2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

intensive seven-week summer program of travel and study in Germany. The program entails a five-day
informal trip through Germany, a five-week home-stay with a German host family, and a five-day
excursion to Berlin. While in Munster, students take courses in German conversation, literature,
grammar, and culture. Students who successfully complete the program receive six semester hours of
credit. Minimum requirements are the completion of GRMN 101 and GRMN 102 or the equivalent,
and the recommendation of the instructor. For more information, consult the German faculty in the
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
The American School of Classical Studies Summer Program at Athens
The School offers annual six-week summer sessions, usually two to twenty students each, from late
June to early August. These sessions are designed for those who wish to become acquainted with
Greece and its antiquities and to improve their understanding of the relationship between the country
(its monuments, landscape, and climate) and its history, literature, and culture.
Each session is divided between the study of sites, monuments, and museums in Athens and trips to
places chosen by the Director of the session in Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Macedonia, Northwest
Greece, and the islands. Participants are required to deliver oral reports on assigned monuments or
other topics. they see two more plays. The class carries a fee, which includes room, board, travel, and
theatre admissions.
Other Study Abroad Programs
Sweet Briar also offers students a number of opportunities for study abroad throughout the world
including, but not limited to, Australia, Austria, Bermuda, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Greece, Guam, Holland, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad, and Tobago.
Students should meet with the Director of International Studies for further information.
Internships Abroad
Students may earn Sweet Briar academic credit for participating in an internship abroad, provided they
have faculty supervision and approval. For fall or spring semester internships, students are eligible for a
proportionate amount of their Sweet Briar merit scholarships, if they are billed by Sweet Briar for the
internship credits. Please contact the Director of International Studies or the Financial Aid Office to
learn more about this option.
Off-Campus Study in the United States
Seven-College Exchange Consortium
Sweet Briar participates with six other colleges (Hampden-Sydney College, Hollins University, Mary
Baldwin College, Randolph-Macon College, Randolph College, and Washington and Lee University)
in a program that allows students, usually juniors, to spend a term or an academic year at one of the
other colleges. The primary purpose of this consortium is to pool resources, thereby making it possible
to expand and extend the offerings of the individual col- leges. Information is available from the Office
of the Dean.
Tri-College Consortium
A student at Sweet Briar may take a course at Lynchburg College or Randolph College in the spring or
fall semester, provided the course is not currently available at Sweet Briar. No tuition will be charged in
addition to that already paid to Sweet Briar, but the student must pay any extra fees or charges. Grades
earned at these colleges are accepted in transfer. The College will assist Sweet Briar students in making
travel arrangements. The Tri-College Consortium program is not available for summer courses.
American University Washington Term
An upper-class student may spend a term in one of several American University programs in the areas