The Washington Center

Welcome to the University of Central Arkansas’ webpage for The Washington Center (TWC) for Internships and Academic Seminars.  If you are interested in completing an internship in Washington D.C. for a semester but need to continue to make degree progress with a full load of courses, TWC may be for you!

UCA students who are at least sophomores (30 or more credit hours) with a minimum GPA of 2.75 may apply for TWC program.  U.S. citizens and international students (non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents) are both eligible for TWC program, although there are some restrictions on scholarships that may be available to applicants.  Participating students from UCA must be enrolled full-time at UCA during the period of the internship.

During the Fall and Spring semesters, TWC program consists of three components for which students earn UCA credit hours: (1) Internship (Mondays through Thursdays) – six credit hours; (2) Evening academic course – three credit hours; and (3) LEAD colloquium (professional and career development on Fridays) – three credit hours.  During the summer, students may earn nine UCA credit hours (six hours for the internship and three hours for the evening academic course).

The State of Arkansas provides a limited number of $7,000 scholarships to U.S. citizens or permanent residents from the state of Arkansas participating in TWC program.  These scholarships help make it possible for students to participate in TWC for a semester for nearly the same costs as a semester at UCA.  All interested UCA students should contact UCA’s Liaison to The Washington Center (TWC) before submitting an application.

Contact:
Dr. Peter Mehl, UCA Liaison
Irby Hall #120
peterm@uca.edu
501-450-5282

Please click on the links above for more information regarding TWC program, application procedures & deadlines, financial assistance, internship placement process, housing, and post-internship process.