ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Students at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg are headed to South Carolina this week to volunteer ahead of the Republican presidential primary.

The trip is part of a course called “The Road to the White House 2024.” The students applied to be in the class. Each student chose to intern with Republican candidates Donald Trump, Nikki Haley or with the South Carolina Democratic Party.

“The democrats had their election, but now what?” asked USF St. Pete professor Judithanne McLauchlan. “They’re going to be doing their delegate selections so these students will get the behind the scenes look at all of that process.”

The students leave for South Carolina on Friday and will stay for 10 days.

“I really have no idea what the campaign is going to look like,” said student Dante Rubino, who will intern with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign.

“I’m looking at getting on the inside track and furthering my career,” said student and veteran Steven Brown. Brown already works with veterans. He plans to intern with former President Donald Trump’s campaign.

While they’re in South Carolina, each student will blog about their experience.