Virginia Program at Oxford

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Dates: June 25 – August 4, 2012

Costs: $7500 plus airfare

Fees include full tuition, room, board, and group excursions to the Royal Shakespeare Company productions in London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Not included is the cost of transportation, passports, and incidental expenses.

Academic and Cultural Program

The program is designed for rising seniors and juniors, although exceptionally qualified sophomores may be considered. Acceptance is competitive. Students from participating Virginia Colleges will have a unique opportunity to study at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford in England. The program follows the English Tutorials conducted by Oxford dons. Tutorial groups are small, allowing for considerable individual attention and active participation. The literature, history, and society of late 16th and early 17th century England, the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline periods, will be the central theme of both lectures and tutorials. (For a sample tutorial, please click here.) Upon successful completion of the program the student will be awarded two units or six semester hours. All participants will reside at St. Anne’s College (single rooms) and will take their meals in the college commons. Connect to St. Anne’s College Homepage.

Application forms for programs offered abroad are available from the Office of International Programs. Applications must be submitted to the Office of International Programs by the deadlines listed on the previous page. Participation in these programs is contingent upon approval by the Program Director.

Summer Study Abroad Refund Policy: Refunds for study abroad programs are made only after all relevant accounts are cleared and any recoverable funds have been credited to VMI. Upon determination and approval by the Director of the VMI Summer Session, a refund of recoverable funds will be issued as follows:

If a student withdraws between the program fee payment due date and the date the program is scheduled to begin overseas, only recoverable funds, less a $500 administrative charge, are refundable.
If a student withdraws at any time during the program, there will be no academic credit or refund.
If a student is suspended or expelled from the program for any reason, there will be no academic credit or refund.

Exceptions to the refund policy are made only in extraordinary circumstances. Appeals may be made to the Tuition Appeals Committee upon written request to the VMI Comptroller, no later than 60 days after withdrawal from the program.

Information. For more information about study abroad programs, please contact Capt. Irby at irbycg@vmi.edu or (540) 464-7350.