As part of the requirement for Duke’s public policy major, students participate in an undergraduate internship to apply their policy knowledge and skills in real-world settings. “The public policy internship requirement has been around a long time as part of the public policy major to prepare students for careers in leadership, civic engagement and public service,” Nathan Boucher, director of undergraduate studies in the Sanford School of Public Policy, wrote in an email to The Chronicle. “The internship requirement is a benefit for our students to have valuable work experience, and our employers tell us they value the internship experience when hiring our students.”