The department helps students obtain internships through three main channels:
- Its Legal Internship Program
- Its Policy, Politics, and Public Administration Internship Program
- Sponsorship of students applying to the Maryland General Assembly Internship Program.
The department also periodically offers scholarships to financially needy students who accept unpaid internships. Please visit the department's scholarships website for information and a link to the application.
Two courses in the political science curriculum, POLI 438 (Legal Internship) and POLI 448 (Internship in Policy, Politics, and Public Administration) enable students to earn academic credit for internships. The department typically offers them every spring semester.
Applications can be found using the links above.