POLS 4490
(3 credit hours)
&
POLS 4491 (6 credit hours)
Internship/Practicum
&
CSU Political Science Internships
Contact:
Dr. Joe Trachtenberg
Political Science Program Coordinator
Arts & Sciences Building, Room G-105A
(678) 466-4810
Important Information:
Contact Dr. Trachtenberg
with all internship related concerns and questions.
Please do NOT contact
governmental offices and nonprofit organizations offering
internships without first speaking with Dr. Trachtenberg.
The CSU Career Services Office and
Dr. Trachtenberg
will assist you in finding and applying for an internship.
Required POLS degree program internship course to be taken the same semester as the internship:
POLS 4490/POLS 4491 Internship/Practicum
(Dr. Trachtenberg must register you for this course.)
Generally, students doing a nonprofit
organization internship take POLS 4490
and students doing a government agency internship generally take POLS 4491.
Internship Opportunities:
All interns will
complete CSU internship form in addition to those required for application to
a
specific internship program. The CSU internship form should be turned in to
Dr. Trachtenberg.
CSU Internship Learning Agreement
Dr. Trachtenberg must approve, sign and submit the completed CSU Internship Learning Agreement to the Career Services Office for you.
IMPORTANT:
It is your responsibility to find an appropriate internship before the semester
begins.
Please contact Dr. Trachtenberg or
Bridgette McDonald, CSU Career Services Office, in
discuss
possible internship opportunities.Your internship MUST be approved by Dr.
Trachtenberg,
the internship coordinator.
2011
Georgia Legislative Internship Program
Political Science majors in their
senior year at CSU with exception academic records of achievement will be
invited to apply for a legislative internship. The completed internship
application package must be
approved to Dr. Trachtenberg for approval and submission.
The POLS Internship Coordinator will assist you in preparing your application package.
The program application
package included a cover letter, a completed application form, an official
CSU transcript from the CSU Registrar, a
two-to-five page essay on “How your studies and experiences have prepared you
to participate in the internship program and what you expect to gain from the
program”, and three references (Two references from CSU faculty and the
third from a non-CSU affiliated adult who is not a family member
(The POLS Internship
Coordinator will provide you with all application related forms.).
2011
Legislative Session Application
Deadline:
October 15, 2010.
Washington Semester Program
Governor's Internship
Program
The POLS Internship
Coordinator will assist you in preparing your application package.
The application & resume must be approved by the POLS Internship Coordinator
before submission.
Applicants will submit a completed online application form and a resume.
You will find information on
composing a resume at this website:
http://adminservices.clayton.edu/experiential_learning/sampleresumes.htm
CSU Career Services Office
http://adminservices.clayton.edu/career/internshipprocess.htm
You
will find also information on internships this website.
Contact:
Bridgette McDonald bridgettemcdonald@clayton.edu
to schedule an appointment to
discuss internship opportunities.