Internships & After Graduation

Internships

The Department of Political Science assists students in gaining meaningful internships in government, public policy, law, and journalism. Our students have interned at:

• Acton Institute
• The Dispatch
• The Institute on Religion and DemocracyLeadership Institute, Arlington, Va.*
• The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• The Empire Center, Albany, N.Y.
• The Heritage Foundation, Strategic Marketing Dept., Washington, D.C.
• Rep. Robert Pittenger (R), N.C.
• Yankee Institute for Public Policy, Hartford, Conn.
• Foundation for Economic Education, Atlanta, Ga.
• College Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C.
• PA State Historic Preservation Office
• PA Republican National Committee, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• National Review Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.*
• Concerned Veterans for America, Washington, D.C.*
• Charles Koch Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Rep. Peter Roskam (R), Washington, D.C.
• Ohio Right to Life, Columbus, OH.
• Ohio Republican Senate Campaign Committee
• USA Today, Tysons, Va.
• Family Research Council, Washington, D.C.
• The Commonwealth Foundation, Harrisburg, Pa.
• The American Spectator, Alexandria, Va.
• Charles Koch Internship

Students may earn up to six credits for summer internships.

View Internship Forms & Documents

After Graduation

Following graduation, many of our students pursue law at the following universities: 

• Harvard University
• College of William and Mary
• University of Pittsburgh
• New York University
• Boston University
• University of Virginia
• Ohio State University
• George Mason
• Georgetown
• William & Mary
• UT-Austin
• University of Florida
• University of Georgia

Following graduation, many of our students pursue advanced degrees in political science, public administration, and public policy at institutions such as:

• Georgetown University
• University of Dallas
• University of Oklahoma
• Ohio State University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Mercyhurst University
• University of Edinburgh
• Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University
• London School of Economics
• Northern Illinois University
• University of Virginia
• University of Maryland