Routinely offered: This course is offered every year.
Students may receive up to three graduate course credits by successfully completing PA 827 Administrative Internship. Enrollment may be during the fall, spring, or summer terms, and must be approved by the Director of Career and Employer Services. Students assume responsibility for any travel and housing arrangements associated with an internship that requires relocation. Students who wish to enroll in the course and receive credit for an internship must:
- Search and apply for internships (many internship opportunities can be found on the La Follette School Career Hub but you are not limited to these)
- Accept an internship offer
- Fill out the PA 827 Administrative Internship Agreement form
- Determine the appropriate number of credits for PA 827 based on the work hour guidelines below and indicate your intent on the form
- The form will be emailed to you automatically
- Forward the completed form to your site supervisor and ask them to review it
- Once they have reviewed it, they should email the form with their statement of approval for what is written at the top of the email directly to the Director of Career Services (they do not need to edit the form, just view and approve it or make corrections in their email comments)
- If your supervisor returns the form only to you, please email the completed Google form including their statement of approval to the Director of Career Services
- The Career Services Director will review the form and, if approved, will give you permission to enroll in the course
- Enroll through the Student Center by the add deadline
Determining number of credit hours: Students may enroll in PA 827 for 1 to 3 credits, meeting the following minimum work hour guidelines. Note: PA 827 may be taken more than once (1cr + 1cr + 1cr = 3cr or 2cr + 1cr = 3cr), but may not be taken for more than 3 credits total:
- 3 credits: minimum of 320 hours over at least eight weeks
- 2 credits: minimum of 240 hours over at least six weeks
- 1 credit: minimum of 160 hours over at least four weeks
PA 827 is graded on an A-F basis. Students complete a 2,500-word paper on policy or public management issues related to the internship. The purpose of the internship paper is to allow a student to reflect on his/her internship experience and to apply his/her theoretical and course-based knowledge to the internship responsibilities.
Students also complete a 250-word summary of their experience (see La Follette Internship Summary Form), which will be posted anonymously to the La Follette School website.
For additional, important details about PA 827, including paper guidelines, students should consult Section 10.2 of the Student Handbook, Internship Credit.
Summer Internship Support
Students interested in applying for summer internship funding are encouraged to visit our La Follette Career Hub for detailed eligibility requirements and application instructions.