MPA Internship Requirement
Our program has been successful in placing students into rewarding internships in the government, nonprofit and private sectors. Our faculty, program alumni, and career center work with students to find an opportunity that will advance their career goals. Internships vary from year to year based on areas of student interest. In the recent past, most of our students have chosen to intern with local county, city, or regional governments. Others have chosen to serve in local or regional nonprofits. Examples of recent internship employer sponsors inlcude the following:
- Buncombe County Government
- Haywood County Government
- Graham County Government
- Jackson County Government
- Town of Sylva
- The Southwestern Commission Regional Council of Government
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Town of Maiden
- Town of Clyde
- ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Campus Services
If you are currently working in public service or have considerable experience in public and/or nonprofit management, you may petition the MPA faculty for an internship replacement. Students replacing the internship do so by enrolling in another three-hour elective course instead of PA 685 (Internship in Public Affairs). This keeps the MPA required hours at 39 for all students.
