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Internships
There are 3 different forms of internships, each with a different course designation and eligibility requirements. This arrangement is a spring semester offering. Click on the appropriate internship below for information, procedures and course requirements:
POL403 is the basic internship course. This has no prerequisites. You must simply be a student in good standing to enroll.
POL403A is the legislative internship with the Indiana General Assembly. Each Spring Semester, the Indiana General Assembly awards 50–60 internships. These are competitively awarded and are distributed among any of the colleges and universities in the state. Generally, there are about 12 Purdue students chosen. To be eligible, you must be at least a Junior and have a 3.0 GPA.
POL403C is the internship taken to fulfill the Capstone requirement. To be eligible, you must have at least 12 hours of Political Science credit, at least 9 at the 300 level or above.
The legislative internship (POL403A) automatically qualifies for Capstone credit. Any other internship will qualify for Capstone credit only upon the approval of the Director.
Dr. William Shaffer, Internship Director
Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Room 2226
(765)496-3921
wshaffer@purdue.edu