This is a great way to see if a career in diplomacy is for you. These internships with the U.S. diplomatic services are available in Washington and overseas. These are non-credit internships. Students have arranged for credit by means of independent study with U-M professors. You do not have to take the Foreign Service Exam in order to apply for a State Department internship.
Most people take it more than once before passing.
U.S. citizens at least 20 years of age on the date of the examination, who are willing to be assigned anywhere worldwide. Or this can be downoaded from the State Department website. The exam is not always given every year. The State Department also has some career positions as Foreign Service Specialists which do not require the Foreign Service Exam, in areas such as Information Technology. U.S. Peace Corps.