Program Information

Since Fall Quarter 1991, the Center for American Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP) has offered students the only opportunity to work in Washington, DC while remaining a full-time student at UCLA. The CAPPP Quarter in Washington program, which combines academics with an internship experience, was one of the first of its kind among American universities and continues to be a model for other academic internship programs.

CAPPP now offers two programs: one for the Fall & Spring quarters, one for the Winter Quarter. While the two programs differ slightly in their course offerings, both will offer the same close faculty interaction and substantive internship placements. Please see the chart below for a summary of the two programs:

Fall/Spring Quarter

Winter Quarter

11-12-week program
mandatory enrollment in Political Science / Sociology / History M191DC (eight units)
eligible to take up to one additional elective course
academic units are applicable on College Honors requirements
eligible to take up to 16 units during the quarter (PS M191DC [8 units], PS M195DC [4 units], one elective [4 units])

10-week program
mandatory enrollment in Political Science / Sociology / History M194DC (four units)
eligible to take up to two additional elective courses
academic units are applicable on College Honors requirements
eligible to take up to 16 units during the quarter (PS M194DC [4 units], PS M195DC [4 units], two elective [8 units])

Application Information for Fall/Spring
Financial Aid Opportunities for Fall/Spring