The Washington Center

Welcome to the UCA Liaison’s website for The Washington Center (TWC) for Internships and Academic Seminars.  If you are interested in completing a professional internship in your field of study, the Academic Internship Program may be for you!  The Washington Center also sponsors Academic Seminars.

The early deadline for applying for the Summer 2021 internship program (June 8th to August 5th) is February 17, 2021 and the regular deadline for the Summer 2021 internship program is March 17, 2021.

The early deadline for applying for the Fall Semester 2021 internship program (August 30th to December 2nd) is April 7, 2021 and the regular deadline for the Fall Semester 2021 internship program is May 5, 2021.

UCA students who are at least sophomores (30 or more credit hours) with a minimum GPA of 2.75 may apply for the internship program.  U.S. citizens and international students (non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents) are both eligible to apply for the program.  During the period of the program, participants from UCA must be full-time students enrolled in a minimum of twelve credit hours in the Fall or Spring and a minimum of nine credit hours in the Summer.  The full-time credit hours correspond to the three components of the program.

For Fall and Spring semesters, the internship program consists of three components for which students earn twelve UCA credit hours: (1) Internship – six credit hours; (2) Academic Course – three credit hours; and (3) Career Preparation – three credit hours.  For the summer term, students earn nine UCA credit hours for the program – six hours for the internship and three hours for the academic course.  UCA students are not allowed to enroll in less than twelve credit hours in the Fall or Spring or less than nine credit hours in the Summer.  Students must participate in all three component of the program regardless of the term or number of credit hours earned.

The State of Arkansas provides a limited number of $7,000 scholarships to U.S. citizens and Arkansas residents participating in the internship program.  In addition, UCA students do not pay tuition and fees to UCA during the term of the program.  Program fees and housing fees (if applicable) are paid directly by students to The Washington Center.  For some students, scholarships, UCA financial aid, and the tuition/fee waiver make it possible to participate in the program for a semester for approximately the same cost as a semester at UCA.

To get started on the internship program, click on the “Application Procedures and Deadlines” link at the top of this page.

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Contact:
Dr. Mark Mullenbach, UCA Liaison
Department of Political Science
Irby Hall 217
markm@uca.edu

Note:  During the 2021 Spring Semester, please email Dr. Mark Mullenbach at markm@uca.edu to ask questions about The Washington Center program or to set up a Zoom meeting to discuss the program.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will generally not be any face-to-face meetings in Spring 2021.

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