Internships
Internships are a valuable complement to your educational experience. You can apply knowledge acquired in the classroom to work situations, reality-test career options, develop skills, and gain experience unavailable through coursework alone.
The Berkeley Summer Internship Program places students with Bay Area employers. This 13-week program is offered by Summer Sessions and spans sessions A and C. Students choose their internship area from one of six broad interest tracks and work closely with a Berkeley faculty member to make the best of both academic and professional experiences (summer.berkeley.edu/internship; 22 Wheeler Hall; summer@berkeley.edu; 510/642-5611).
The Career Center offers internship counseling, workshops, fairs, and a website with a large variety of online internship listings and resource information (career.berkeley.edu/Internships/Internships.stm; 2111 Bancroft Way). (See here for more information.)
Government programs
Cal in Berkeley places students in intern positions in local government and community agencies to develop their understanding of public service and public policy. Previous host agencies include Berkeley Councilmember Kriss Worthington's office, Alcohol Policy Network, and Berkeley Unified School District. All interns take part in an integrated service-learning class as part of their internship and are eligible for up to 3 units. Interns work with one another to develop policy briefings that are presented to various campus and community leaders at the end of the program (calcorps.berkeley.edu; Cal Corps Public Service Center, 505 Eshleman Hall; cib@berkeley.edu; 510/642-3916).
Cal in Sacramento provides 20-30 students with government internships during the summer after a spring semester two-unit preparation course. Applications are available in early September and are due in October for internships the following summer, and are open to undergraduates in any major. Housing scholarships are available (politics.berkeley.edu/CIS; Center on Politics, 102 Moses Hall; 510/642-9355).
Cal in the Capital sends 70 students to Washington, DC each summer; placements range from Capitol Hill to the Department of Justice. CITC is open to Cal students in every academic major, and housing scholarships are available (citc.berkeley.edu; 505 Eshleman Hall; calinthecapital@gmail.com; Carrie Donovan, 510/642-3916).
The UCB Washington Program (aka UCDC) is an academic and internship program for juniors and seniors in all majors. Each semester, 27 students go to Washington, DC to combine academic research projects with professional internships in a wide variety of organizations and agencies. Participants receive full-time credit as UC Berkeley students and remain eligible for financial aid. Housing is provided. Applications are due in late February for fall semester and in early October for spring (learning.berkeley.edu/ucdc; M24 Wheeler Hall; ucdc@berkeley.edu; 510/642-9102).
ASUC
Many internship possibilities are offered through the ASUC:
ASUC Executive Offices
Black Recruitment and Retention Cente
bridges
Cal Camp
Committees on Student Fees and Budget Review
DeCal
Health and Medical Apprenticeship Program
Native American Recruitment and Retention Center
Open Computing Facility
Queer Resource Center
Raza Recruitment and Retention Center
Reach!, Asian/Pacific Islander Recruitment and Retention Center
Renters' Legal Assistance
Student Advocate's Office
Student Legal Clinic
Student-to-Student Peer Counseling
Re-entry and Transfer Student Association
Check the descriptions of the programs included in Resource. You can visit the ASUC Office of Student Affairs for the programs not included here or for more information (400 Eshleman Hall; 510/642-4536).
Health and Medical Apprenticeship Program (HMAP) is a joint program sponsored by the ASUC and the School of Public Health that supplements pre-health education by exposing undergraduates to critical health care issues. Seminars and internships are available (www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~hmap; 309 Eshleman Hall; 510/643-6100).