CO 575 End-of-Semester Survey

Students who submit a CO575 form during or after Summer 2025 are required to complete the COM Core Division’s CO 575 End-of-Semester Survey to fulfill COM’s Professional Experience Requirement.

What can students expect from this survey?

First, at the conclusion of their professional activity, students who submit a CO 575 form must answers the brief prompts included in this form. The first half of prompts ask for basic personal information such as name, BU ID, email address, major, and similar details.

Next – and most importantly – this form requires students to share a one-page summary (roughly 250-500 words) of their CO 575 experience. Students: This summary should include a list of your main communication duties, the main takeaways from the professional experience, and a reflection on how your responsibilities connect back to your COM coursework and your larger career goals.

The deadline to submit a reflection is no later than one week before the final day of classes for the semester in which you are earning CO 575 credit.

Fall 2025 Survey Deadline: December 3^rd, 2025

Failure to submit the summary by the date listed above will result in CO 575 being deleted from your schedule and no credit for the experience being awarded.

NOTE: Students who are receiving CO 575 credit via one of the pre-approved courses below DO NOT need to submit this survey or a one-page summary in order to fulfill COM’s Professional Experience Requirement.

MCADVPR: CM 471, CM 520, CM 580, CM 581, CM 585, CM 586
JO: JO 400, JO 404, JO 411/412/413, JO 455, JO 546, Boston Globe Co-Op
FTV: FT 493/494, FT 505, FT 573
CO: CO 145, COMLab

If you have any questions about this form or your one-page summary, please contact the COM Core Division (comcore@bu.edu) directly.

CO 575 End-of-Semester Survey

Name(Required)

First Last

BU Email(Required)

BU ID(Required)

What is your major?(Required)

What is current class year?(Required)

Tell us about your professional experience

Please answer the following prompts and upload a one-page summary (roughly 250 - 500 words) of your CO 575 experience. More detailed directions on what to include in your summary can be found below.

Current Semester(Required)

Title of Professional Experience(Required)

Please provide the name and/or a two-three word description of the professional experience you participated in (e.g., internship title).

Organization Name(Required)

Please provide the name of the organization where you completed your CO 575 experience.

Department Name(Required)

If applicable, please provide the name of the department and/or unit you were part of within the organization.

Organization Website(Required)

Please include a link to this organization's website or online presence, if available.

Upload one-page summary. Be sure to include your NAME and BU ID on the file you upload.(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 100 MB.

Upload one-page summary. Be sure to include your NAME and BU ID on the PDF file you upload. Please label the file itself using the following format: Last Name_First Name – CO575 Summary. Your summary should include a list of your communication duties, main takeaways from the experience, and a reflection on how your responsibilities connected back to your COM coursework and your larger career goals. Failure to submit this summary will result in CO575 being deleted from your student record and no credit for the experience being awarded.