Arizona State University - Washington DC

Arizona State University Washington Center International Student Insurance

Arizona State University partners with The Washington Center, a nonprofit organization providing internships and academic seminars to hundreds of universities across the country, to operate a campus location in Washington, D.C. After a nearly fifteen-year presence in the city, ASU opened the ASU Barbara Barrett and Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center in 2018, the university’s flagship location in the nation’s capital. The campus houses the D.C.-based academic programs including the Washington Bureau of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Rule of Law and Governance program, the Capital Scholars program, and the McCain Institute’s Next Generation Leaders program, among others. The program offers classes and semester-long internships for ASU students.

Internship opportunities include sites like The Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Defense, C-SPAN, INTERPOL, the Jane Goodall Institute, the National Park Service, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and more. Students enrolled in the program spend Mondays through Thursdays at their internships. On Fridays, they gather in large and small groups for classes, seminars, field trips, and other activities. Additionally, one evening a week, they take an academic course taught by a Washington Center faculty member.

About Arizona State University

The main campus of Arizona State University, located in Tempe, Arizona, was established in 1885. It was established as the Territorial Normal School and opened its doors to students in 1886. It went through several name changes until it adopted its present name in 1958. It offers about 350 undergraduate degree options and more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs. Its colors are maroon and gold, and its athletic nickname is the sun devils.