Senate Sessions Assistant Program

Catalog description

A full-time internship program in the New York State Senate. Session assistants work as staff members in senators’ offices for a minimum of 35 hours per week and complete a required academic component including seminars, readings, short papers, book reports, and term paper. Offered spring semester only. Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher through a competitive selection process. Application deadline in early fall through the campus liaison officer (LC 30). Prerequisite(s): selection process, permission of campus liaison officer. S/U graded.