Internship Ideas
Some of the possibilities available to Fiber and Polymer Science majors in Washington DC:
- Battelle, Inc.
- Center for Science and the Public Interest
- Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
- Jacobs Engineering Group
- NASA
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Science Foundation
- The Textile Museum
- U.S. Customs Service
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency
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!