Political Science Internship Program
Director of the Internship Program: Dr. Mary Ellen Balchunis
Olney Hall 357
215.951.1827
balchuni@lasalle.edu
In order for students to enroll in POL 460 or POL 461, the Political Science Internships, students must be a Political Science or Public Administration major, with junior level standing and a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students participating in POL 460 or 461 receive 3 hours of academic credit and spend approximately 10 hours a week at their internship placement (which can be with an elected official, a candidate for office, a legal office, a non-profit, or an administrative agency). The following are placement sites for interns from 2009 to the present:
Abington Police Department
Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia
Judicial Chambers Judge Christopher Wogan, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Law Firm of Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
Law Offices of Gallagher & Rowan PC
Office of the Philadelphia Registrar of Wills
Organizing for America, a Partnership with the Democratic National Party
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Republican City Committee of Philadelphia
United States Department of Homeland Security
United States Environmental Protection Agency Region III
United States Marshall’s Service
