Off-Campus Programs/International Studies
Interim 2013
Interim is a great time for
many students to study as they travel! The Office of Off-Campus
Programs/International Studies is pleased to provide the following
Bethel-approved program options for January 2013. Applications and detailed course information will be available starting March 28th, 2012. The priority
deadline is on May 4th, 2012 and the final application deadline is on September 17th, 2012.
Applications from non-Bethel students will be considered on a
space-available basis after the priority deadline. For other questions, please stop in the office (CC320A),
call 651.635.2372, or e-mail Christina Chyerez at chychr@bethel.edu.
International locations:
Amsterdam: The Urban Church- ANT318GZ
Belize: Integrative Medicine in a Cross-Cultural Setting- HPE303KZ
Cambodia: Issues and Praxis in Christian Social Justice- GES441PZ
Ecuador/Galapagos: Natural History & Future Prospects- GES318KZ or ENS/BIO318KZ
Europe: Intro to International Business- BUS202Z
Europe: Band of Brothers: A Study of Uncommon Leaders- GES235
Europe: Eurekas and Euphorias-History of Science- GES330K
Europe: World War I: On Location in Europe- HIS230L
Europe: European Pioneers in Psychology- PSY230Z
Hong Kong and China: 21st Century Life and Culture- EDU205UZ
Japan: Travel Writing- ENW303AZ
Jordan/Israel-Palestine:
Leaders for Change- RES210UZ
Uganda: Cultural Diversity in Healthcare (senior nursing students only)- NUR410GZ
More options:
www.studyabroad.com
Course Information:
Amsterdam: The Urban Church
Course number ANT318GZ, 3 credits
Where Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Course description This course is focused on understanding the role of the church in the modern, international city of Amsterdam. The emphasis is on involvement and hands-on learning. Classroom lectures and reading provide the tools and perspective, but experience is the goal of the course. Students should look forward to participating in churches, interacting with all types of people, getting to know families, attending concerts and museums, hanging out in coffeehouses, exploring neighborhoods, and soaking up the atmosphere of a thoroughly modern city with deep historical roots. The course takes the student out of Amsterdam to small seaside fishing villages, Corrie Ten Boom's house, historic cities with wonderful architecture, and the beautiful Dutch countryside. The course is a partnership between Bethel and YWAM with a number of churches in Amsterdam. Students will work and learn alongside persons from all over Europe and other parts of the world. The results of the course include rich memories, new friends, deep learning, and practical, usable results for the Church in Amsterdam.
Prerequisites
• [GES130 and Contemporary Western Life and Thought “L” course] or GES246
• General education: "U" World Cultures
• Written consent of instructors
• Sophomore status
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Prof.
Harley Schreck, Anthropology & Sociology, TH I-204, x6104, h-schreck@bethel.edu
• Prof. Stacey Hunter Hecht, Political Science, AC207, x6468, hecsta@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $1,500 plus airfare (excluding tuition) includes:, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for their airfare, optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 5 – 26, 2013
Enrollment 25 students
Application procedures
Belize: Integrative Medicine in a Cross-Cultural Setting
Course number HPE303KZ, 3 credits
Where Belize, with sites to include Cotton Tree Lodge, Punta Gorda; Chaa Creek, San Ignacio; and Ak’bol, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye
Course
description An introduction to the
theories and practices of integrative medicine as a means to promote quality
health and wellness. Students in
this course will be exposed to a variety of health models ranging from ancient
Mayan practices to modern western medical practices in order to develop a more
holistic approach to health and wellbeing. Student learning will take place in Belize, Central America,
home of many ancient Mayan healing practices. Scientific theories will include ethnobotony,
psychoneuroimmunology, integrative nutrition and biofeedback. Personal practices may include
therapeutic touch, yoga, mindfulness, contemplative prayer, nature therapy, and
healing effects of physical activity and movement.
Prerequisites
• General education: "D"
Lab Science
• General education: “M” Mathematics
Fulfills
• General education: "K" Science, Technology, & Society
•
General education: "Z" Cross-cultural experience
• Elective in the Health & Physical Education department
Course leader s
• Prof. Seth Paradis, Health and Physical Education, RC222, x6425, s-paradis@bethel.edu
• Prof. Chad Osgood, Health & Physical Education, RC252, x6535, chad-osgood@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,950 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates Jan. 3-25, 2013 (subject to change)
Cambodia: Issues and Praxis in Christian Social Justice
Course number GES441PZ, 3 credits
Where Phnom Penh and Sihanuoukville, Cambodia
Course description This course attempts to offer students the opportunity to uniquely bridge theory and action by both understanding and advocating for social justice in an off-campus context. This course is fundamentally interdisciplinary in nature. Specifically this course will entail a careful examination of the theme of justice in the biblical text as well as an exploration of related themes: the persisting impact of both colonialism and genocide on Cambodian society; the pervasive presence of particular injustices in Cambodia in the present (with a specific consideration of human trafficking and statelessness); the role of education in dispelling the realities of injustice (with an emphasis on language development in educational contexts); as well as the global church’s responsibility to fight injustice. This course will not only encourage students to acquire knowledge about how injustice can be countered, it also will encourage students to use their skills and gifts to address issues of social injustice.
Prerequisites
• Senior standing
• GES110 & THE201 or GES246
• General education: "N" Nature of Persons
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
Note: Students who do not meet all of these requirements may be considered for the course on a case-by-case basis.
Fulfills
• General education: "P" Contemporary Christian Issues
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Prof. Christina Busman, BTS, AC301A, x6921, cbusman@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,210 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Dates January 2 – 25, 2013
Enrollment 15 students
Application procedures
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: Natural History and Future Prospects
Course number GES318KZ, 3 credits;
ENS/BIO318KZ, 4 credits (see course description)
Where Quito, Ecuador and surrounding areas, & Galápagos Islands
Course description Travel from base in Quito throughout Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands, surveying the land, climate, plants, animals, homes, transportation, and industries, noting especially the impact of human culture, presence, and activities. Sites include the Amazon rainforest, Andean cloud forests, volcanic mountains, highlands, towns, cities, & the Galápagos Islands. (Carries cross-credit in biology and environmental studies, BIO318KZ/ENS318KZ, 4 credits, with additional coursework.)
Prerequisites
• General education: "D"
Lab Science
• General education: “M” Mathematics
Fulfills
• General education: "K" Science, Technology, & Society
•
General education: "Z" Cross-cultural experience
• Biology elective
(with additional coursework)
• Environmental Science elective (with
additional coursework)
Course leader
• Dr. Jeff Port,
Biology, AC 204, x6439, jport@bethel.edu
Estimated
program fee $5,250 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip
airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related
excursions, room, board, and HTH travel insurance. Students are
responsible for optional entertainment/transportation expenses,
passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates Jan. 3-26, 2013 (subject to change)
Enrollment 19 students (preference may be given to juniors or seniors)
Europe: Introduction to International Business
Course number BUS202Z, 3 credits
Itinerary (Subject to change)
Jan. 2 Depart from Minneapolis
Jan. 3-5 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan.
6-8 Brussels, Belgium
Jan. 9-11 Paris, France
Jan. 12-16 Nuremberg, Germany
Jan. 17-20 Open travel weekend
Jan. 21-23 Salzburg, Austria
Jan. 24-25 Venice, Italy
Jan. 25 Return to Minnesota
Course description This course is designed to explore the dynamics of international business. Participants will visit sites to examine businesses that operate across borders and may include: Advertising agencies, banks, accounting firms, technology firms, manufacturing facilities, and multi-national corporations. Applicant selection will be done by the instructors.
Fulfills
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• Business elective
Course leader
• Prof. Bethany Opsata, Business, AC219, x6318, b-opsata@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,600 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and intra-country transportation (Eurail pass), some course-related excursions, room and meals for 18 nights, and HTH travel insurance. Students are responsible for three nights' lodging and meals during open travel weekend, optional entertainment and transportation expenses (including sightseeing, skiing), passport, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2–25, 2013
Enrollment 16 students (preference given to juniors and seniors; students with International Business emphasis)
Europe: Band of Brothers: A Study of Uncommon Leaders
Course number GES235, 3 credits
Where Georgia, USA; England; France; Holland; Belgium; Germany; Austria
Course description This
course will broaden student knowledge of WWII, while enhancing understanding of
leadership principles and character development, by studying the experiences of
Easy Company, as recounted by Steven Ambrose in his book, Band of Brothers. Learners integrate transformational leadership and biblical and
contemporary texts on leadership.
Prerequisites
• N/A
Fulfills
• N/A
Course leaders
• Coach Steve Johnson, Athletic Department, RC205A, x6398, johstea@bethel.edu
• Coach Jimmy Miller, Athletic Department, RC205B, x6022, miljamj@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee
$3,980 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP,
inter-country and intra-country transportation, course-related excursions,
room, meals, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and
transportation expenses, passport, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2-24, 2013
Enrollment 26 students (preference given to juniors and seniors)
Europe: Eurekas and Euphorias: History of Science in Europe
Course number GES330K, 3 credits
Where Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice); Switzerland (Geneva, Lauterbrunnen); Munich, Germany; Paris, France; England (London, Cambridge)
Course description This course examines the
development of major scientific discoveries throughout history within the
context of an experiential learning opportunity in several European
countries. Special attention will
be paid to the Italian Renaissance and the Enlightenment within England. Multiple scientific disciplines will be
incorporated, including astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering,
mathematics, medicine, and physics. The role these disciplines played within society (architecture, art,
exploration, politics, religion, etc.) will also be evaluated. Daily itineraries will include
science/history/art museums, church visits, university/city tours, unique
city/area visits, lecture/discussion, travel, and international meals.
Prerequisites
• General education: "D"
Lab Science
• General education: “M” Mathematics
Fulfills
• General education: "K" Science, Technology, & Society
Course leaders
• Dr. Wade Neiwert, Chemistry, AC103, x6162, w-neiwert@bethel.edu
• Dr. Trey Maddox, Chemistry, AC107, x6720, m-maddox@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,950 (excluding
tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and
intra-country transportation (Eurail pass), course-related excursions,
room, meals, and HTH travel insurance. Students are responsible for
optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport,
telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2-27, 2013
Enrollment 29 students (Final applicant selection will be done by the instructor.)
Europe: World War I: On Location in Europe
Course number HIS230L, 3 credits
Where London & Oxford, UK; Belgium; Northern France; Paris; and Munich, Germany
Course description An experiential study of the history of the First World War built around travel in England, Belgium, France, and Germany, including visits to battlefield sites, cemeteries and memorials, and museums. Students will learn what it was like to experience and remember total war and to appreciate this particular conflict’s larger significance for American and European culture.
Prerequisite
• GES130; Contemporary Western Life and Thought “L” course; World Cultures “U” course or GES246; World Cultures “U” course
Fulfills
•
General education: "L" Contemporary Western Life and Thought
Course leaders
• Dr. Chris Gehrz, AC 212, x6105, cgehrz@bethel.edu
• Prof. Sam Mulberry, HC 324E, x6545, s-mulberry@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,844 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and intra-country transportation, some course-related excursions, room, meals, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses (including sightseeing), passport, textbooks, telephone, laundry, and other personal expenses.
Dates January 2 – 25, 2013
Enrollment 20 students
Application procedures
Europe: European Pioneers in Pyschology
Course number PSY230Z, 3 credits
Tentative Schedule
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Jan 4 |
Fly to Frankfurt, Germany |
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Jan 5-7 |
Wurzburg, Germany |
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Jan 8-10 |
Munich, Germany |
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Jan 11-14 |
Vienna, Austria |
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Jan 15-16 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
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Jan 17-20 |
Paris and Nancy, France |
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Jan 21-25 |
London, England |
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Jan 26 |
Return to Minnesota |
Course description This course explores some of the most prominent European figures in the history of contemporary psychology. We will examine some of the major historical movements in the history of ideas in psychology, with an emphasis on the relevant philosophical, intellectual, and spiritual context. In this process, we will compare various schools of thought and approaches to the study of psychology. We will also look at how psychology developed in the various countries we visit, and students will have the opportunity to encounter local professional and academic psychologists.
Prerequisites
• PSY100 Introduction to Psychology
• GES130 or GES244
• Junior or senior standing
• Permission of instructors
Fulfills
• General education: "Z" Cross-Cultural Experience
• 300-level psychology elective
• History of Psychology requirement for psychology majors (PSY315)
Course leaders
• Dr. Joel Frederickson, Psychology, AC343F, x6317, frejoe@bethel.edu
• Dr. Katherine Nevins, Psychology, CC314D, x6292, k-nevins@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,700 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and intra-country transportation (Eurail pass), course-related excursions, room, board, and HTH travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses (including sightseeing), passport, telephone, laundry, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 4 - 26, 2013
Enrollment 29 students
Application procedures
Hong Kong and China: 21st Century Life and Culture in Hong Kong and China
Course number EDU205UZ, 3 credits
Where China and Hong Kong
Course description This course is designed to introduce students to life and culture in Hong Kong and China. Students will visit Beijing, the Great Wall, Xian and the Terra Cotta Warriors, southern China (including Guangzhou, Foshan and Hainan Island), and a week in Hong Kong. The course will examine how the history of each area has shaped the cultural and educational systems of today. As a part of their visit, students will observe and lead small group activities in international schools, schools serving local children, social service organizations, and orphanages. Students will reflect on how culture and education are influenced by history, governance, tradition, language and values. Open to all majors.
Prerequisite • GES130 or GES246
• Written consent of instructors
Fulfills
•
General education: "U" World Cultures
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Prof. Louise Wilson, Education, CC429F, x6507, louise-wilson@bethel.edu
• Prof. Katie Bonawitz, Education, CC429M, x6724, katie-bonawitz@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $5,240 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, visa for China, inter-country and intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, two meals a day, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for some meals, optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and personal expenses.
Dates January 3 – 25, 2013
Enrollment 22 students
Israel: Study Tour
Course number BIB230Z, 4 credits
Where Israel
You will encounter biblical backgrounds and historical geography, Middle Eastern cultures and languages, the religions of the Middle East, and more. You will also have the opportunity to process your experience, excitements, and questions with a biblical scholar and a theologian. There will be numerous opportunities to discuss, in an informal setting, theological issues such as the significance of Jesus and Christian hope for our world in which we experience pain, injustice, and hopelessness.
Course description This is a three–week course that brings you to the land where the events of the Bible actually took place. You will travel and study in the footsteps of Jesus, the Apostles, and the Patriarchs. One hundred yards north from the campus of Jerusalem University College, our primary residence, is Zion Gate. You will enter Jerusalem’s Old City with its four very distinct sections: the Jewish, Armenian, Muslim and Christian Quarters. You will find your way through a maze of narrow streets to major historic sites such as the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Prerequisite
• BIB101 Intro to the Bible
Fulfills:
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• This course can fulfill a
requirement for Bible majors or Bible minors. It can be counted as a 200 level OT or NT course or as an
elective.
Course leaders
• Dr. Victor Ezigbo, BTS, AC301B, x6922, v-ezigbo@bethel.edu
• Dr. Carl Rasmussen, BTS, holylandphotos@comcast.net
Estimated program fee $4,295 (excluding tuition*)
includes: round-trip airfare from
MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, board, and
HTP travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment/transportation
expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates December 30, 2012 - January 20, 2013 (subject to change)
Enrollment 25 students
Japan: Travel Writing
Course number ENW303AZ, 4 credits
Where Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Niigata, and Sendai, Japan
Course description The art and craft of travel writing are studied and practiced while traveling in Japan. We will read travel writing from the past and present—both that written by Japanese authors like Basho traveling in their own country and that written by Westerners traveling in Japan. Writing assignments will draw in particular on one’s own travel experience as it is happening. Trip will include concentrated time in Tokyo, interactions with Japanese university students and host families during home-stay, and visits to places like Kyoto, Nara, Niigata, and Sendai that have inspired travelers who preceded us.
Prerequisite
• None
Fulfills:
• General education: "A" Artistic Experience
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• English: This course substitutes for ENW201A Essay Writing
Course leaders
• Paul Reasoner, Philosophy, AC306, x6209, reapau@bethel.edu
• Dr. Marion Larson, English, AC313, x6299, larmar@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $4,295 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, board, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment/transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 3 - January 25, 2013
Enrollment 25 students
Jordan and Israel-Palestine: Leaders for Change
Course number RES210UZ, 3 credits
Where Jordan and Israel-Palestine
Course description Travel to the ancient and modern countries of Jordan and Israel/Palestine. Learn from Middle Eastern students and professionals who are leading change in business, ecotourism, non-profit organizations, education, religion and government. Students also develop their intercultural competence as it relates to transformative leadership. We will learn tourist-level Arabic, tour Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jesus' baptism site, Petra and an ancient Roman city, relax at a Turkish bath, ride a camel, camp in the desert, stay with Jordanian families and float in the Dead Sea.
Video Title: Leaders for Change: Jordan/Israel
Prerequisite
• GES130 or GES244
Fulfills
• General education: “U” World Cultures
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• Reconciliation, Sociology, Anthropology major/minor elective
• Leadership Studies minor elective
• Petition to satisfy requirements/electives in other majors
Course leader
• Dr. Naomi Ludeman Smith, Anthropology, Sociology & Reconciliation Studies, Townhouse I-201, x6464, n-smith@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee: $3,995 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP,
in-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, board,
three meals a day, and HTH travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional
entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, Internet, snacks,
telephone, laundry, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates Jan. 2-25, 2013 (subject to change)
Enrollment 15-25 students
Uganda: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
(Open to senior nursing students; see Nursing Department for details.)
Course number NUR410GZ, 3 credits
Where Uganda
Course description This course is open to Senior nursing students only. This educational experience includes three clinical rotations:
1) A community health experience with Mission: Moving Mountains (Uganda) which includes a home-stay, village tours, and discussions with community health workers and leaders.
2) A pediatric rotation at CURE International Hospital in Mbale, a neuro-surgical specialty hospital. Rotations through OR, ICU, and the patient wards.
3) An OB rotation at a government maternity hospital.
Activities will include time at Uganda Christian University in Mukono; discussion of nursing in Uganda; visiting local and national hospitals and AIDS clinics; and an experience with a Christian organization in Northern Uganda to learn about war recovery efforts.
Course content focuses on health care systems, not only within Uganda, but also Hmong, African American, Mexican, and Native American cultures. We’ll also briefly explore some “Gender and Culture” issues.
Prerequisites
• NUR401, 403, & 405
• GES130 & Contemporary Western Life
and Thought “L” course or GES246
•
World Cultures “U” course
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Prof. Dave Muhovich, Nursing, HC214,
x6560, d-muhovich@bethel.edu
• Prof. Sue Steen, Nursing, HC225, x6328, s-steen@bethel.edu
• Prof. Lynn Zdechlik, Nursing, HC206, x6939, l-zdechlik@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,500 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and HTH travel medical insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates December 30, 2012 - January 25, 2013
Enrollment 25 students
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
• Applications for Interim 2013 off-campus courses will be accepted from March 28, 2012 - September 17, 2012.
• Students must complete an application form from the Office of Off-Campus Programs/International Studies (OIS). Individual courses may have additional requirements. Please see course description for details.
• A $100 application deposit is required with each application.
• If you have a physical, psychiatric and/or learning disability and believe you will need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in an off-campus program, please contact the Office of Off-Campus Programs or Natalie Beazer, Director of Disability Services, (ext 8759 or n-beazer@bethel.edu), as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
PRIORITY DEADLINE – MAY 4th
• After this date, you will receive notice of your application status (acceptance, wait list, or conditional acceptance).
• Non-Bethel students will be considered for course participation after the May 4th priority deadline.
• The OIS will randomly award two $100 travel grants per course to applicants who qualify for acceptance and meet the May 4th priority deadline.
FINAL ACCEPTANCE
PLEASE NOTE: Final acceptance is contingent upon approval from Bethel’s Business Office in the fall. Students with account balances over $500 in early September will not receive final approval or be allowed to participate in the program.
WAIT LIST
•Once a course reaches its maximum enrollment, students may be placed on a wait list. Students must submit all application materials, including deposit, to be on the wait list.
•Deposit checks will be cashed upon receipt. When a cancellation occurs, the OIS will notify students of acceptance. If no cancellations occur by September 17, 2012, students will be contacted and refunded their $100 deposit.
PROGRAM FEE
• The cost of interim tuition is covered for students who are full-time both fall and spring semesters. Students who are not full-time both semesters will need to pay half the interim tuition costs (either 1.5 or 2 credits) in addition to the stated program fee.
• Students should review individual course descriptions and consult faculty to know exactly what is and what is not included in the program fee.
• Costs
listed in spring promotional material are approximate and are based on a
minimum of 15 students per course. Every effort is made to operate the
program
at the stated price. However, the OIS reserves the right to adjust fees
due to
dollar devaluation, fuel surcharges and general inflation. Final course
costs
will be set in September.
• Students will receive a payment schedule for their course in the fall. The program fee will be divided into three payments due the first of October, November, and December.
CANCELLATION DEADLINE & REFUND POLICY
• All cancellations must be submitted in writing to the OIS on or before September 17th, 2012. Withdrawal forms are available in OIS (CC320A).
• If an application is withdrawn on or before September 17th, 2012, the applicant will be refunded their $100 deposit.
• Decisions as to whether courses with low enrollment will be offered will be made on September 17th, 2012. If a course is not offered due to low enrollment, students may transfer to another course or receive a full refund.
• If an application is withdrawn or confirmation deposit not paid by September 17th, 2012, the $100 deposit will be forfeited and refund based upon recoverable costs. After this date, the course instructors and/or the OIS begin making payments to reserve airfare, room, board, etc. Even if the applicant has not made additional payments, money may have been spent to hold his/her position. Depending on the date of cancellation, the entire course cost may be forfeited. If cancellation occurs after November 30th, 2012, student will be responsible for the entire program fee.