Internships
What is the Purpose of an Internship?
Internships provide students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to a work setting. Students who complete internships gain work experience in their areas of interests and are stronger candidates for jobs after graduation. Internships promote valuable career skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, oral and written communication, and networking.
Academic Credit
Students may choose to pursue academic credit for their internship. In addition to the work requirements of their internships, students receiving academic credit for an internship will complete writing and reading assignments related to their internship. To learn more about receiving academic credit for your internship, contact scott.lasley@wku.edu with further questions.
Congressional Internships
Individual members of Congress and their offices offer internship opportunities in Washington D.C. and in their district offices.
Congressman Brett Guthrie Internship
Senator Mitch McConnell Internship
Congressman John Yarmuth Internship
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Internship
This internship provides students with the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the Kentucky legislative process and public policy. Find the application and further information here:
Kentucky Internships
Republican Party of Kentucky Internship
Kentucky Democratic Party Internship
Amy McGrath for Senate Internship
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Federal Internships
Summer Research Internship at Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute in D.C.
Running Start Congressional Fellowship
The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations D.C. Summer Internship
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