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Academic Environment (continued)
Study
Abroad
Skidmore offers academically qualified students a wide range
of opportunities to further their global education. Students
must have at least a 3.0 GPA, appropriate academic background,
and the endorsement of the college in order to participate
in programs abroad. Students should have junior standing at
the time of participation; however, exceptional sophomores
and seniors may be considered. The Office of International
Programs is available to assist students in the research and
application process, and to provide support during their time
overseas and upon their return to Skidmore.
SKIDMORE IN
PARIS PROGRAM
The Skidmore in Paris program is designed for students with
upper-intermediate or advanced knowledge of French and strives
to integrate students into the academic and cultural life
of Paris. Depending on their language skills, students take
selected courses at the Skidmore Center in Paris or are able
to directly enroll in courses at various Paris institutions,
including the Sorbonne and Nanterre. All students choose from
courses in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences.
Internships are also available to
students with appropriate qualifications and experience. The
resident director provides on-site support, including organizing
housing with families and an intensive orientation session
that enables students to become familiar with French life
and the French educational system.
Applications for the Paris program
must be submitted to the Office of International Programs
by March 1 for the full-year or fall semester programs and
by October 1 for the spring semester program. The total cost
of the program is equal to Skidmore’s comprehensive
fee, including tuition, room, and board, plus airfare to the
host country. Skidmore students on financial aid may apply
their aid to the Paris program. They must apply for aid through
the Office of Student Aid and Family Finance prior to departing.
SKIDMORE
IN SPAIN
Skidmore offers students two opportunities to study in Spain:
the Skidmore in Madrid program and the affiliated Alcalá
Program. Both programs are designed for students with advanced
language skills and some understanding of Spanish literature
and culture, which normally is satisfied by the successful
completion of Spanish 208, 211, or 212 or their equivalents.
Both programs emphasize integration into the academic and
cultural life of Spain. The resident directors in Madrid provide
on-site support for both programs, including organizing housing
with families and an intensive orientation session that enables
students to become familiar with Spanish life and the Spanish
educational system.
The total cost of each program is
equal to Skidmore’s comprehensive fee, including tuition,
room, and board, plus airfare to the host country. Skidmore
students on financial aid may apply their aid to either program.
They must apply for aid through the Office of Student Aid
and Family Finance prior to departing.
Skidmore in Madrid The Skidmore in Madrid program is offered for the full
academic year or the spring semester only. Students take courses,
all of which are taught entirely in Spanish, at both the Program
Center and at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Courses
are available in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences.
Internships are also available to academic-year students with
appropriate qualifications and experience. Applications for
the Madrid program must be submitted to the Office of International
Programs by March 1 for the full-year program and by October
1 for the spring semester program. Admission may be limited
by space availability.
The Alcalá
Program The Alcalá Program, located outside Madrid, is
offered for the fall semester only. The college is currently
developing a spring and academic-year option as well. This
program essentially functions as a Skidmore program. Students
take courses, all of which are taught entirely in Spanish,
at the Program Center in Madrid and at the Universidad de
Alcalá and its Center for North American Studies (CENUA).
Courses are available in art history, history, economics,
business, and theater. Applications for the Alcalá program
must be submitted to the Office of International Programs
by March 1 for the fall semester program.
SKIDMORE
IN LONDON
Skidmore offers a variety of study programs in the heart of
London each spring semester. Students may elect programs from
the following institutions: Regent’s College, Westminster
University (a broad range of humanities, social science, and
business courses), University College, and King’s College
(a broad range of disciplines). The program is accompanied
by Skidmore faculty.
Applicants must have strong Skidmore
faculty references and normally a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Courses
in the London program are preapproved for transfer credit.
Total cost is equivalent to tuition, room, and board in Saratoga
Springs and includes partial airfare to London. Skidmore students
on financial aid may apply their loans and scholarship awards
to the program. Information and application forms are available
from the Office of International Programs.
SEMESTER
IN INDIA
Through consortial arrangements with Bard, Hartwick, St. Lawrence,
and Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Skidmore offers a one-semester
academic program in India every fall. The program is designed
to utilize field settings and important sites to introduce
students to India in its varied manifestations—the richness
of its history, philosophy, and culture; the diversity of
its peoples and languages; the complexity of its economic,
social, and political processes. Skidmore students with strong
academic records and personal qualities, and with appropriate
academic preparation, may apply to the program. For specific
information, consult the director of the Asian Studies Program.
SHAKESPEARE
PROGRAMME
This fall-semester program affords students the opportunity
to study theater, literature, and Shakespeare in England,
where they study with internationally respected British faculty
members and professional theater artists. The program is affiliated
with the British American Dramatic Academy and the Birmingham
University Shakespeare Institute.
For twelve weeks, students live and
study in the Bloomsbury section of London, where the academic
program includes courses in theater history, English literature,
playwriting, dramatic criticism, directing, and acting. Master
classes and weekly trips to the theater are included in the
program. The final week is spent at Stratford-upon-Avon, where
students attend Royal Shakespeare Company productions, study
with RSC artists, and attend classes arranged by the Shakespeare
Institute and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Admission to the program is highly
selective. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and
at least 3.2 in their major. For additional information, consult
Professor Lary Opitz, Department of Theater.
INSTITUTE FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS (IES)
Skidmore’s affiliation with IES provides opportunities
for Skidmore students to participate in high quality academic
programs at twenty-one cities throughout the world. Students
with strong academic records, and appropriate academic background,
may apply to programs at the Courtauld Institute, the Slade
School of Fine Art, the School of Oriental and African Studies,
and to other programs centered in Beijing, Berlin, Dublin,
Freiburg, La Plata, London, Milan, Nagoya, Nantes, Tokyo,
Vienna, and Australia.
While preparation in a foreign language
is usually required for the European and Asian programs, a
few of them are presented in English. Program standards are
rigorous. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
and must obtain an endorsement from Skidmore. Information
is available from the Office of International Programs.
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE
CENTER FOR CLASSICAL STUDIES IN ROME
The ICCS, a consortium of seventy-seven colleges and universities,
is administered through Duke University. Through affiliation
with the center, qualified Skidmore students can study ancient
history and archaeology, Greek and Latin literature, and ancient
art for a semester or year in Rome. The program is particularly
appropriate for students majoring in classics, art, or art
history. On site, students take classes and live at the ICCS
center. Courses are taught by U.S. and Canadian scholars and
are supplemented by historical visits throughout Rome. Application
should be made through Leslie Mechem, Department of Classics.
ADVANCED
STUDIES IN ENGLAND
This humanities program is centered for twelve weeks in Bath,
with an additional week at University College, Oxford, and
a concluding week in Stratford. The diverse offerings in British
literature, history, philosophy, classical studies, art history,
politics, and women’s studies are taught primarily by
faculty from Oxford University. Additional courses are offered
in a five-week summer session from June to July. For specific
information, consult the Dean of Studies Office.
MIDDLEBURY
COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN RUSSIA
This affiliation allows qualified Skidmore students to spend
a semester or year at three university sites in Russia: Moscow
State, Voronezh State, and Yaroslavl State University. For
more information, contact the Office of International Programs.
OTHER STUDY
ABROAD PROGRAMS
Through a host of other formal and informal affiliations,
and the leave of absence process, Skidmore students study
at institutions throughout the world. A library of such opportunities
and assistance are available through the Office of International
Programs, located in Starbuck Center.
Note: All affiliated and nonaffiliated
study-abroad programs hold to competitive academic standards.
Skidmore approval for study abroad—approval that must
precede acceptance into any study program—requires a
GPA of 3.0 or higher.
