Washington and Lee University
SPRING TERM ABROAD is a special part of the Washington and Lee curriculum and experience. These courses allow students to get an up-close, intensive, and personal experience of the subject matter on-site with a W&L faculty member during the spring term.
PROGRAM COSTS
While students do not pay a separate tuition to W&L for Spring Term, separate fees are required for Spring Term Abroad trips to cover the actual travel, accommodation, facilities and other educational costs. While W&L does everything to keep these costs as low as possible, they can be substantial and must be borne by the student participants.
FINANCIAL AID
Because additional expenses will be incurred for Spring Term Abroad, additional financial assistance will be made available for qualified students. Loan assistance is almost always available; students with demonstrated financial need may also receive grant assistance. All participants requesting financial assistance for Spring Term Abroad 2010 must notify the Financial Aid Office no later than October 29, 2009, and also verify that appropriate financial aid applications (Profile, FAFSA, etc.) are on file.
SCHEDULES and DEADLINES
Spring Term Abroad has a special structure, including a specific application process, its own deadlines of which you must be aware and must meet, and a separate financial process.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009: Study Abroad Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Stemmons Plaza (in front of the Leyburn Library). An opportunity to talk to faculty leading Spring Term Abroad 2010 programs.
Thursday, October 22, 2009: Spring Term Abroad 2010 general information session will be held in the Stackhouse Theater of the John Elrod University Commons at 7 p.m. The general info session will be followed by breakaway sessions with the faculty leading each of the programs.
Thursday, October 29, 2009: Spring Term Abroad applications are due in the Center for International Education office by 4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009: Signed Agreement of Responsible Travel form due in the Center for International Education office along with non-refundable deposit of $250. (The deposit will be applied against the total program fee.)
Friday, January 15, 2010: Last day for students to withdraw from program before incurring responsibility for full program costs. After this date refunds or waiver of program fees are made only in the case of medical emergency or program cancellation.
March 2010 (dates TBA): Pre-departure orientation for students going on Spring Term Abroad 2010 programs organized by the Center for International Education
