| Internships
The Department sponsors a number of engaging internship opportunities
in government agencies and non-profit organizations. Students
have interned in such diverse sites as City Council offices, the
Victim Witness Program, Pre-Trial Services, the Tucson Ecumenical
Council on Latin America, and the Offices of the County Attorney
and Public Defender. Interns with these agencies work with clients,
research constituent concerns, and assist in resolving problems.
Students may also serve as interns in the local and Washington
offices of members of the Arizona Congressional Delegation. Their
work involves responding to constituent concerns and resolving
difficulties constituents encounter with federal agencies. More
than 200 students a year on average participate in Political Science
internship opportunities. A Political Science internship requires
45 hours of acceptable work per unit of academic credit. For students
enrolled before Fall 2001 (catalog 2000-2001 or earlier), no more
than three (3) internship units may be credited toward the Political
Science major. For students enrolled for the first time in Fall
2001 or later (catalog 2001-2002 or later), a combined total of
no more than nine (9) units from internships (293s, 393s, 493s),
independent study (299s, 399s, 499s), or directed research (392,
492) may be credited toward the Political Science major. Internships
do not count toward the Department's
24 unit upper-division course requirement, nor the field of study
requirement. Interested students are encouraged to contact the
Department's Internship Coordinator, Dr. Pamela Coonan
(coonan@email.arizona.edu)
or Ms. Pat Rhyner (prhyner@email.arizona.edu),
Assistant Internship Coordinator, for further details. Click here
for a complete copy of our Internship
Packet.
Arizona Legislative Internship
The State of Arizona sponsors a Legislative
Internship Program, which is administered by the Political
Science Department. Internships are awarded on a competitive
basis. Students are eligible to apply if they have a minimum
3.0 GPA and have attained Senior standing or will do so by the
Spring term. Students selected as Legislative Interns receive
a modest stipend and work in Phoenix during the Spring semester
as full-time staff members for the Legislature, the Governor's
Office, and the Supreme Court. Dr. Pamela Coonan (coonan@email.arizona.edu),
Department Internship Coordinator, or Ms. Pat Rhyner (prhyner@email.arizona.edu),
Assistant Internship Coordinator, may be contacted for application
materials and further details.
Mail Address:
Department of Political Science
315 Social Sciences Building
P.O. Box 210027
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0027
Phone: (520) 621-7600
Fax: (520) 621-5051
Department of Political Science, The
University of Arizona
© 2002 Arizona Board of Regents.
Please send comments or questions about this web site to:
polisci@email.arizona.edu
Page last updated January 9, 2007
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