Positions may be paying or non-paying and may take place with the Congress, federal agencies, interest groups, local government, or political party organizations. Students are expected to work a minimum of thirty-five hours each week in their internship assignments. Competition for summer government internships is intense and positions are often filled by April. Students should begin seeking work, therefore, as early as possible. Students who are interested in working in Congressional offices should begin corresponding with their representatives as soon as they apply to the program.
Housing is available on campus in air-conditioned, double rooms or campus apartments.
Only undergraduate students will be accepted into the summer program. Juniors and seniors will be given preference. A good background in political science and an overall scholastic average of 3.0 or above are expected. The majority of participants in the program are pursuing majors in political science, but this is not a requirement. Students from many different fields of study have completed the program successfully.