Fill out the form and submit it electronically to iupolsdc@iu.edu by the deadline. Additionally, make an appointment for a brief 30-minute interview with Prof. Barbour.

Await an admissions decision. Decisions are generally made within 10 days of the deadline.

Please contact Prof. Barbour (barbour@iu.edu) with any further questions or concerns.

Fill out the application

Enroll in POLS-X 299 upon admission. If more than one section is offered, be sure to choose the section reserved for IU POLS DC students. This class will prepare you to obtain your internship position and to thrive in your professional role.

Before registration for the D.C. semester, you will receive online authorization to enroll in POLS-X 477 (6 cr. course for your internship),  POLS-Y 300 (3 cr. course on current events taught by Prof. Christine Barbour), and either POLS-Y 311 (3 cr. course on U.S. intelligence processes taught by Dr. Barry Zulauf in the fall) or POLS-Y 302 (3 cr. course on the U.S. bureaucracy and policy process taught by Dr. Jessica Gerrity in the spring). Register for the courses when it is time to enroll for your semester in D.C.

Both D.C. classes will be taught in the Willard Office Building in Washington D.C. Each course is 3 credit hours and, along with the 6 credit hours for the internship, will complete your 12-hour semester schedule. Your Bursar bill will reflect full-time status for the term, plus a $5,650 housing fee. If you wish to enroll in any other courses, such as an online course or independent readings/research, you may add that to your schedule in the usual way.

Submit your WISH Housing program application to their website. When you pay your Bursar bill, you will be charged tuition for 12 credit hours and $5,250 for your double occupancy housing in the WISH townhouse for the semester, as well as a $400 non-refundable processing fee. The Political Science department will be responsible for ensuring that this gets to WISH by the required deadline, and it gives you the convenience of making a single payment on your Bursar bill.

Make your travel arrangements and have the time of your life!