Where can I find information on internships in political science?
By the senior year, many students are eager to put their knowledge to work in the community, and to start building the practical and applied foundations of their careers. Graduates often report that the internship was one of the most rewarding components of their education. The internship experience has long been one of the department’s recognized strengths, considered so vital to our curriculum that it remains one of three possible “capstone” requirements designed to represent the culmination of your undergraduate experience. The department offers three internships to satisfy the capstone requirement for the major: local, Sacramento, and Washington DC. Further information and links for all three internship programs can be found on the department website or by contacting the internship advisors. The local internship takes place in San Diego County, normally during the same semester in which you enroll in Pol S 495. This is a 3-unit course combining practical experience in a supervised
