As excited as a DMJ student may be for graduation, they must also not forget to complete one of the biggest DMJ requirements: the internship!
All DMJ majors and journalism minors are required to complete an internship in order to graduate. In order to do so, you must apply for internship eligibility this semester. For students planning on graduating in December 2025, this means you must make sure you apply for internship eligibility by Friday, March 14.
Applying for internship eligibility means you have to be approved before you can earn internship credits or even start looking for an internship placement. Wait– why? Well, we have to make sure you are ready to represent our department, internship program, and SUNY New Paltz as a whole out in the work world.
Once your internship eligibility application has been approved and you are eligible to earn internship credits, then, and only then, can you start looking for an internship.
To apply for internship eligibility, click here to be taken to our Internship Information packet, which provides you with information and guidelines to apply for eligibility. Once you’ve read and understood everything in there you can start the application (linked in the info packet).
In this application, you will answer some simple questions about your understanding of the process and preferences you may have for your internship. At the end you will be asked to submit a resume and progress report. Read the linked articles to ensure you have properly formatted your resume and progress report. The last question on the application will ask if you want to receive SMS texts about your status of eligibility. We highly encourage you to add your number so you can be the most up to date on your status and new information.
Once you are approved, you will receive an email (and/or SMS text) with your next steps, which includes searching for an internship placement.
Remember, the deadline to complete this process is Friday, March 14 if you are planning on interning in summer 2025. Seniors looking to graduate in December 2025 who haven’t completed an internship yet must make the March 14 deadline or risk not graduating on time.