2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

academic programsSweet Briar Collegethey see two more plays. The class carriesa fee, which includes room, board, travel,and theatre admissions. For more informationcontact Bill Kershner, professor of theatre arts,.Other Study Abroad ProgramsSweet Briar also offers students a number ofopportunities for study abroad throughout theworld 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. Studentsshould meet with the Director of InternationalStudies for further information.Internships AbroadStudents may earn Sweet Briar academic creditfor participating in an internship abroad,provided they have faculty supervision andapproval. For fall or spring semester internships,students are eligible for a proportionateamount of their Sweet Briar merit scholarships,if they are billed by Sweet Briar for theinternship credits. Please contact the Directorof International Studies or the Financial AidOffice to learn more about this option.Off-Campus Study in theUnited States [www.dean.sbc.edu]Seven-College Exchange ConsortiumSweet Briar participates with six other colleges(Hampden-Sydney College, Hollins University,Mary Baldwin College, Randolph-MaconCollege, Randolph College, and Washingtonand Lee University) in a program that allowsstudents, usually juniors, to spend a term or anacademic year at one of the other colleges. Theprimary purpose of this consortium is to poolresources, thereby making it possible to expandand extend the offerings of the individual colleges.Information is available from the Officeof the Dean.Tri-College ConsortiumA student at Sweet Briar may take a courseat Lynchburg College or Randolph Collegein the spring or fall semester, provided thecourse is not currently available at Sweet Briar.No tuition will be charged in addition to thatalready paid to Sweet Briar, but the studentmust pay any extra fees or charges. Gradesearned at these colleges are accepted in transfer.The College will assist Sweet Briar students inmaking travel arrangements. The Tri-CollegeConsortium program is not available for summercourses.American University Washington TermAn upper-class student may spend a term inone of several American University programsin the areas of public law, American politics,journalism, international and environmentaldevelopment, or economic, foreign, or domesticpolicy determination. Applications shouldbe made by the middle of the term prior tothe Washington Term to the Department ofGovernment.Summer StudySubject to the stipulations set by the faculty,up to 18 credit hours toward the Sweet Briardegree may be obtained in summer study inaccredited American colleges and universities,in approved summer programs abroad, and forinternships and independent study projects.All such work must have prior departmentalapproval. Information may be obtained fromthe Registrar’s Office.InternshipsAt Sweet Briar, internships are defined as awork experience related to a student’s academicprogram. These are serious academic experienceswhich must be sponsored by a memberof the faculty and approved by an academicdepartment and the Dean of the College. To beeligible for an internship, a student must be arising sophomore, junior, or senior and have acumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.She must have completed at least three semester32