General Information for January 2014

This page provides only basic information about the upcoming interims.
More detailed course descriptions and instructions about how to apply can be found at http://stolaf.studioabroad.com/
The lefthand column on that page provides important additional information about St. Olaf policies and procedures.  Please read that carefully.

Application Prodedures

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Browse Programs at http://stolaf.studioabroad.com/
(2) Create an Application by clicking on the “Apply Now” button   

(3) These are the steps involved in completing an Application

  • Complete Application Questionnaires for each of the programs to which you are applying.
  • Request approval signature electronically from your academic advisor. 
  • Request signature electronically from the Interim Instructor.
  • Pay a $100 Application Fee

Complete the required signature documents.

NOTE: If you are not accepted to the program, your $100 application fee will be refunded.

Application Dates

April 29: Spring deadline to apply for 2014 Interim Programs
Selection decisions will be announced May 16.

Applications received after spring deadline: Applications received after April 29 will be processed on a rolling basis. Selection decisions will be announced approximately two weeks after application is submitted.

Final application deadline: October 1

Registration

Acceptance to an off-campus interim results in official registration as well.  Accepted students need not go through the Interim registration process. For further information see the section on interim courses under Selection of Participants in the lefthand column of
http://stolaf.studioabroad.com/

A number of courses are open to first-year students (i.e., students enrolling in September 2021). Look for specific designations with course description.

Non-St. Olaf students may apply for Interims. For more information, see the section about interims under Important Information about Studying Abroad in the left column of the main program search page:http://stolaf.studioabroad.com/

Direct Enroll Programs
A few programs listed below are offered by another institution or organization. These courses have been approved by the St. Olaf curriculum committee but are not taught by St. Olaf faculty These courses will count for a full St. Olaf Interim credit; they will fulfill major and general education credits as noted; they will appear on your transcript with a grade listed.  But, since they are not taught by a St. Olaf faculty member, the grade received will not be computed into the St. Olaf GPA.

Costs

Program costs listed in the section labeled Program Costs and Financial Information in the lefthand column of http://stolaf.studioabroad.com/
          

Documents Required for International Interims

For information about passports, visas, recommended innoculations or travel insurance see the section entitled Pre-Departure resources in the lefthand column of
http://stolaf.studioabroad.com/

Off-Campus Interims

Africa and the Middle East


French 235: French Language and Moroccan Culture in Fes  
Instructor: Amine Bekhechi          General Education Credits: FOL  MCG
Program Fee: $4400

ID 238: Religion and Politics in Egypt
Instructor: Jamie Schillinger - Ibtesam Al-Atiyat             
General Education Credits: MCG
Program Fee: $ 4700    

See also Religion 272: Sacred Places in Greece Turkey listed under Europe

Asia

Asian Studies 215: – Asian Conversation II Encountering Asia
Instructors: Robert Entenmann – Will Bridges
Program Fee:    TBA

Economics 218: Economic Progress in China 
Instructor: Xun Pomponio                  General Education Credits: HBS MCG   Program Fee: $4700

Interdisciplinary: Development & Community in Bangladesh
(Outside provider: HECUA)           General Education Credits:     HBS  MCG
Program Fee: $6050

Psychology 223: Exploring India - Human Development in Cross-Cultural Context Instructor: Dana Gross             General Education Credits: HBS MCG
Program Fee: $4980

Australia and New Zealand


ID  257: Arts and Literature of Australia and New Zealand
Instructor: Karen Wilson                 General Education Credits: ALS-L  ORC
Program Fee: $6970


Europe

Classics 251: Classical Studies in Greece
Instructor:  James May               General Education Credits:   HWC ALS-A
Program Fee: $5490

ES 311:  Global Environmental Issues at Cranfield University        
Instructor: John Schade                  General Education Credits:  ORC
 Program Fee: $5300

French 275: Interdisciplinary French Studies in Paris     
Instructor: Lise Hoy             
Program Fee: $5030 
                                      
ID 249: Mare Balticum                     
Instructor:  Lavern Rippley & Steven Soderlind 
Program Fee: $5600          General Education Credits:  HWC HBS  ORC

ID 258: Theater in London 
Instructor: Karen Marsalek      General Education Credits:   ALS-A
Program Fee: $ 5260

Mathematics 239: Number Theory - Budapest  
Instructor: Bruce Hanson
Program Fee: $3675

Political Science 240: Changing Political Identities in Coastal Central Europe                  General Education Credits:   HBS MCG         
Instructor: Patrick Dale                                               
Program Fee:  $4650  
                  
Religion 262: Catholic Rome, Lutheran Wittenberg  
Instructor:  Eric Lund           General Education Credits:  BTS-T
Program Fee: $5700

Religion 272: Sacred Places in Greece Turkey
Instructor: DeAne Lagerquist      General Education Credits:   HWC
Program Fee: $5780

Latin America and the Caribbean

Biology 284: Peruvian Medical Experience      
Instructor:  Theodore Johnson
Program Fee: $5340

Biology 286: Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica 
 Instructor: Kathy Shea
Program Fee: $4345

Biology 288:  Equatorial Biology Ecuador 
Instructor: Anne Walter
Program Fee: $5590

Chemistry 260: Medicinal Chemistry in Jamaica 
Instructor: Greg Muth
Program Fee: $4950

English 212: Literature of the Eastern Caribbean
Instructor: Karen Cherewatuk        General Education Credits:  ALS-L  MCG
Program Fee: $3980

History 244: Revolutionary Cuba  
Instructor: Jeane DeLaney         General Education Credits:  MCG
Program Fee: $4490

Off Campus 162: Social and Political Transformation in Ecuador
(Outside provider: HECUA)       General Education Credits:  HBS MCG
Program Fee: $4150    
                              
Spanish 233: Intermediate Spanish II in Ecuador   
Instructor: Jonathan O’Conner     General Education Credits:  FOL MCG
Program Fee: $3940

Spanish 234: Intermediate Spanish II in Costa Rica   
Instructor:  Kris Cropsey           General Education Credits:  FOL  MCG
Program Fee: $ 3530 

The United States

Art 246  Manhattan Interim  in New York City
Instructor: John Saurer
Program Fee: $3000 + food and transportation                      

Education 170: Urban Schools and Communities
Instructor: Eric McDonald   General Education Credits: MCD
Program Fee: $925          

Education 378: Multicultural Education in Hawaii 
Instructor: Elizabeth Leer         General Education Credits:  MCD
Program Fee: $ 3820

EE280: Intro to Electrical Circuits
(Outside provider: Washington University St. Louis)
Program Fee:   TBA

ID 255: The Physician in Clinical & Hospital Health Care  
Instructor: Wesley Pearson
Program Fee:  $475

Direct Enrollment Programs
The programs listed below are not taught by St. Olaf faculty members. Rather they are programs offered by another institution or organization that have been approved by St. Olaf faculty.  These courses will count for a full St. Olaf Interim credit; they will fulfill major and general education credits as noted; they will appear on your transcript with a grade listed.  But, since they are not taught by a St. Olaf faculty member, the grade received will not be computed into the St. Olaf GPA.

EE280: Intro to Electrical Circuits

Interdisciplinary (Off-Campus 193): Development and Community in Bangladesh (HECUA)

Interdisciplinary (Off-Campus 162):  Social and Political Transformation in Ecuador (HECUA)