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Things to remember...

  • If you find a course in the program materials that is not listed below, stop by the International Office. We will provide you with the forms necessary to obtain the Allegheny course equivalency.

  • Courses taken on this program are listed as American University transfer credit on the Allegheny transcript; only courses with a grade of "C" and above will transfer; program grades are NOT factored into your Allegheny GPA.

  • Courses that have multiple equivalencies indicate cross-listings only; courses cannot be counted twice for graduation requirements.

  • You must take the 8-credit seminar and the 4-credit internship. In addition, you have a choice between the 4 credit research project OR a 3 credit course from the regular set of courses offered by American University and its consortium partners. Students who take the 3-credit course will earn only 15 credits for the semester. If you want to take ONLY the 8-credit seminar and the 4-credit internship, you MUST have approval from your Allegheny academic advisor.

Washington Semester Program Course Title Allegheny College Course Number/Title
Journalism Seminar 8 CR ENGLISH OTE
Journalism Internship 4 CR ENGLISH OTE
Justice Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Justice Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Transforming Communities Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE; VESA minor upper level elective
Transforming Communities Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE; can count toward VESA minor
International Environment and Development Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE / ES OTE
International Environment and Development Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE / ES OTE
Economic Policy Seminar 8 CR ECON OTE / POLI SCI 3TE
Economic Policy Internship 4 CR ECON OTE / POLI SCI 3TE
Education Policy and Special Education Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Education Policy and Special Education Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Foreign Policy Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Foreign Policy Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE
International Business and Trade Seminar 8 CR ECON OTE
International Business and Trade Internship 4 CR ECON OTE
Peace and Conflict Resolution Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Peace and Conflict Resolution Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Public Law Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Public Law Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE
American Politics Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE
American Politics Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE
Gender and Politics Seminar 8 CR POLI SCI 3TE / WOMST OTE
Gender and Politics Internship 4 CR POLI SCI 3TE / WOMST OTE
Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy Seminar 8 CR TBA
Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy Internship 4 CR TBA
The Senses   PSYCH 150

OTE = will satisfy requirement for either minor or major in department, or distribution requirement
2TE = major/minor elective credit at 200 level
3TE = major/minor elective credit at 300 level
4TE = major/minor elective credit at 400 level

OTG = counts toward graduation, but not toward major/minor

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