Bruce J. Dickson
Chair
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
People
Department Leadership
Robert Stoker
Associate Chair
Professor of Political Science
Ingrid Creppell
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Yonatan Lupu
Director of Graduate Placement
Associate Professor of Political Science
Sarah Binder
Professional Advisor (Political Science)
Professor of Political Science
Robert Stoker
Professional Advisor (Public Policy)
Professor of Political Science
Susan Wiley
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor of Political Science
Shannon McQueen
Assistant Undergraduate Advisor
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Undergraduate Advising
2021 Summer
Summer Term: email Professor Susan Wiley with any advising inquiry over the summer.
Walk-in advising hours are not taking place amid university precautions for COVID-19.
- Mondays: none
- Tuesdays: none
- Wednesdays: none
- Thursdays: none
- Fridays: none
Note: no office hours are held during university holidays or breaks.
Susan Wiley
[email protected]
Monroe Hall 401
Shannon McQueen
[email protected]
Monroe Hall 402
If you are in the Columbian College of Arts & Sciences (CCAS) we have completed declaration forms. Please contact Shannon McQueen or Professor Susan Wiley during virtual office hours to discuss the requirements. We will send you a completed declaration form for you to sign and send to CCAS.
If you are in another school, please complete your home school’s declaration form for a major in another school and send the completed form to Shannon McQueen or Professor Susan Wiley. The form should include all courses you have completed and intend to complete for the major or minor. We will return the signed form to you to send to your advisor in your home school.
Requirements to Register for PSC 2987
Students must meet all eligibility requirements to earn internship credit.
GW Internship and Part-time Job Safety Guidelines 2020-2021 (PDF)
- Declared a PSC major.
- Hold at least junior standing.
- Obtain a confirmed internship position involving substantive political science research and work.
- Complete a PSC Internship Contract (PDF).
- Download and fill out a Registration Transaction Form - RTF (PDF).
- Submit the Internship Contract and RTF via email to Professor Susan Wiley or Shannon McQueen for signature.
- Deliver the signed registration transaction for processing to CCAS Undergraduate Advising.
Requirements to Receive Credit
- Complete required hours. PSC 2987 is variable credit, semester-long course, and it is graded Pass/Fail.
- For 1 credit, intern a minimum of 8 hours per week and write an 8-10 page paper.
- For 2 credits, intern a minimum of 10 hours per week and write a 10-12 page paper.
- For 3 credits, intern 12-15 hours per week and write a 12-15 page paper.
- Communicate with faculty advisor. Communicate with Professor Susan Wiley by email at least once a month.
- Complete final paper. Papers are due the last day of classes of the semester in which the student is interning.
- Receive an evaluation. The internship supervisor must complete the Internship Supervisor Evaluation (PDF) for the student at the end of the semester and email or mail the evaluation to Professor Susan Wiley.
- Complete a student internship survey at the end of the semester.
Study Abroad transfer credit: use the GW Course Approval Transfer System (CATS).
Non Study Abroad transfer credit: submit a course syllabus or course description with an Undergraduate Credit Transfer Approval Form (PDF) to the PSC advisors using the online submission form.
