The UC Washington Center Program offers qualified undergraduate students from any major an exciting opportunity to combine course work, field research and work experience during a quarter's residence in our nation's capital. While in Washington, students live in a residential college with 165 students from seven University of California campuses Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. Students divide their weekly schedules among classes taught by University of California faculty from all over the system, research projects and internships.
Students sign up for three courses an internship, a seminar, and an elective.
The centerpiece of the program is the internship, which can be selected from a stunning array of possibilities. The seminar is taught by a professor from the student's home campus. The course features group meetings and tutorial sessions related to the student's research project. In addition, each student chooses one upper-division elective course from a range of classes offered by faculty in residence from all the UC campuses. These electives are offered in several disciplines, including selections from the social and natural sciences, arts and humanities.