Political Science

Hope's Washington Honors Semester is a double internship program that introduces students to the capital and places them in government offices, federal organizations, lobbying groups and non-profit organizations.

You'll learn about the political system in Washington through the Hope Washington Connection-a group of Hope alumni who work as congressional staffers, executive-branch officials, lawyers and lobbyists.
Each year many students in the department assume wide-ranging responsibilities within the department, working on faculty research, administering the Model United Nations program and more.
Hope's political science faculty is politically active, politically balanced and widely published.
Gain real-world experience as a campaign intern or as a Holland City Hall intern.
Hope offers travel and study opportunities off-campus and in countries around the world. For example, students can study wilderness politics in Colorado or global issues in countries such as Rwanda and Mexico.
Hope students run virtually all aspects of the Model United Nations program which draws close to 1,000 high schoolers to campus each spring. It is Michigan's largest Model UN program.
Hope's pre-law program includes an impressive array of law-related courses, internship opportunities, an active student-run Pre-Law Club and first-rate advising.

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