THE PROGRAM
In collaboration with The Washington Center, the Wesleyan in Washington program is an intensive, full-time internship experience. The program builds on your classroom study by providing you with unique opportunities to apply what you've learned in class to practical, real-world settings.
The Washington Center (TWC) works with more than 400 employers in the D.C. region to provide immersive internships and academic seminars to students and young alumni from over 500 colleges and universities worldwide. The independent, nonprofit center ensures that students "will be doing real work designed to help them build a strong foundation for their careers."
Through the Wesleyan in Washington program, we want to match you with internship placements that precisely reflect your interests and professional goals, ensuring you not only have an important internship but also a broad and meaningful off-campus experience.
Wesleyan in Washington is designed to open doors to the Washington, D.C., policy community in ways that will contribute to your immediate educational growth and long-term professional success. The program also helps to arrange for your participation in a multitude of Washington, D.C., activities that allow you to take full advantage of being in the city.
ACADEMIC CREDIT
Students accepted into the program are enrolled full-time at TWC and will earn Ohio Wesleyan University units of credit for their Washington experience. Credits are a combination of internship credit, one academic course, and a career preparadness course. It is important that early in the application process, you meet with your academic advisor and the IOCP office to develop a plan for accomplishing your academic work while also working full-time at your internship.
COSTS
Wesleyan in Washington is a Tier One, study away program, meaning that students are billed standard OWU tuition, room, and board. Generally, your particular financial aid arrangement regarding scholarships and other financial aid applied to tuition charges remains in place during your internships. It is always wise to review your financial aid package with the financial aid office, as the conditions can vary slightly from year to year.
Food costs are your responsibility. Washington, D.C., has an excellent public transportation system, which we will review in detail with you before you depart, along with other daily living advice. Students are able to apply for a Connection Grant to offset their out-of-pocket expenses in D.C.
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Housing is provided by The Washington Center, allowing you to be a part of its built-in community in the heart of D.C. Apartments are fully furnished with a bed and dresser for each student, living room and dining room furnishings, washer/dryer and dishwasher in-unit, and even pots, pans, and cutlery already stocked in the kitchen cabinets.
