Faculty Handbook 2007-2008
In order to pursue off-campus study for academic credit, students must first obtain Denison approval for such study and then apply for acceptance by the program provider. It is strongly recommended that students interested in off-campus study make an appointment with the director of international and off-campus study early in their Denison career. This allows students ample time to formulate appropriate educational outcomes for the off-campus study experience, to explore a range of options among the Denison-accepted programs, and to consider carefully issues such as timing of participation and integration with major, minor, and/or general education program requirements.
Approval for off-campus study is granted through a structured proposal process, which starts with an individual advising appointment with the director of off-campus study prior and culminates with the completion of an off-campus study proposal proposal. Approval is granted on a rolling basis. The final deadlines for consideration are as follows: February 15 for any program during the following academic year, and March 15 for summer programs. Late proposals are not considered except in cases of documented personal, family or medical emergencies.
Second semester sophomores with a well-articulated trajectory, juniors, and first semester seniors are eligible to participate in off-campus study programs. (First semester seniors must petition to have the residency requirements waived in order to receive final approval.) Students may normally seek approval for one semester of aid eligible off-campus study during their Denison career. It is possible to seek approval for an academic year of aid-eligible study in a single program, but such approval is granted only in cases where students demonstrate compelling academic reasons for pursuing an extended period off-campus. International students are limited to the one semester of aid eligible study.
Denison maintains a list of accepted off-campus programs that seeks to address the curricular and pedagogical concerns, as well as the academic standards, associated with a Denison liberal arts education. The list is available on the web at http://www.denison.edu/offcampus/. In rare cases students may propose study on a non-accepted program offering specialized curricular opportunities, usually associated with the major, that are not afforded by any of the programs on the accepted list. Approval for such proposals is made on an individual basis. Students who withdraw to attend a program without Denison's approval are not eligible to receive transfer credit.
If you have any questions, please contact the Off-Campus Study office at x6532 or e-mail the director, Dr. Andrew Law, at lawa@denison.edu