What could CSULB have done better?

How might CSULB and your department better prepare you for a future internship?

      This is a tricky question. In some sense, I certainly felt as though I didn't know enough before I started my internship. I think this was because I had merely finished my first year at CSULB and had not taken many upper division journalism classes. I think in general however, the CSULB journalism department could do a better job of finding internships for students. My internship at NBC Bay Area was certainly lucky. I had applied to other internships throughout my first year at college and I received no response. The internship class in the journalism department is similar to the one through the Career Center. One must find their own internship and then apply for the class. I think it would be best if the journalism department, through their many contacts, actually helped us find those valuable internships. 

     One thing the university should have done is organize this class differently. I understand that to receive credit for an unpaid internship one must take this class or a class through the department. However, I did not learn what time this class was meting until August(keep in mind I had scheduled my classes earlier). As a result I had a conflict with this class and another. I think the university should schedule several different internship classes so students aren't limited to one section.