Please note: This is NOT the most current catalog.
Other St. Olaf-Sponsored Programs
Term In China (Fall Semester or
Spring Semester)
An exchange agreement enables participants to spend Fall or Spring
Semester living in the foreign students’ residence hall and studying at East China
Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. Students
receive four credits: two in Chinese language and two for subjects taught in
English by ECNU faculty (courses such as “Modern Chinese History”and “20th
Century Chinese Literature”).
Yonsei University-St. Olaf College Cohort Exchange
Program (Full Year)
By benefit of a Freeman Foundation Grant, St. Olaf College has
been able to develop an exchange program that provides the
opportunity for up to 15 St. Olaf students and up to 15 Yonsei
University students to study together from August to December
at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and January to
June at St. Olaf. The program will facilitate second language
acquisition and foster intellectual and social relationships
between the two groups of students through their daily comparison
of societal norms and behaviors, beliefs and practices.
Study/Service Programs
The study/service programs of St. Olaf combine an
enriched learning experience through immersion in a local culture
with the singular opportunity to make a direct contribution to
the community through a service project coordinated by the host
institution. Through a creative integration of service and study,
participants earn three or four credits for a semester program and four
or five credits for a semester and Interim program. The student
develops a course prospectus for each credit; approval is contingent
upon appropriateness to the student’s general program at St. Olaf and to the resources of the
host institution.
Indonesia (Interim and Spring Semester)
Programs in Indonesia are currently suspended due
to political unrest in the country.
Nommensen University (Siantar or Medan, Sumatra,
Republic of Indonesia)
This program on the island of Sumatra immerses students
in the life of the Bataks. Students work as teaching assistants
in the English Department at Nommensen University. The program
includes an on-site introduction to Batak culture and Indonesian
life. Tutorials or independent studies are arranged in any available
discipline with faculty of Nommensen University or with a St. Olaf faculty
member.
Satya Wacana Christian University (Salatiga, Java,
Republic of Indonesia)
The program in Salatiga, Java, provides students
with an opportunity to study Indonesian culture and history with
special attention to Java. Students work as teaching assistants
in the English Department while studying Javanese culture and Indonesian
life and/or doing tutorials or independent study in a variety
of disciplines.
Biology in South India (Fall Semester)
After a four-week study and orientation session
in Chennai which exposes them to India and Indian life, biology
majors undertake projects in mountain ecology, rural health, leprosy,
fisheries, elephant conservation and restoration, parasite- and
vector-transmitted diseases or holistic health care.
Luther Theological university in Seoul, South Korea
(Fall Semester/Interim or Spring Semester)
Students assist in the English language courses
at Luther Theological University in Seoul, Korea, as teaching assistants
and conversation partners, while receiving an intensive introduction
to Korean culture and civilization. Korean language study is encouraged.
Student Teaching Abroad (Fall Semester)
Under the direction of licensed teachers, participants
can complete student teaching assignments in these international
schools:
- Kodaikanal International School, India
- Seoul Foreign School, South Korea
- Woodstock International School, India
- Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
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