2009 Legislative Internship
General Information
The fourteen interns will enroll in three upper division courses at NC State University during the 2007 Spring semester. These courses are:
1. Governmental Internship Seminar (PS 391 - 6 hours)
2. Legislative Process (PS 502 - 3 hours)
3. Legislative Leadership (PS 498 - 3 hours)
A total of twelve (12) semester hours credit will be granted for transfer to the intern's college or university.
Interns will work a minimum of 30 hours each week at the General Assembly, which convenes in January 2009. Interns will be paid $300 per week for approximately 22 weeks of the session. Typically, the General Assembly continues to pay interns who are performing well to work until it completes its session. NC State University housing is usually available; however, interns my live anywhere they choose in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.
Participation in the Legislative Internship Program is restricted to students who are regularly enrolled as advanced undergraduates (juniors and seniors) in accredited degree-granting institutions of higher learning in North Carolina. Priority in making appointments will be given to upper-class students with strong preparation in Political Science, Economics, Sociology, or other Social Sciences.
Tuition and fees for the program:
NC Residents (In-State): $2,643.00
Non-NC Residents (Out-of-state): $8,792.00
Additional information on tuition and fees can be found at the NCSU cashier's office website.
In most cases, students receiving financial assistance from their current institution can arrange to have that support applied to tuition and fees for the Internship. The means for continuing support can be worked out by the intern, the Director of the Legislative Internship Program, and the appropriate financial officer or faculty member from that institution.
Completed applications including (1) an application form, (2) an official transcript, and (3) three letters of reference (two which should be from faculty members, including a member of the major department), must be received by Dr. Stephen Straus by the close of business on November 3.
Approximately twenty-five applicants will be selected for personal interviews to be conducted in mid-November 2008. Appointments will be made by a committee composed of representatives from the Office of the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the Chairman of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at NC State and two professors from other North Carolina colleges and universities. Prospective interns will be notified by late November. Orientation will be in early January, 2009.