Interns earn credit, test a career choice, gain professional work experience, and check classroom learning against workplace expectations. Each internship position has qualifications established by the agency or organization involved. Most internships are unpaid. Most placements are in archives, historical societies, or museums. Interns may arrange and describe a collection of documents, catalog objects, help prepare an exhibit, serve as a docent, or answer research requests from the public.
Some placements are in business or government agencies.
Independent study may not be used to provide an existing course which is not offered during a particular semester or which is not offered at a convenient time, nor may it substitute for existing courses or to fulfill particular general education or major requirements. A written proposal describing the independent study must be approved prior to registration by the faculty member supervising the independent study, the department chair, and the departmental secretary. Forms are available in the History department office. The department recognizes annually the achievement of outstanding students at the undergraduate and graduate level. The Lucy Lucile Tasher Scholarships in History are intended to be in an amount approximately equal to the cost of the recipients' senior year of study.