Internships
The department actively encourages students of political science to pursue an internship in an applied political setting such as a local, state, or federal government department, a law office, or a political campaign.
Practical political experience allows students to develop a deeper understanding of the political world studied in class, and provides an opportunity for students to build a substantive work history. Academic credit is available for participation in an approved internship.
Interns have been placed recently with the following employers:
- White House (George W. Bush administration)
- Office of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
- Office of U.S. Senator Kay Hagan
- Office of U.S. Representative Walter B. Jones
- Republican National Committee
- Pitt County Republican Party
- Pitt County Democratic Party
- District Attorney’s Office of Pitt County
- North Carolina Army National Guard
- North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
- Office of U.S. Representative David Price
- Irons and Irons Law Firm
- Ricci Law Firm
- Advocacy and Management Group
- Judge David Brantley
- Mercatus Center
- Federal, state, local and campus law enforcement agencies
For information about internship opportunities, please review the opportunities below:
- The White House
- The U.S. State Department
- The Central Intelligence Agency
- The Capital Semester
- The Washington Center
- The North Carolina General Assembly
- The North Carolina Department of Administration
- The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
- USAJobs.gov
- IntelligenceCareers.gov
FAQ: Undergraduate Internship Information & Requirements