Washington D.C. Internship

IU Internship in Politics, Opportunity, Leadership, Social Entrepreneurship

Our IU Internship in Politics, Opportunity, Leadership, Social Entrepreneurship (IU POLS DC) is a semester-long residential internship program in Washington, D.C. Our goal is to give you the very best the College of Arts and Sciences has to offer—a solid liberal arts education—while preparing you to find, apply for, and obtain the kind of job that makes you want to get up in the morning.

The semester before you go you will enroll in X299 - the section of the Political Science career development class reserved for IU POLS DC students. The program provides 12 hours of IU credit, including 6 hours of credit for an internship that you select with our help; two 300-level IU Political Science courses taught at the Willard Building on Pennsylvania Ave.; and an authentic DC-living experience in a charming townhome within the Capitol Hill security area. You will live only blocks from the Supreme Court, the House, and Senate.

You’ll have the semester of a lifetime while gaining job experience and networking opportunities. Open the doors to your future while maintaining full-time IU student status and financial aid.

The program is a collaboration between Political Science, the Political and Civic Engagement program (PACE), and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Walter Center for Career Achievement.

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Spend a Semester in Washington, D.C.

Spend either the spring with a Capitol full of cherry blossoms or a fall with the changing foliage. Political internship program provides fulltime IU student status, housing, coursework, and networking opportunities.

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Program details

Enroll in the IU POLS DC Section of X299 - the two-hour professional development class in semester before you go.
Semester-long internship in Washington, D.C. that provides 12 credit hours (6 credit hours are internship credit)
Eligibility: All sophomore-senior undergraduate students with a 3.0 GPA are eligible. Our department is willing to consider other applicants depending on circumstances.
The cost: regular IU tuition minus the on-campus fees for the semester
Take two 300-level Political Science classes taught in DC by IU faculty
Live in a town home in a double occupancy room (cost: $4,800, billed through IU, food not included)
Have a great time, learn new skills, and return with the proficiency and contacts you need to find a fabulous job

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