How can I get history course credit for my internship?

Qualifications

* To qualify for academic credit in History, the site work must include a definite historical dimension (but there are many ways you can demonstrate historical relevance.)
* The student should be a junior or senior, with a minimum 3.0 GPA in History and a 2.5 GPA overall.
* Only one internship may be included in the student’s History major or minor program.

Expectations

* A minimum of 100 hours of on-site work (approximately 7 hours per week during a 15 week semester, or 12-13 hours per week over 8 weeks in the summer.)
* A journal, to be submitted to the Faculty Advisor. This should contain weekly entries of the internship experiences, recording the work accomplished and reflecting on the significance of these experiences. These are typically 1-2 page submissions.
* An 8-10 page paper, to be submitted to the Faculty Advisor at the end of the semester. This can be either a research paper in the field of the work or an extended essay addressing the process of doing history through the work of the internship. The paper can be replaced with an alternate scholarly project (a website, podcast, or mini-documentary, for example) at the Faculty Advisor’s discretion. 
* Biweekly meetings with the Faculty Advisor.

What do I need to do?

1. Find an internship. Students are responsible for finding and applying to the internship. It would also help to connect with a Career Coach from the Chirico Career Center by making an appointment on FriarHub. Start reaching out to local businesses and organizations about possible internship opportunities.  If you’re coming up empty, reach out to our departmental Internship Coordinator, currently Dr. Andrews, for some tips.  
2. Find an appropriate faculty advisor from the Department of History and Classics faculty to supervise the internship.
3. Obtain approval from the Department of History and Classics by the start of the term in which the internship will occur. 
4. Work with The Chirico Career Center to create an “Academic Learning Agreement” form online through the FriarHub platform (due no later than the third Friday of the semester).  If you have questions, you can reach out to Megan Straumann at Chirico, who can explain the process.  Once these processes are done, the student can then be enrolled in HIS 450: Internship.  
5. If this is a summer internship, you must register for the course via the School of Continuing Education, and pay the $600 registration fee.