Scholarships and Awards
Departmental scholarships and awards are awarded annually by the College of Charleston or the communication faculty based on such criteria as academic achievement and leadership qualities. The Department of Communication has several undergraduate scholarships, some of which are renewable until graduation if the student maintains a satisfactory grade point average and makes appropriate academic progress. 

Current and prospective undergraduate students should review the scholarship and award information and application procedures available on the scholarships page of the departmental Web site.  Current and prospective graduate students should contact the Department of Communication Graduate Director for more information.

Internships
Undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to pursue an internship for course credit (1-3 credits) within the field of communication. College of Charleston communication students have completed communication internships in Charleston, Greenville, Charlotte, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and many other cities.

Please see and review carefully the full set of internship requirements and guidelines, which are posted on the internships page of the departmental Web site.  In addition, the Department of Communication Internship Director, Dr. Kirk Stone, and the department’s Staff Internship Coordinator, Ms. Kristal Cooper, are available to answer questions about internships.

Internship descriptions can be accessed through the College of Charleston’s Career Services Web site and through Web site listings for many local, regional, national, and international organizations. Aside from Web site research, an excellent source for obtaining internship information is the annual Department of Communication Networking Fair, held each fall on the College of Charleston campus.

Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum of a 2.5 grade-point average in the major to be eligible for a departmental internship.  Graduate students should contact the Department of Communication Graduate Director for more information.