Political Science

Student

Internship Ideas

Some of the possibilities available to Political Science majors in Washington DC:

  • 1 Sky
  • Africa Society
  • Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa
  • American Bar Association - Commission on Immigration
  • American Bar Association - International Law Sector
  • American Bar Association - International Projects
  • American Bar Association - Media Relations & Communications
  • American Bar Association - Section of International Law (International Legal Resource Center)
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • American Civil Liberties Union - National Prison Project
  • American Enterprise Institute
  • American Foreign Policy Council
  • Americans for Democratic Action
  • Amnesty International
  • Angerholzer Broz Consulting, LLC
  • Any US Senator or Representative
  • Armenian National Committee of America
  • Arthritis Foundation (National Chapter)
  • ASCD
  • Ashoka
  • Asian American Justice Center
  • ASPCA
  • Association of American Universities
  • Bipartisan Policy Center Advocacy Network (BPCAN)
  • Black Entertainment Television (BET) Networks Business and Legal Affairs Department
  • British American Security Information Council
  • Brookings Institute
  • Business Executives for National Security
  • CA Governor's Office
  • California Military Department
  • California News Service
  • Center for American Progress
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) - iDeas Lab
  • Center on Politics & Foreign Relations
  • Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
  • Common Cause
  • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
  • Congressional Management Foundation
  • Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
  • Continental Television Sales
  • Council for Court Excellence
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • Council on Hemispheric Affairs
  • Creative Associates International
  • D.C. Humanities Council
  • D.C. Law Students in Court
  • D.C. Prisoners' Project
  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
  • Democratic National Committee
  • Dershowitz Group
  • Education for Peace in Iraq Center
  • Embassy of Australia
  • Embassy of Greece
  • Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  • Enroll America
  • Equal Justice Works
  • FAIR Fund, Inc.
  • Fair Vote - Center for Voting and Democracy
  • Federal Reserve Board
  • FOX News
  • Freedom's Watch
  • Fund for Peace
  • Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
  • Heritage Action & Foundation
  • House Energy and Commerce Committee - Democratic Staff
  • House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security
  • HumanitiesDC
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Institute for National Strategic Studies
  • Institute of Educational Leadership
  • Institute of World Politics
  • International Accountability Project
  • International Law Institute
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Internet Education Foundation
  • Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
  • Judge David L. Bazwlon Center for Mental Health Law
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • KARAMAH
  • KIND (Kids In Need of Defense)
  • KIPP DC
  • Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto, LLC
  • Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
  • League of United Latin American Citizens
  • League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
  • Lincoln Park Strategies
  • Liveshots D.C. - ThinkTalk.com
  • Log Cabin Republicans
  • Mansfield Foundation
  • Meridian International Center
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
  • Migration Policy Institute
  • NAACP
  • NASA History Office
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • National Association of Attorney General
  • National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
  • National Defense Council Foundation
  • National Defense University - Industrial College of the Armed Forces
  • National Defense University - Institute for National Strategic Studies
  • National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI)
  • National Organization for Women
  • National Public Radio
  • National Sleep Foundation
  • National Women’s Business Council
  • Nature Conservancy
  • Noetic Group
  • OCOM
  • Office of Justice Programs - Office of Communications
  • Office of the Assistant Attorney General
  • Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
  • Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia - Child & Family Services
  • Office of the Curator of the Supreme Court
  • Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
  • ONE Campaign
  • ONE DC
  • Organization Republican Women Reach Out
  • Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  • Peace Corps
  • Potomac Institute - International Center for Terrorism Studies
  • Prosperity Now
  • Public Citizens
  • Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
  • Raben Group
  • Refugees International
  • Republican Governors' Association
  • Republican National Committee
  • Schertler & Onorato, LLP
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs
  • Smart Approaches to Marijuana
  • Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
  • State Department
  • Talk Radio News Service
  • TechNet
  • The Children's Partnership
  • The Coalition for Juvenile Justice
  • The Japan-American Society of Washington, D.C.
  • The Junior Statesmen Foundation
  • The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • The Partnership Project
  • The Raben Group
  • The White House
  • Trans Africa Forum
  • U.S.-Asia Institute
  • U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)
  • U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Legal Evaluation Journal Internship Program
  • U.S. Department of Commerce
  • U.S. Department of Commerce - International Trade Administration
  • U.S. Department of Commerce - International Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Defense - Office Secretary of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Defense - Washington Headquarters Services
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division
  • U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division, Coordination & Review Section
  • U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division, Voting Section
  • U.S. Department of Justice - Community Relations Service
  • U.S. Department of Justice - Environmental and Natural Resources Division
  • U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs
  • U.S. Department of Justice - U.S. National Central Bureau Interpol
  • U.S. Department of State
  • U.S. Department of State - Foreign Service Institute, School of Professional and Area Studies
  • U.S. Department of Transportation - Office of Inspector General
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Security (TSA)
  • U.S. Department of Treasury
  • U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts
  • U.S. Education Department - Risk Management Services
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education
  • U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • U.S. Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee
  • UNHCR Political Science Council for Court Excellence
  • University of California - Office of Federal Governmental Relations
  • University of California - Retirement Security Institute
  • Vital Voices
  • Voice of America
  • Washington International Trade Internship
  • Washington Lawyer's Committee
  • Washington Lawyers Committee - Prisoners Project
  • Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
  • Wilderness Society
  • WOLA
  • Women for Women International
  • Woodrow Wilson Center & COHA
  • World Service Authority

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!