Political Science 427 - Legislative Internship

Poli Sci 427 is a 3-credit course with weekly readings, as well as written assignments.  The material covered in the course is designed to be relevant to students who are concurrently serving as legislative interns.  This class is open by application only to students interning in a legislative setting, specifically in one of the following:

• the governor's office
• the lieutenant governor's office
• the state legislature
• federal legislative offices in Madison.

Preference will be given to political science major applicants and those with a cumulative GPA greater than 3.0.

• This class will have weekly meetings.
• It is not necessary to have secured an internship before applying for the course, but you will need to have an internship by the start of the term.
• Internships do not necessarily have to be in a legislative setting, but do need to be politically related and pertain to legislative issues to be eligible.

Political Science 478 - Washington DC Summer Internship Program

• For more information about the program and the application form, see the program website. 
  Application deadline: Wednesday, October 31, 2012.

State Legislative Internship Opportunities

• Check the Announcements Blog page for the most recent information about internship opportunities.

Washington, D.C. Opportunities

• Washington, D.C. Summer Internship Program
  - The application deadline for this summer program is always in the previous fall.  Please see the program page for the most current application information. 
• Washington, D.C. Semester in International Affairs (an internship program organized by the UW-Madison's Division of International Studies)

• Special Interest Firms

Please also read this note about receiving academic credit for internships!