AU Gap offers an academic & internship experience in Washington, DC for students who finish high school early or want different experience before college.
AU Gap is designed for students who are finishing high school early or for those who want a different experience before transitioning to college and provides the perfect springboard for future academic and career success! AU professors lead interactive classes in which students take site visits to nonprofit organizations, government agencies and businesses while Gap students intern at D.C. organiz
02/21/2022
Spend your in Washington D.C. engaging in an immersive internship and academic experience.
To learn more about the Gap Program and sign up for one of our live webinars visit https://www.american.edu/provost/ogis/gap-year/
01/12/2022
Last week we welcomed our Spring 2022 AU Gap Program students to American University!
The Gap Program gives recent high school/college graduates the opportunity to test drive their dream career in Washington DC, the number one U.S. location for in every area of professional interest.
Learn more about our Gap Program at https://www.american.edu/provost/ogis/gap-year/ and spend your upcoming or at AU.
01/03/2020
Happy New Year! We are moving soon. On Monday, January 6, 2020, the American University GAP Program will have a new Facebook username: . No GAP Program posts will be featured on this page after January 6th.
For up-to-date GAP Program information and alumni news, stayed connected to . For information about the GAP Program, visit https://www.american.edu/spexs/augap/.
12/03/2019
Event reminder! The Friday is the Fall 2019 End of Semester Celebration, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at American University's Spring Valley Building in Room 618. We look forward to seeing you there!
12/03/2019
One of our Gap Program students, August Clarke, is on his way to becoming a successful writer. He has recently co-written two articles, “US-Taliban peace negotiations must tackle the drug trade” for the Miami Herald (https://hrld.us/35XIJxN, with Robert Weiner), and “Russia should be banned from 2020 Tokyo Olympics” for the The Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/37ZNmJz, also with Robert Weiner). Congratulations to “Auggie” on your entrance into the world of journalism!
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11/19/2019
Congratulations to AU Gap student Arielle Giesmar, who made the 2019 Teen Vogue Under 21 list for her gun violence prevention activism!
Read the article: http://bit.ly/2Or1dj1
11/19/2019
Molly's class had a front seat to one of the most historic and fascinating cities in the country. Where would you go during your at American University? Read her blog for some ideas! http://bit.ly/2JpHccV
11/13/2019
: After the release of the global warming report, the work done at the Citizens Climate Lobby DC is more important than ever. Citizens’ Climate Lobby empowers people to exercise their personal and political power for climate solutions. Interns can expect to be making moves toward the passage of the Carbon Fee and Dividend Policy, legislation that is the best first step to helping our warming planet.
Citizens' Climate Lobby - take action on climate change solutions Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change.
11/12/2019
Fall 2019 GAP Program students! Join us for our End of Semester Celebration, held on Friday - December 6th - from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at American University's Spring Valley Building (Room 618). We look forward to seeing you there!!!!!!
09/03/2019
What makes an truly worth-while? Our faculty at American University would know!
Dr. Diane Lowenthal and Dr. Jeffrey Sosland, both of whom have taught across our undergraduate programs, will be honored for their research on the value of internship supervisors throughout the college experience. Learn more about their work, as well as the way we apply their findings to our programs:
Two SPExS Scholars on Internships and Forgotten Educators Diane Lowenthal and Jeffrey Sosland win Outstanding Experiential Education Research award.
: Supportive and educational internships in make a huge difference in the early careers of our students.
According to U.S. News and World Report, "University officials and employers almost universally maintain that partaking in an ...before graduation is integral to finding meaningful employment in today's seemingly impenetrable job market."
Degrees Are Great, but Internships Make a Difference Internships are a near necessity in the quest to find a job in today's market.
08/26/2019
A core part of the AU GAP Program at American University is our dedication to the professional development of our students. Today, GAP students had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential internship supervisors from think tanks, start-ups, non-profits and other organizations from all over the area for our Internship Fair! Flip through for some of our favorite highlights.