Domestic Off-campus Study
Application Process
Before seeking to participate in an off-campus study in the U.S., the student should consult with the faculty contact identified below, as well as the student’s faculty advisor. This consultation is designed to help the student select a program that fits his or her academic needs.
Once this consultation has been completed, the student may proceed with the application process of the off-campus program. In order to complete the course approval process, students must complete an Off-Campus Study Application/Approval Form. The form must be approved by the department chair for each course being transferred, the Registrar, the Director of Financial Aid (for all students receiving financial aid), the academic advisor, and the faculty contact for the selected program. Approved applications are placed on file in the Records Office. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the academic advisor and the Records Office should additional course approvals be required after arriving on site at the off-campus program.
The deadline for the Off-Campus Study Application/Approval Form is December 1 for the following spring and April 15 for the following summer or fall. There is an administrative fee for each term spent off- campus.
Washington Semester Program at American University
(http://www.american.edu/spexs/washingtonsemester)
Marietta is one of more than 200 colleges and universities participating in the Washington Semester Program of American University. This program enables sophomores (second semester), juniors, and seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA to spend a semester in Washington pursuing one of six courses of study:
- American Politics
- Foreign Policy
- Global Economics and Business
- Journalism and New Media
- Justice and Law
- Public Health Policy
The core of the semester’s work are two 4-credit seminars that incorporate meetings with individuals in the public sector, the private sector, special interest groups, and other persons concerned with and knowledgeable in the area under study. In addition, students do a 4 credit internship in Washington DC. The last piece of the program is either doing an independent research project under the supervision of an American University professor, or taking an elective course offered by American University (each for 3 credits). Successful completion of the program earns a student 15 hours of credit for the fall or spring. The summer program focuses more narrowly on the internship for 3 credits.
For more information on this program, contact:
Mark Schaefer
Professor of Political Science
Thomas Hall 314
(740) 376-4801
mes001@marietta.edu
Marist Summer in the City Internship Program
This program, offered by Marist College, a selective liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, NY, will provide Marietta College students with an opportunity to live and intern in NYC with a focus on careers in media and communication. Students have the opportunity to intern for 10 weeks at companies at the top if their field. Recent internship sites have included: ABC News, CNN, DeVries Global, Havas, Jonesworks PR, Lead Dog Marketing, Madison Square Garden, MSNBC, New York Knicks, Nickelodeon, St. Martin’s Press, Susan Magrino PR, CBS Sports, Discovery Channel, Engel Entertainment, Entertainment Tonight, Late Show with Jimmy Fallon, NBC Sports, NBC-4, Sesame Street Productions, and VH-1. Summer Marist in Manhattan students will be able to earn up to three credits.
For more information on this program, contact:
Lori Smith
Assistant Professor of Communication
Mills Hall – Room 106
(740) 376-4803
las001@marietta.edu