GS 251
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GS251 courses. Current students should click on the high-lighted forms or lesson
from the proper course that you are attending and complete each lesson or form.
GS 251:
International Studies
Syllabus
Instructor:
Susan Holgate, Director, Study Abroad & Exchanges
International Programs Office
204 Kroeger Hall (Admissions Building)
Campus Phone: 247-7650
Email: holgate_s@fortlewis.edu
Appointments may be made during regular office hours: Monday - Friday 9-4
pm. NOTE: These are not all appointment hours.
See below:
Student appointments are on Monday Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons,
times TBD. Plan
accordingly. You may also call 247-7650 or email
ipo_st1@fortlewis.edu to make appointments.
The ABSOLUTE best ways to have a "quick" question answered is 1) in class
or 2) via email. holgate_s@fortlewis.edu
Complicated questions, and help with program choices, should be
done via appointment.
Class
Organization:
GS251 differs from GS250.
We meet as a group weekly
throughout the term. Students are expected to work on their own researching
their program choices, visa requirements, and budgets.
One or two sessions will be devoted to the new Education
for Global Citizenship (EGC) credit available to study abroad students.
All classes meet between 5-7 pm in Noble 125. Missed classes (besides
the EGC) may be made up by personal appointments, but only with prior
approval and arrangement. Call the IPO
to make your appointments. Do
not assume you may substitute all class times with appointments.
You are encouraged to meet individually as many times as it
takes for you to accomplish the following objectives, but not in lieu of
class attendance.
Course Objectives:
1.
Read and understand program details as outlined
in Lessons 8-13
http://international.fortlewis.edu
2.
Choose and research the program, city and
country you will be visiting during your semester or year abroad.
This will include what is happening politically, economically and
culturally at the moment – with special attention to travel and health
requirements, advisories and warnings.
3.
Complete all admission and application paperwork
that will enable you to participate in this experience
4.
Research and apply for student visas.
5.
Complete budget to present to financial aid,
benefactors (i.e. parents) and/or to use in affordability evaluation.
6.
Apply for scholarships.
7.
Meet with major advisor to make sure your academic
plans are on track, make sense and you have necessary prerequisites.
8.
Research and complete travel plans and arrangements
(passports, immunizations, health exams, insurance, airline tickets, etc.)
9.
Organize life maintenance issues that will arise
while you are away.
10.
Develop an easy to monitor “country news and alert”
system so you know what is happening in the regions you will visit.
11.
Attend pre-departure meeting and exit interview
(equivalent to “final”)
Both GS250 and GS251 are designed to promote global awareness and
preparedness among prospective study abroad candidates before they venture
overseas or across international borders. FLC students should possess
intercultural competence and be academically prepared before studying
abroad. You are expected to keep up
on world events and adjust your plans accordingly.
Course Procedures: The majority of this course is
individualized since these are not faculty-run or group trips.
We meet as a group for initial course objectives to be explained,
questions answered, and procedures outlined. Additional group meetings are
to make sure everyone is completing tasks on schedule and with
understanding. These are open
question and answer sessions that you should utilize.
In addition, you are to make individual appointments throughout the
term so there is absolutely no reason for confusion and/or frustration.
This is a very paper intensive, sometimes intense and at times a
complicated endeavor, but as I will repeat throughout the term “It always
works out”.
There is an incredible amount of information within the website, and you
are strongly encouraged to spend at least a few hours each week surfing for
information that pertains to your particular situation.
The entire point of the course is to give you the tools and information
you need to get you from A to B safely and in an organized fashion.
Deadlines are listed on the
International website under Due Dates.
****Please be aware that some individual programs may have an
earlier application deadline. It is your responsibility to make sure all
paperwork is completely by stated deadlines.
Grades: This class is either
PASS (meaning you completed all of the objectives above and are leaving on a
program) or W (meaning for one reason or another you have decided not to go
and need to drop the course.
"Students with disabilities have equal access and equal opportunity in this
course. If you require reasonable accommodations to fully participate
in course activities or meet course requirements, you must register
with Disability Services, 280 Noble Hall, 247-7459. If you qualify for
services, bring your letter of accommodation to me as soon as possible."
Participation in the international programs
listed below DO NOT require the completion of GS 250 or GS 251. If you are
going on one of these programs, please drop this course BEFORE census.
Junior Trimester Abroad students should apply directly through the
sponsoring department.
Independent Study projects are arranged directly with individual
professors and department chairs.
International Co-op Projects are arranged directly through the Co-op
Office.
Trimesters in Mexico
are arranged directly through the Sociology Department.
Innovative months are arranged through the Office of Continuing
Education.
Lessons
Education for Global Citizenship Credit
http://explore.fortlewis.edu/academics/global_citizen/index.asp
Mandatory Class Meetings for EGC credit: TBD
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