Internship Ideas
There are thousands of organizations that offer internships in DC. Here is a small list of internship opportunities available for Plant Biology majors - and there are many more.
- American Farmland Trust
- Center for Science and the Public Interest
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Aquarium
- National Botanical Gardens
- National Geographic Society
- National Science Foundation
- Save America's Forests
- Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- 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!