Internships
Get career-ready
Take your classroom experience to the next level by interning with a government, nonprofit or business. Earn academic credit while you’re at it, too.
The Wilder School encourages students to participate in for-credit, structured and supervised internships with government, nonprofit and business organizations. Internships provide students with experience in a professional setting outside the classroom and enrich the learning process by supplementing theory with practice.
For guidelines, policies, requirements and application details click links below:
Find an internship
Internship opportunities are searchable online:
- Log in to Handshake
- Select “Jobs" at the top of the screen
Job opportunities for Wilder School students are also available via Handshake. If you're interested in interning for the Virginia Senate or House of Delegates, visit our Virginia Capitol Semester page.
Summer Basic Jailor Academy
Rising juniors and senior criminal justice students can become a sheriff deputy through our eight-week Summer Basic Jailor Academy, offered in partnership with the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office. Graduates of the internship program are sworn in as Sheriff Deputies through the Department of Criminal Justice Services and are eligible for part-time employment in Henrico’s sheriff’s offices.
For eligibility requirements and details view the interest flyer below. For questions, contact wsinternship@vcu.edu or (804) 827-2791.
Basic Jailor Academy Information Flyer
Are you ready to apply? The first step is to complete the Wilder School Summer Basic Jailor Academy Interest Form.