Virginia
Capital Semester offers qualified college and university
students the opportunity to experience an internship in
the state government while continuing their studies on
a full-time basis through course work at Virginia Commonwealth
University. Internships are arranged with the legislative
and executive branches of Virginia government, and with
the advocacy and lobbying organizations associated with
Virginia government.
The select
group of students participating in the Virginia Capital Semester
will assemble weekly in a policy-making seminar to hear from
key leaders at the Capitol and to compare experiences from
their various internship placements. Students will receive
three credits for the internship, along with a $1,000 stipend,
and three credits for the seminar. In addition, students
may take six to nine additional credits from VCU's wide selection
of courses. Along with living and learning in Virginia's
capital city, Virginia Capital Semester students also take
part in special events and receive individual advising and
housing through VCU.
For more
information on this program, contact:
Virginia
Capital Semester
Virginia Commonwealth University
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
P.O. Box 842028
923 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: (804) 828-2292
Email: jthompson2@vcu.edu
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