1. Internship Requirements
Fulfills the PLSC major Experiential Learning requirement
You do NOT have to be a PLSC major
Prerequisite: Permission of Drs. Disney and Holder
There are no course prerequisites.
I will offer suggestions, and I will publicize opportunities that are brought to my attention, but it’s up to you to make contact with the potential employer
Fifty hours of work for each hour of academic credit
PLSC 471 = One hour
PLSC 472 = Two hours
PLSC 473 = Three hours
Weekly journal submission
Reflection paper at the end of the semester (paper length depends on number of hours sought)
Graded S/U (does not affect your GPA)
No final exam

2. PLSC Internship Placements Fall 2016 - Spring 2018
West Forum (work with a lobbying firm in Columbia)*
City of Rock Hill*
Congressman Ralph Norman, Rock Hill office*
Congressman Mick Mulvaney, Rock Hill office*
Congressman Joe Wilson, Lexington, SC, office
David Kulma congressional campaign (Green Party)
Catherine Templeton gubernatorial campaign (Republican Party)
South Carolina Republican Party
United Way of Laurens County
State Sen. Wes Climer (in Columbia)*
State Sen. Mike Fanning (in Columbia)
State Rep. Chandra Dillard (in Columbia)
Elrod Pope Law Firm (Rock Hill)*
Love Sloan Law Firm (Rock Hill)
York County Democratic Party
Hillary Clinton presidential campaign
Historic Brattonsville*
16th Circuit Solicitor’s Office
* Multiple students have done this
Untapped opportunities in Charlotte and Washington, DC!