These units are upper-division elective credit. Students get a Transcript Notation for the internship. Development and completion of an independent research project under the supervision of the Washington Center Director, a UCSD Professor, and guided by a teaching assistant. Students from departments other than Political Science, Communication, and USP should contact their home departments to determine if this course will be counted toward their major. The research project is on a topic of your own choosing and related to your internship, under faculty and TA supervision.
All research projects require hard work and commitment.
You must take one other course. The courses change each quarter. A current list is given to each student at the campus orientation. There are at least six courses from which to choose during fall and spring quarters. Winter quarter offers a more limited selection.