TCU Domestic Semester Programs

The Washington Internship Program

For more than 40 years, TCU has partnered with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars to place students in a wide variety of DC internships. As a TCU Washington intern, students work four days a week at their internship site, from late-August through December. Students also take an evening class once a week and attend programming on Fridays. Recent internship placements include Congress, the White House, executive agencies such as the departments of State, Justice and Commerce, advocacy groups, think tanks, non-government organizations, news media outlets, lobbying firms and U.S. attorneys.

Students can earn up to 15 upper-division credits for the semester, and up to 9 of them can fulfill requirements for either Political Science OR Journalism major/minor credit. The remaining hours count as elective credit toward TCU’s graduation requirements.

Applications are NOW OPEN for the Fall 2025 Semester:

The priority deadline is Friday, November 15, 2024. If there is still space available, completed applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Department	Application Links
Washington Internship Program - Department of Journalism	Apply Now
Washington Internship Program - Department of Political Science	Apply Now

If you would like to participate in The Washington Internship Program and receive credit outside of the Political Science and Journalism departments, please email studyabroad@tcu.edu.