After the internship has been approved by the academic department, associate dean for academic affairs, and the employer, the student's main goal is to perform and to learn as much as possible from the experience. With the right experience, your dreams can become reality, and The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars will help make it possible. From arts to zoology, The Washington Center can place you in an internship designed to provide you with the opportunity to learn more about your chosen field, and develop specific knowledge and skills. Students participate in the 12 or 15-week program and work at their placement site 4 days aweek. Students are required to take a class one day a week.
Classes take a closer look at a specific issue or develop a particular skill.
The program is enhanced with The Washington Forum - a variety of lectures, congressional breakfasts, White House briefings, tours, site visits, workshops, and information session. D.C. Students are also required to keep a journal of their experience and put together a portfolio of their internship at the end of the program. As part of an aggressive outreach program for college minority students, The Washington Center has designed the Minorities in Congress program and the Minority Leaders Fellowship Program. MIC places minority students in congressional offices. MLFP is a competitive program offered to only 25 students each semester.