visit with any faculty member you’d like for career advising – for getting an internship, for example, or landing your first job.

Graduation Worksheets >

These worksheets show which courses you must complete to finish the school’s foundation, get into a sequence and ultimately to graduate. Keep your worksheet up to date. At least once a semester, you should go over the worksheet with an academic adviser.

Student Handbook >

The student handbook contains comprehensive information for mass comm students. For every sequence and concentration (such as print journalism and broadcast journalism), the handbook shows what courses you should take each semester in order to graduate in four years.

Get Experience >

Here are resources for finding internships and jobs. All journalism students must take three internship credits. (Each credit requires working for 50 hours for an approved internship provider.) You could take a three-credit internship all at once (working 10 hours a week over a 15-week semester). Or consider doing a one-credit internship to build your credentials, and then a two-credit internship at a
national news organization. (Major newspapers and TV news operations want interns who already have had experience.)

Journalism Student Clubs >

The school has chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio-Television Digital News Association and the Association of Black Communicators (affiliated with the National Association of Black Journalists).

Other Links >

Here are other helpful links for journalism students.