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pr

ogra

ms

s

ponsore

d

by

other

American

inst

i

tut

ions

of

higher

learning

will

be

judged

on

a

n

indi

vidual

bas

is

a

c

cor

ding

to

the

following

st

anda

r

ds:

1)

the

program

has

be

en

approved

by

the

a

ppropr

ia

t

e

de

partm

ent

chair

and

the

Regi

s

tr

a

r

at

S

outhweste

r

n;

2)

the

program

was

supervised

by

a

re

giona

lly

ac

c

redited

ins

titution;

3)

t

he

st

udent

was

regularly

matriculated

in

an

institution

o

f

higher

le

ar

ning

during

participation

in

t

he

progr

am;

a

nd

4)

the

program

was

pr

ima

r

ily

a

c

olle

ge

pr

ogra

m

a

nd

not

a

mixed

high

s

c

hool-c

ollege

pr

ogram.

Students

may

transf

er

up

to

18

c

re

dit

hour

s

f

or

e

a

c

h

approved

s

tudy

abroad

semester

.

T

ypically

,

stude

nts

earn

12-15

credit

hour

s

f

or

work

c

ompleted

during

the

s

e

mest

er

abroad.

OF

F-

CAMPUS

ST

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e

w

Y

or

k

Ar

ts

Pr

ogram

T

his

pr

ogra

m

is

de

signed

to

provi

de

thos

e

st

udents

seriously

interested

in

the

performing,

vis

ual

,

and

c

ommunication

arts

with

an

opportu

nity

to

serve

as

appr

e

ntices

and

to

experience

the

w

orld

of

the

e

stablis

hed

profes

sional

arti

st

.

The

cultur

a

l

r

e

sources

of

New

Y

ork

City

are

well

know

n.

L

es

s

fa

miliar

is

the

artis

t’

s

milieu

t

hat

m

ix

of

people,

places

and

events

which

constitute

the

a

rtis

t’

s

envi

ronm

ent,

wor

ld

and

i

mmedi

at

e

audience.

Qualified

students

accepted

into

the

pr

ogra

m

spe

nd

a

s

e

mester

or

ter

m

shari

ng

t

his

milieu

wi

th

professionals

representing

all

pr

ofe

ss

ional

ar

ts

fie

lds

:

vis

ual

ar

tis

ts,

de

si

gners,

museum

curators,

performing

artists,

authors,

publi

she

rs

,

film

ma

ker

s,

people

in

theatre

and

communic

a

tion

arts,

etc.

Each

student

is

assigned

a

fa

cul

ty

advi

sor

who

teaches

a

seminar

and

w

o

rks

clos

e

ly

with

the

student

and

his

or

her

a

ppre

ntic

es

hip

s

ponsor

.

S

tudents

als

o

pa

rt

i

cipate

in

a

specially

designed

progr

a

m

of

s

eminars

c

onduct

ed

by

a

rts

profes

sionals

,

including

GL

CA

(Great

L

akes

College

Association)

staf

f

me

mbe

rs

,

on

various

topics

.

Program

of

fi

ces

are

house

d

in

a

midtown

Manhattan

townhouse.

F

our

f

loors

ar

e

for

hous

ing

with

common

kit

chens

and

lounge/meeting

rooms.

N

o

Sout

hwe

st

ern

Univers

ity

funding

i

s

avai

lab

le

f

or

this

program.

Staf

ford

Loans

and

Pell

G

ra

nts

ar

e

a

vai

la

ble

to

qual

ified

st

udents

.

Ot

her

outside

loan

options

may

also

be

available.

W

ash

in

gton

Seme

s

ter

Pr

ogram

S

outhw

es

te

rn

has

e

s

tablis

hed

cooper

at

ive

r

el

ati

ons

with

the

United

Methodist

College

W

as

hington

C

ons

ortium.

Thi

s

interns

hip

and

ac

ademic

pr

ogram

of

fers

opportunities

for

course

w

ork

a

nd

inte

r

nships

in

polit

ics

and

comm

unica

tions.

D

epe

nding

upon

the

specific

program,

s

tudent

s

work

a

s

interns

at

the

White

Hous

e,

on

Capitol

Hill,

in

the

courts

or

with

public

interest

gr

oups.

S

tudents

may

earn

up

to

15

s

emes

ter

hours

which

appear

as

Southwestern

University

c

re

dit.

T

he

c

ost

of

the

progr

am

is

equal

to

Southwestern

tuition,

room

and

board.

Most

financia

l

a

id

is

appli

ca

ble

to

the

W

as

hington

Semest

er

Program,

i

nc

luding

S

outhwestern

merit

and

need-

ba

se

d

ai

d,

and

is

a

vailable

to

qualified

s

tudent

s.

Other

outside

loan

options

may

also

be

a

vai

labl

e.

S

UMME

R

SC

HOOL

S

outhw

es

te

rn

Univers

ity

of

fers

t

hree

s

ummer

s

essions.

S

pecific

courses

of

fered

each

summer

w

ill

var

y

,

de

pending

on

faculty

and

s

tudent

int

erest.

T

he

University

cannot

guarantee

that

any

s

pec

ifi

c

c

ours

e

a

s

tudent

might

need

for

a

degree

plan

will

be

taught

in

the

summer

,

so

students

s

hould

pla

n

the

ir

re

gular

fall

and

spr

ing

term

schedules

carefully

.

Up

to

one-

third

of

S

outhw

es

te

rn

stude

nts

take

advantage

of

thi

s

opportunity

in

a

given

summer

.

Summer

tuition

r

ate

s

ha

ve

be

e

n

ve

ry

competitive.

Four

sem

est

er

hours

may

be

earned

during

each

of

the

three-

w

e

ek

s

es

sions

s

ta

rt

ing

in

May

and

J

une.

N

o

overloads

are

permitted

in

summer

school.

In

a

ddition,

a

nonres

idential

“Summer

I

II”

ses

si

on

is

used

f

or

Southwester

n

cour

ses

of

fered

abroad

or

for

inte

rnshi

ps

a

nd

independent

s

tudy

.

N

ote

t

hat

these

Summer

I

II

courses

r

equir

e

r

egis

tr

ati

on,

plus

addit

ional

appr

oval

and

for

ms.

Summer

school

tuition

and

room

and

board

c

har

ges

ar

e

pa

yable

fr

om

the

time

of

regis

trat

io

n

for

each

summer

session.

All

fees

must

be

paid

be

for

e

s

tude

nts

ma

y

attend

cl

as

s

es

.

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