Political Science

Many classes offered by the Department of Political Science involve student engagement in the community. There are internship and service learning opportunities in five areas: politics, criminal justice, legal studies, public administration and international relations. Classes like Campaigns and Elections, Introduction to American Government, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Legal Para-professional, and Law, Politics and the Distribution of Justice include projects where:

• Interns work on campaigns for city council, state legislature, Congress and the Presidency.  Students have worked for both major political parties as well as the Green, Libertarian and other parties. • Paralegal interns at the Community Legal Information Center (CLIC) represent clients before administrative judges, assist prisoners with their cases (including death penalty appeals), work with community groups as environmental advocates, and help clients with restraining orders, traffic violations and tenant-landlord disputes. • For the past three years, criminal justice students surveyed students and community members about Halloween celebrations in Chico. • Public administration students work with city planners implementing the Master Plan for the City of Chico • The award wining Model United Nations team travels around the country to compete regionally, nationally and internationally.  These students gain valuable international relations experience and sharpen their diplomatic skills.

Students from any major are welcome to take advantage of these outstanding opportunities to gain valuable work experience, learn more about a career field, serve the community and
develop important skills.

The department places an average of 175 students per semester in internships with the following organizations:

Atlantic Council of the United States
Butte College Fire Academy
Butte County Assessor’s Office
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Butte County Court Appointed Special Advocate
Butte County District Attorney’s Office
Butte County Family Law Facilitator’s Office
Butte County Fire Department
Butte County Juvenile Hall
Butte County Pretrial Release
Butte County Probation Department
Butte County Probation, Drug Courts
Butte County Sheriff
Butte County Victim Witness
Butte Environmental Council
Candidates for local, state, and federal office
California Broadcasters Assoc.
California Firefighter Assoc.
California Department of Forestry
California Parole Office
California Rural Legal Assistance
California State Senators
California State Assembly Members
California Youth Authority
Campus Conservation Committee
Carter Center, Atlanta, GA
Catalyst Education and Intervention Program
Chico Boys and Girls Club
Chico Consumer Protection Agency
City of Chico, City Council
City of Chico, City Hall
City of Chico, Fire Department
City of Chico, Parks Department
City of Chico, Police Department
Chico Dance Theatre
Community Care Licensing
Community Legal Information Center (CLIC)
Congressman Wally Herger, CA and D.C.
County Council Office
County Jail Law Program
Democratic Party
Department of Child Support Services
Disabled and the Law Program
Environmental Advocates Program
EURAD (Europe Against Drugs)
Fair Management/AG Leadership
Family Law Program
Glenn County Sheriff’s Office
Governor’s Office
Harrah’s Stateline Casino
Housing Law Program
Institute of International Education
International Trade Admin., San Francisco
International Trade Commission
J.C. Penney Company
Legal Services of Northern California
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept.
Marysville Police Department
Nevada County Probation Department
Monterey Police Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Northern Valley Catholic Social Services
Office of the State Attorney General
Oroville Police Department
Penal Law Program
Protection and Advocacy Program
Redding Red Cross
Republican Party
Rock Creek/Keefer Slough Flood Control Project
Sacramento County Probation
San Diego County Court System
Santa Cruz Fire Department
Senator Barbara Boxer, CA and D.C.
Senator Diane Feinstein, CA and D.C.
Senator Joseph Biden, D.C.
SHARP-Self-Help Assistance and Referral Program
Small Claims Mediation
Student Legal Services/Juvenile Rights Program
Sutter County Probation
Tehama County Juvenile Hall
Tehama County Probation
Traffic Law Program
Trinity Co. District Attorney
United Nations
United States Senate Energy Committee
Various interest groups
Various Members of Congress and Senators
Various political campaigns
Welfare Rights Organization
Willows Police Department
Women's Law Program
Worker’s Rights Program
World Teach Program
Yuba City Police Department
Yuba City Probation
Yuba-Sutter Legal Center

 

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