| Credits:
Credits you receive
for TWC Internships and Seminars will normally be counted as general
credit.
If you want either of these items to count toward your major, you must
fill out the relevant line(s) of the TWC credit form (below) and get
the
department chair’s signature.
Note: If you will be seeking credit
toward the major, we strongly advise that you meet with the chair of
your
major department before you leave for Washington.
Since you will probably not know what
your
TWC course or internship will be until close to the time you actually
start
work in Washington, it may not be possible to get the approval you seek
ahead of time, but you can at least explain your plans and let the
chair
know you will be e-mailing him or her to seek this approval once you
get
to Washington and have your course and internship set up. Save
the
email response you get as documentation of the chair’s approval
(assuming
you get it), then get the chair’s signature on the form below after you
return to campus.
The Independent Study (IS): The
Independent Study normally will be counted as a course in the home
department
of the faculty member who is serving as your IS advisor. Since
many
faculty members teach in multiple departments and/or in
interdisciplinary
majors, you should specify which major your IS is to count toward, and
once again, get the department or program chair’s approval. This
approval CAN and SHOULD be obtained before you leave for Washington,
since
you will already have your Independent Study advisor set up by that
point. See: Major
Credit form at: http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/twc/majorcredit.pdf
Once the form has been completed, turn
it in to the Registrar so that your credit(s) can be applied to your
major,
as appropriate.
For more informmation on the Independent
Study (IS), see: Independent
Study Guidelines at:
http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/twc/ISguide.html
| Fall or Spring Semester (15
weeks)
2 Credits for Internship
1 Credit for TWC course
1 Credit for Independent Study
4 Credits Total
|
Summer Session (10 weeks)
1 Credits for Internship
1 Credit for TWC course
1 Credit for Independent Study
3 Credits Total
|
Grades: Final letter grades
earned
for all three items (Internship, Seminar, and Independent Study) will
be
reported on your transcript, but only the letter grade for the
Independent
Study will be factored in when calculating your G.P.A.
http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/twc/creditgrade.html
j.hoefler
12.12.04
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Dickinson Semester in
DC
The
Washington Center (TWC)
Getting
Started
Application
Checklist (.pdf)
Credits and Grades
Major
Credit form (.pdf)
Independent
Study
Vital
Statistics form (.pdf)
Student
perspective
Dickinson College
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