Internship Ideas
Some of the possibilities available to Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies majors in Washington DC:
- CODEPINK
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- HIPS
- League of United Latin American Citizens
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- National Organization for Women (NOW)
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- National Women's Business Council
- National Women's Health Network
- National Women's Law Center
- Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
- Women's Economic Development and Global Equality Coalition
- Women's Foreign Policy Group
- Women for Women International
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!