College's catalog - Trinity Christian College

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TRINITY-SPONSORED PROGRAMS:
Chicago Semester, see below Semester in Ecuador p. 182
Semester in Nicaragua p. 121 Semester in Spain p. 222
Programs of Study
The Trinity New Horizons Teaching Program is a unique off-campus experience of less than one
semester. It is supported by full financial aid. See p. 143.
Chicago Semester (CSEM)
The Chicago Semester is an off-campus program sponsored by Trinity Christian College together
with five other Reformed Christian colleges in the Midwest and administered by Trinity. It offers
qualified juniors and seniors (2.5 or higher GPA required) the opportunity to gain a semester’s
worth of credit, living and working in Chicago. Program design focuses on leadership training
by challenging undergraduate juniors and seniors to integrate their classroom theory with
professional work experience. Features of the Chicago Semester curriculum include the following:
1) internships related to students’ professional interests; (2) seminars on aspects of the urban
phenomenon; and (3) extensive cultural exposure through scheduled fine arts activities. Students
spend four days a week in an internship related to their career interest and academic major, and
participate in seminars one day per week at the Chicago Semester’s Loop Center (11 E. Adams).
Social Work and Teacher Education students take the seminars in their respective disciplines, as
identified below. All others (General Students) take one of 301 or 303 plus one of 302, 304, 305,
or 306.
Note: A pre-application must be filed by December 1 of the year before participating in Chicago
Semester, and students may obtain official admission to the program only by special application to
Chicago Semester. Please see the director of Off-Campus Programs for the pre-application and
procedures for application to the program proper.
CSEM 301 Fine Arts Seminar (Arts In the City) (3)
The seminar investigates urban cultural life as reflected in the arts of Chicago. Students
gather data for exploration by attending plays, concerts, movies, and art galleries. This primary
information is processed through readings, lectures, and classroom discussion. The seminar
operates on the premise that art mirrors the ideas and values held by a particular society or
civilization and that students can be helped to read this cultural mirror more effectively. Fulfills the
fine arts general education requirement.
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