Internships need to be related to the public sector in some way. This includes working for:
- government agencies
- nonprofits
- policy agencies
- political associations
- lobbies
Undergraduate political science majors have the option of completing an internship as their capstone course credit.
However, you must successfully complete:
- POLS 130 American Government
- POLS 237 State and Local Government
- one of the following: POLS 342 Public Policy; POLS 350 Public Administration; POLS 431 Congress; POLS 473 American Political Parties