Internships

Internships can be taken for either 2 or 4 credits; internships that are 11-12 hours or more per week are eligible for 4 credits. Two credit internships must be taken pass/fail.  Four-credit internships can be taken either pass/fail or for a letter grade.

One internship taken for a letter grade can count for elective credit for the English major. Internships for the Journalism and Editing & Publishing or Creative Writing minors can be taken pass/fail. See our Courses and Requirements page for more information on distribution and credits. 

All students earning credit for an internship must complete weekly journal entries. Students earning 2- credit pass/fail internship must complete a 2-3 page reflection paper. Students with a 4-credit pass/fail internship must complete a 4-5 page reflection paper. Students earning a grade for the internships must complete a 7-8 page reflection paper that includes at least 2 secondary sources, which will be chosen in consultation with the Internship coordinator.

 If you are interested in doing an internship for credit, contact Dr. Elizabeth O’Connor, the department’s internship coordinator, to discuss your plans and options. In order to receive academic credit, students must be registered for an academic internship PRIOR to the first day of work. Refer to the Academic Internships web page to access the necessary forms.

Places Our Students Have Interned

Archives, Libraries, & Museums Click to Open

• Apoll Theatre (NYC)
• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (St. Michaels, MD)

• Hagley Museum (DE)

• LGBT Community Center (NYC)

• Library of Congress Center for the Book (DC)

• Library of Congress Publishing Office (DC)

• Maryland State Archives (Annapolis)

• National Endowment for the Humanities (DC)

• National Museum of Women in the Arts (DC)

• Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (DC)

• Winterthur Museum & Library (DE)

Journalism & Media Click to Open

• Blend Magazine (remote)

• The Borgen Project (remote)

• The Capital Gazette (Annapolis, MD)

• Delaware Today (Wilmington, DC)

• Jackson Hole Daily News (WY)

• Kent County News (Chestertown, MD)

• Levittownnow.com

• PI Magazine (remote)

• Salisbury Daily Times (Salisbury, MD)

• Step Up Magazine (remote)

• Today Media Custom Communications (Baltimore, MD)

• The Washington Blade (DC)

• WCTR (Chestertown, MD)

 

Publishing Click to Open

• 24PearlStreet (remote)

• Copper Canyon Press (Washington)

• The Etruscan Press (remote)

• Prestwick House Publishing (Smyrna, DE)

• Random House, marketing department (NJ)

• Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Lanham, MD)

• The Summerset Review (NY)

• Triada U.S. Literary Agency (remote)

On Campus Internships Click to Open

• Cherry Tree, Washington College’s national literary journal

• Rose O’Neill Literary House

• English Department

• The Elm, the student newspaper

• The Pegasus, the student yearbook

• Eastern Shore Food Lab

OtherClick to Open

• 52^nd St. Project (NYC)

• Accenture POD Marketing (NYC)

• Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (Easton, MD)

• Gotham Comedy Club (NYC)

• Midshore Pro Bono (remote)

• Reading is Fundamental (DC)

• US LI Life Insurance (Wayne, PA)