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Political Science Internship Program Details
The Department of Political Science encourages its students to serve
as a intern during their junior or senior years.
Internships are available at the local, state, federal, and
international level and in every branch of government—executive,
legislative, and judicial. Internships are also available with
candidates running for political office, political parties, interest
groups (including nonprofit and lobbying organizations), and private
firms engaged in governmental relations and issue research.
Students may receive up to three hours of credit in either POS 4940
Political Internship or PAD 4940 Judicial Internship. All Internships
are graded pass/fail (S/U).
Students can apply no more than three hours of POS/PAD 4940
toward their major.
Students are expected to work at their internship 10-12 hours a week
during the fall and spring semesters, 14-16 hours during summer C, and
24-28 hours during summer A and B.
In addition to their intern duties, students are required to keep a
daily log and write a 10-12 page research paper that blends the
relevant academic literature with insights gained from the
student’s internship. The paper can be on a topic of the
student’s choosing, but it must related
to the internship and it must be pre-approved by Professor Daniel
Smith, Political Science Internship Coordinator. The daily journal and
paper are due at noon on the last day of classes of the semester.
Students are responsible for arranging their own internships, but
the internship coordinator and other members of the faculty can
recommend any number of intern possibilities. Given the competitive
nature of some internships, students are
advised to contact possible intern placements several months prior to
the semester during which they would serve the internship.
Students are eligible to enroll for credit for an internship no more
than two weeks after a semester has begun. The student will be
responsible for any late fees charged by the Registrar.
Once students have secured an internship, they must fill out a short
application to be enrolled and to receive academic credit. Applications
can be obtained in the Department of Political Science, 234 Anderson Hall, or
may be printed off this website. Click HERE to obtain an application
on-line.
For further information about intern possibilities, please contact
Professor Daniel A. Smith (dasmith@polisci.ufl.edu), Political Science
Internship Coordinator, Department of Political Science, 003 Anderson
Hall.
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