Internship Ideas
Some of the possibilities available to Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry majors in Washington DC:
- American Farmland Trust
- Center for Science and the Public Interest
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Aquarium
- National Botanical Gardens
- National Geographic Society
- Save America's Forests
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Major/Minor Credit
Many UCD majors and minors incorporate credits earned while completing an internship and/or an independent research project. Students in some programs have been able to use their Washington Program Internship (WAS 192) and Research Seminar (WAS 199) credits as substitutions for their major or minor requirements.
Check with your advisor to see if you can do this as well!