Students interested in receiving credit for local internships are advised to work with the internship coordinator, Erin Blevins and set-up their internships the semester before they intend to complete it.

For Fall 2008:

POLS 402 includes both a field internship in the Charleston area and a class component.

Fall 2008 internship process and eligibility req.(pdf)
Internship Interest Form (pdf)
Fall 2008 internship learning agreement (pdf)
Internship Site Supervisor Guidelines (pdf)

Forms (valid for Spring 2008 internships)

Host Evaluation Form (pdf)
Student Evaluation Form (pdf)

Where to find an internship?

 

Previous local internship sites

C.A.R.E Center
Charleston County Councilperson
Charleston County Department of Juvenile Justice
Charleston County Public Defender’s Office
Charleston County Sheriff's office
City of Charleston: Department of Planning and Neighborhoods
City of Charleston: Department of Economic Development
Isle of Palms Administration
Congressman Clyburn's District office in Charleston
Congressman Henry Brown's Charleston Office
Department of Social Services
Family Court Division of 9th Judicial Circuit Court, Juvenile Arbitration Program
Habitat for Humanity
Lowcountry Crisis Services
Lowcountry Local First
Lowcountry Housing Trust
Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families
9th Judicial Circuit Solicitor's office
Palmetto Project
Politics Online
Senator Jim Demint's Office
South Carolina World Trade Center
Susan G. Komen For the Cure
Sustainability Institute
Trident United Way
YMCA

Other Sources of Ideas for Local Internships

Mayor’s Office on Aging
My Sister’s House
SC Center for Equal Justice
South Carolina Aquarium

Highlighted POLS internships available through CisternOnline

American Red Cross, Public Support/Special Events Intern
National Association for Continence, Outreach Analyst and Grantwriter Intern
Earth Force of the Lowcountry, Office Intern


College of Charleston Career Center internship links
Provides some suggestions for identifying internship opportunities for credit or not for credit. Several links to internship sites available here.

Contact information

For more information about the Political Science Internship program, please contact:
Erin Blevins
114 Wentworth Street Rm. 202
Phone: 843-953-5724
Email: blevinse@cofc.edu