The Archer Center

Application Process

Summer 2013 Graduate Program in Public Policy

Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Thank you for your interest in the Graduate Program in Public Policy through The Archer Center.  For any graduate student interested in American governance, the experience of living and working in Washington, D.C., is like none other.  We are pleased to be able to offer this experience to graduate students of The University of Texas System.

Graduate Program Information Sessions

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Graduate Program Application Process

The Graduate Program in Public Policy for the summer of 2013 will consist of a twelve week program living in the heart of Washington, D.C., approximately May 28 through August 16, 2013.  Participants will earn nine in-residence credit hours, combining substantive academic coursework and a working internship on Capitol Hill, Executive Branch agency or other Washington, D.C., governmental or non-governmental organization.

Enrollment in the Graduate Program in Public Policy is limited and will be determined by a competitive process.  Approximately twenty students from within the UT System will be selected.  The application process consists of two parts: (1) selection of semi-finalists based on submission of application materials outlined below; (2) interviews of the semifinalists, from which Program Participants will be chosen.

The summer 2013 semester application deadline for UT System Campuses is Wednesday, November 7, 2012.  Semi-finalists will be scheduled for an on-campus interview to occur between November 12 and November 30, 2012  Students selected as Program Fellows will be notified by December 7, 2012. 

To be considered for the program, you must complete all sections of the application and return it with all requested attachments by the application deadline to your campus contact.  The Archer Center staff will assist participants in internship searches.  Please review application deadlines and procedures for desired internships prior to application submission for the Graduate Program in Public Policy.

The Program Fee is $3,900* and is paid in lieu of tuition and fees.  Participants will be responsible for their living expenses.  Housing in townhomes on historic Capitol Hill is available to program participants through Washington Intern Student Housing at the cost of $3,028 for the summer 2013 session.  Living in the housing is recommended for program participants.  Housing stipends will be available for program participants whose home institution’s tuition and fees for 9 semester credit hours are less than the program fee charged for participation in the Graduate Program in Public Policy at The Archer Center.

*The Archer Extension Program Fee is subject to increase in conjunction with annual standard tuition increases across the UT System. 

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicant must be enrolled in a University of Texas System graduate or PhD program
• Applicant must have completed 9 credit hours in residence prior to application submission
• Applicant must have an overall minimum graduate GPA of 3.33 (First year Masters students may be granted conditional acceptance into the Program contingent on a minimum GPA of 3.33 after completion of 9 credit hours during fall 2012 semester.)
• Applicant must have previous professional or internship experience
• Applicant must have university or community leadership or public service experience

Graduate Program Courses

• Inside Washington: Policymaking From the Ground Up (3 hours)
• Policy Internship (6 hours)

Application Materials

• Click here to download the 2013 Application

Summer 2013 Application Timeline

• November 7, 2012: Application Deadline
• November 9, 2012: Semi-finalists notified
• November 12 - 30, 2012:  On Campus Interviews
• December 7, 2012: Selected program participants are notified