Experience Washington, D.C.
Want hands-on education? Make Washington, D.C. your interactive classroom. Take in history & culture at the many museums and monuments dotted all over the city and surrounding areas. Enjoy award-winning shows in both grand and intimate theaters. Take a walk on the National Mall and visit a street festival.
There is so much to do and see and you never know what might strike your interest and lead you to life or career opportunities that you may never have considered before.
Consortium
Gallaudet is also part of the Consortium of Universities. Register for courses at any of the 13 other local universities and colleges to supplement your Gallaudet academic curriculum. Through the consortium program, undergraduate students who meet specific criteria can supplement their academic experience.
Internships
Being in D.C. you can also take advantage of a wide variety of internships available. Try out your future career through internship opportunities and gain a working knowledge in your field. Whatever your interest, there are internship sites in the D.C. area and across the nation.
Many of these locations provide sign language interpreters or captioned presentations.
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FDR Memorial
- Ford's Theatre
- International Spy Museum
- Kennedy Center
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Library of Congress
- Mount Vernon
- National Arboretum
- National Archives
- National Geographic Society
- Smithsonian Institution
- Supreme Court
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- White House
…. and many more!
Visit the D.C. Chamber of Commerce and the D.C. Convention and Tourism Corporation for more information.
