Wheaton with SIT Abroad
The School for International Training (SIT)
Profile: In affiliation with SIT (School for International Training), Wheaton is able to offer students the opportunity to enroll in one of over thirty programs in more than twenty countries across the globe. SIT programs offer a unique approach to study abroad in that each destination's curriculum combines classroom study with field-based learning. SIT students also undertake a month-long independent study project in addition to their formally structured coursework. Each SIT program has a theme, which is reflected both in the principal coursework and in the independent study project. Depending on the location of study, some programs have language prerequisites in French or Spanish, though intensive language study takes place in each location, even when students are not expected to know the local language when applying. Additionally, family homestays form an integral part of the SIT experience, to facilitate cultural immersion and help students further develop their language skills.
Duration: One Semester, Fall or Spring
Program dates:
Vary according to program. Fall programs generally begin the first week of September and end in mid-December. Spring programs generally begin the first week of February and end in mid May.
Courses & credit: Students earn 16 or 17 undergraduate credits upon successfully completing an SIT study abroad program, which would equate to 4.0 Wheaton credits.
View database of approved courses for these programs:
African Studies Programs
Asian and Pacific Studies Programs
European & Middle Eastern Studies Programs
Latin American & Caribbean Studies Programs
Admission requirements: Students must be in good academic standing, have completed one year of college-level coursework, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.85 (as required by Wheaton policies). There are Spanish, French, and other language prerequisites for certain programs. See SIT program materials for details.
Housing & board: Students spend much of their experience in homestays; when traveling they will be housed in guest houses, educational institutions, hostels, or small hotels depending on local conditions and customs.
Fees: Wheaton Comprehensive Fees. Expenses include Tuition, housing and meals, and round-trip airfare on group flights from major international departure points (as determined by SIT).
Other Expenses: Transportation to group flight departure cities, passport and visa fees, local transportation, books and supplies, and personal expenses. (Estimated additional fees available on the SIT website)
View generic budget for all SIT Programs:
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Students should meet with Jill Ostrowski in the Center for Global Education for further budget details.
Application: Materials are available in the Center for Global Education. The SIT application can be found at http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/docs/application.pdf
Deadlines: Fall 2008: March 3, 2008
Spring 2008: October 1, 2007
Please note that admission for SIT programs run on a rolling basis and therefore some programs may fill before the posted deadlines. We encourage early submission of applications.
Contact: Meet with Jill Ostrowski at the Center for Global Education, ext. 4950
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Program Information
Courses
Housing Information
Courses of study:
AFRICA
Cameroon - Culture and Development
Ethiopia - Sacred Traditions & Visual Culture
Ghana - African Diaspora Studies; and Arts and Culture
Madagascar - Culture and Society; and Ecology and Conservation
Mali - Gender and Development
Morocco - Culture and Society
Senegal - Arts and Culture
South Africa - Multiculturalism & Social Chage; Public Health; and Reconciliation & Development
Tanzania - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; and Zanzibar- Coastal Ecology
Tunisia - Youth and the Afro-Arab World (NEW: Fall 2007)
Uganda - Development Studies
ASIA & PACIFIC
Fiji - Culture, History, and Geography
India - Arts and Culture; Culture and Development
Korea - National Division and Cultural Identity (NEW: Fall 2007)
Mekong Delta(Cambodia & Vietnam) - Natural and Cultural Ecology
India - Arts and Culture
Mongolia - Culture and Development
Samoa - Pacific Island Studies
Tibetan Studies (India, Nepal & Tibet)++
Vietnam - Culture and Development
EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
The Balkans (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Slovenia) - Gender, Transformation, and Civil Society
Czech Republic - Arts and Social Change
Cyprus - Transnational Identities, Intercommunal Relations
Jordan - Modernization and Social Change
Oman - Diplomacy, Development, and Identity in the Middle East
The Netherlands - Sexuality, Gender, and Identity; Islam, Diaspora Communities, and the EU (NEW: Fall 2007)
Switzerland - International Studies, Organizations, and Social Justice; Development Studies and Public Health
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Belize - Natural and Cultural Ecology
Bolivia - Culture and Development
Brazil - Amazonian Resource Management and Human Ecology; and Culture, Development, and Social Justice; Public Health & Community Welfare
Ecuador - Comparative Ecology and Conservation; and Culture and Development
Nicaragua - Revolution, Transformation, and Civil Society
Panama - Development and Conservation
Peru - Literature, Arts, and Culture
++Students are restricted from traveling to Nepal during their Independent Study Project (ISP) due to the U.S. Department of State Travel Warning. It is Wheaton's policy that students may not be enrolled in a study abroad program in a country for which a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning has been declared. Students are urged to investigate travel warnings in advance of beginning the application process.
Program details are subject to change at the discretion of the Center for Global Education.