UC San Diego Washington Program (UCDC)
Career Service Center, Room 112
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Since 1997, the UC San Diego Washington Center has provided students
an opportunity
to intern in the nations capital while continuing their academic
coursework. The program is open to all students who have completed ninety
units toward graduation with a 2.5 grade-point average. Students earn
fourteen units of academic credit, continue to be registered full time,
and fulfill university residency requirements.
Students maintain financial aid eligibility; the amount can be adjusted
to reflect the additional costs of the program. In addition, eligible
students are considered for the University of California Presidents
Washington Scholarship Program. Students live in the new University
of California Washington Center, located in the heart of Washington,
D.C.
InternshipStudents work twenty-four hours per week as
interns in federal agencies, interest groups, trade associations, the
national news media, museums, research institutions, or in other organizations
related to policy, politics, science, and culture and geared to the
interests and objectives of individual students. Political Science 197I:
six units of academic credit.
Research SeminarDrawing on the internship experience,
each student participates in a seminar and undertakes an independent
research project. Political Science 194 (or depending on the students
major, one of the cross-listed equivalents): four units of academic
credit.
Elective CourseEach student also enrolls in one upper-division
seminar course at the Washington Center. These courses are taught by
the different campuses resident faculty and change each quarter.
Typically they include a mix of political science, international relations,
other social sciences, history, and the arts and humanities. In addition
to regular instruction, these seminars may take advantage of the Washington
locale and often include guest speakers and field work activities.
UC San Diego Washington Program (UCDC)
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