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The purpose of the Tufts-in-Washington
program is to allow Tufts undergraduates to study our national
government first-hand. Participating students attend the Washington
Semester at American University, and may take one of three tracks
that comprise the program: American National Politics; American
Foreign Policy; or Economic Policy. We have made special
arrangements with American University to provide Tufts students with
the best possible learning experience available in a Washington
semester. The program includes the equivalent of four courses, the
cornerstone being an internship of the student's choosing, which is
arranged soon after arrival in Washington. Students work two days a
week at their internships.
The second course is an independent research project supervised by an
American University faculty member. This project results in a major
paper on a topic selected by the student. Program applicants must have
a general idea of their research topic before going to Washington. A
more detailed proposal is developed upon arrival in Washington. Tufts
students MUST complete the research project with a satisfactory grade
in order to get Political Science credit for any of the
Tufts-In-Washington courses.
The third and fourth courses consist of a double-credit Washington
seminar that includes meetings two or three times a week with
political elites such as members of Congress, executive branch
officials, representatives of interests groups, journalists and the
like. Some seminar sessions integrate the work of political scientists
with students' observations of the real world.
Eligibility
Students need not be political science majors but they
must have taken political science, international relations, or
economics courses in the area they intend to pursue in Washington.
Applicants may not apply before their fourth semester of college work;
that is, students must be at least a first semester junior by the time
they enroll in the program in Washington.
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Application Procedures
We have recently made some changes to the application process for The Tufts
in Washington program. Professor Eichenberg will host an information session in
late January or early February to provide information on the program. Details
about the session will be available in the department and advertised in
University publications. To insure that your application is formally processed
please adhere to the following steps:
- All students interesting in applying for the Tufts in Washington
Program must log in, complete, and submit the
American University on-line
application.
- Students must also print and submit an additional copy of the
completed application to the Staff Assistant in the Department of Political
Science, Packard Hall.
- The Department's TIW Program Director and committee members will
notify applicants by March 19th of the Committee's decision.
- If you have additional questions, please do not send an email, but
rather meet with the TIW Program
Director
during the Director's scheduled office hours. In addition the Office Hours
listed on the Department's website Professor Eichenberg is also available
Mondays 4:30-5:30; Thursdays 10:30-11:30.
- The deadline for the Tufts in Washington application is before
February 26, 2010.
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Costs and Housing
Students pay Tufts University their normal
semester's tuition. They are housed in dormitories on the American
University campus, and pay American University directly for room and
board. Students receiving Tufts financial assistance will continue to
receive their aid while in Washington. There is no provision, however,
for continuation of work-study during the semester in Washington.
Our website will have updated information
on the Washington semester program that you should read carefully. You
also may refer to the
American University website. If
you should have any questions about American University, they provide
students with a toll-free phone number: 1-(800) 424-2600.
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