The University of California has extended its mission of service, teaching and research to the nation's capital, where students, faculty and staff spend time in residence studying the rich cultural, political and international heritage of our capital city on-site through programs offered by the University of California's Washington Academic Center . The UC Washington Academic Center is a multi-campus instructional and research center that provides undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty from the University of California campuses opportunities to research, work and study in the Nation's capital. In addition, the University's liaison to Congress and the federal government, the Office of Federal Governmental Relations , is just blocks away on Dupont Circle. Each campus program is administered independently by campus staff here and in California.
Students apply directly through their campus' program.
Students from outside the UC system are not eligible. Undergraduates from these and other UC campuses spend a term in residence working and studying in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. As interns with federal agencies, Congress, the White House, policy research organizations, and interest groups, students gain firsthand exposure to the American political process while attaining valuable work experience. D.C. Academic Center to fulfill the academic component of each campus program. Many write comprehensive research papers based in part on their internship experiences.