Student Opportunities
Learning does not only happen inside the classroom. Washington College students pursue internships and research positions, get involved in clubs and other community activities, and expand their social horizons. Explore areas that interest you, pursue questions that fascinate you, and earn leadership roles in organizations that matter to you.
Find the Perfect Opportunity
Internships
- Secure an internship through our extensive alumni network.
- Complete research one-on-one with faculty.
- Arrange your own internship experience through your own connections, or by tapping into the Center for Career Development’s extensive network.
Research
- Get into the lab as soon as your first year. Every required course has a lab component, allowing you to develop and refine lab skills and techniques.
- Complete a Senior Capstone Experience (SCE), pursuing a topic that interests you. The SCE can be either experimental or literature-based research and will include both a written component and an oral presentation.
- Work one-on-one with faculty to complete research and lab work.
- Present your research at professional conferences, like the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, as well as other national and regional association conferences.
- Create your own research project. Support, financial or otherwise, is available across campus, including through the Cater Society for Junior Fellows and the John S. Toll Science & Mathematics Program.
To get started thinking about what research you might be able to do at Washington College, review our faculty’s areas of expertise.
Get Involved
Build your résumé and expand your social circle simultaneously by joining clubs, honor societies, and more that help you connect with folks with similar interests.
- John S. Toll Science & Mathematics Program
- The Libby and Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows
- Honor Societies: Beta Beta Beta, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Sigma Epsilon
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Clubs: American Chemical Society, STEM Sisters, Health Occupations Students of America and more.
Emily Kopp '25
Abingdon, Maryland
MAJORS AND MINORS
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major
- Public Health and Psychology Minors
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, intern
- Beta Beta Beta, biology honors society, president
CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
- ShoreFIT, secretary
- Alpha Omicron Pi
- “The good thing about Washington College is how small the class sizes are and how labs are attached to almost every class. It was really nice being able to say I took medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, biological compounds, toxicology—classes I feel like bigger institutions only offer to grad students. Even if it's an introductory course, I've taken it as an undergrad. My mentor would talk about some things that his lab did or used to do, and it was really cool to be able to say, 'I kind of know what you're talking about, even though I haven't done that level of research before.’”