Washington Semester Program

Inaugurated by the College in 1994, the Washington Semester Program (WSP) offers Penn students an opportunity to learn from first-hand experience in political and governmental processes while taking courses taught by Penn faculty in the nation's capital. Although designed primarily to fit the needs of social science majors, the WSP may be suitable also for science and humanities majors with a serious interest in public policy, politics, and government. The program features four course units of study (including a research project) and a work assignment (internship) in an organization or agency related to the student's career and research interests.

Additional information about the program is available on the following links:
Courses
Work Assignments
Housing
Costs
Application
Calendar
Washington, DC
Useful Links

The Director of the Washington Semester Program is Dr. Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science and Non-resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution.  

For further information, contact:
Dr. Kathryn Dunn Tenpas
UC Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW., Room 355
Washington, DC 20036
Fax (202) 974-6250
tenpas@sas.upenn.edu