Cityscape

 

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs, Inc.

MACALESTER STUDENT INFORMATION

The following information is intended to assist students and advisors in the distribution and approval of credits for participation in HECUA programs.

Contact HECUA Admissions with any questions (651/646-8832, 800/554-1089, [email protected], www.hecua.org).

 

Total Credits

The Metro Urban Studies Term (MUST) provides 16 credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as Macalester credits and are included in GPA.

 

General Distribution Requirements

As part of the Macalester Study Away proposal process, you will be required to work with your faculty advisor and the chair of your department on the use of MUST credits toward your major and toward general distribution requirements, to provide a clear indication of how the credits will work for you upon return to campus. (Final decision on approval for general distribution requirements comes from the Macalester registrar.)

 

Major Credits

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in MUST.

 

Majors that have participated in MUST and may have been able to apply a portion of the credit to their majors include:

Anthropology • English • Environmental Studies • History • Political Science • Sociology • Urban Studies

 

Contacts on Campus

Campus Representative:

James Stewart, History

651/696-6496, [email protected]

Signature required on application

 

Study Away:

Study Away Coordinator, International Center

651/696-6077

Provides information about Macalester requirements and procedures for off-campus study; all students planning to study off-campus should contact him about the proposal process

Signature required on application

 

Faculty familiar with the program:

Can discuss fit with the major and credit distribution

David Lanegran, Geography (former campus representative)

696-6504, [email protected]

Peter Rachleff, History (former campus representative)

696-6371, [email protected]

 

Registration

All Macalester students completing the study away proposal process through the Macalester International Center will automatically be registered for study away. (No additional registration procedure required.)

 

Campus Deadlines

Students planning to study off campus Fall semester must submit a formal proposal to the Macalester International Center by mid-February (contact International Center for exact date each year, e.g., February 12, 1999).

 

HECUA Deadline

Completed HECUA application form should be submitted to Macalester along with the study away proposal. The Macalester International Center will submit approved applications to HECUA by the April 15 HECUA deadline.

 

Early application is encouraged. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Late applications are considered on a space available basis.

 

 

City Arts HECUA

Spring Semester (9/10/98)

 

 

 

The following information is intended to assist students and advisors in the distribution and approval of credits for participation in HECUA programs.

Contact HECUA Admissions with any questions (651/646-8832, 800/554-1089, [email protected], www.hecua.org).

 

Total Credits

The City Arts program provides 16 credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as Macalester credits and are included in GPA.

 

General Distribution Requirement

As part of the Macalester Study Away proposal process, you will be required to work with your faculty advisor and the chair of your department on the use of CITY ARTS credits toward your major and toward general distribution requirements, to provide a clear indication of how the credits will work for you upon return to campus. (Final decision on approval for general distribution requirements comes from the Macalester registrar.)

 

Major Credits

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in CITY ARTS.

 

Majors that have participated in CITY ARTS and may have been able to apply a portion of the credit to their majors include:

Anthropology

 

Contacts on Campus

Campus Representative:

James Stewart, History

651/696-6496, [email protected]

Signature required on application

 

Study Away:

Study Away Coordinator, International Center

651/696-6077

Provides information about Macalester requirements and procedures for off-campus study; all students planning to study off-campus should contact him about the proposal process

Signature required on application

 

Faculy familiar with the program:

Becky Heist, Dance (visited program Spring '98)

651/696-6329, [email protected]

 

 

Registration

All Macalester students completing the study away proposal process through the Macalester International Center will automatically be registered for study away. (No additional registration procedure required.)

 

Campus Deadlines

Students planning to study off campus Spring semester must submit a formal proposal to the Macalester International Center by early October (contact International Center for exact date each year, e.g., October 2, 1998).

 

HECUA Deadline

Completed HECUA application form should be submitted to Macalester along with the study away proposal. The Macalester International Center will submit approved applications to HECUA by the December 1 HECUA deadline.

 

Early application is encouraged. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Late applications are considered on a space available basis.

 

 

South American Urban Semester (SAUS) HECUA

Fall Semester (9/10/98)

 

Culture & Society in Latin America (CASLA)

Spring Semester

 

Community Internships in Latin America (CILA)

Spring Semester

 

 

 

The following information is intended to assist students and advisors in the distribution and approval of credits for participation in HECUA programs.

Contact HECUA Admissions with any questions (651/646-8832, 800/554-1089, [email protected], www.hecua.org).

 

Total Credits

The South American Urban Semester (SAUS) provides 16 credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as Macalester credits and are included in GPA.

 

General Distribution Requirement

As part of the Macalester Study Away proposal process, you will be required to work with your faculty advisor and the chair of your department on the use of HECUA credits toward your major and toward general distribution requirements, to provide a clear indication of how the credits will work for you upon return to campus. (Final decision on approval for general distribution requirements comes from the Macalester registrar.)

 

Major Credits

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in HECUA Latin America programs.

 

Majors that have participated in the Latin America programs and may have been able to apply a portion of the credit to their majors include:

 

SAUS: American Studies • Anthropology • Education • English • Environmental Studies • Geography • Geology • History • International Studies • Latin American Studies • Music • Political Science • Psychology • Religion • Sociology • Spanish • Theater • Urban Studies • Women's Studies

 

CASLA: Anthropology • Cultural Studies • Education • History • International Studies • Latin American Studies • Mathematics • Philosophy • Psychology • Religion • Spanish • Urban Studies

 

CILA: History • Latin American Studies • Political Science • Spanish • Urban Studies • Women's Studies

 

 

Contacts on Campus

Campus Representative:

James Stewart, History (visited CASLA and CILA Spring '96)

651/696-6496, [email protected]

Can answer questions about the program and credit distribution

Can refer you to alumni of the programs

Signature required on application

 

Study Away:

Study Away Coordinator, International Center

651/696-6077

Provides information about Macalester requirements and procedures for off-campus study; all students planning to study off-campus should contact him about the proposal process

Signature required on application

 

Faculty familiar with the program:

Can discuss fit with the major and credit distribution

Galo Gonzalez, Spanish

696-6133, [email protected]

David Sunderland, Spanish

696-6792

 

Registration

All Macalester students completing the study away proposal process through the Macalester International Center will automatically be registered for study away. (No additional registration procedure required.)

 

Campus Deadlines

Students planning to study off campus Fall semester must submit a formal proposal to the Macalester International Center by mid-February (contact International Center for exact date each year, e.g., February 12, 1999).

 

Students planning to study off campus Spring semester must submit a formal proposal to the Macalester International Center by early October (contact International Center for exact date each year, e.g., October 2, 1998).

 

HECUA Deadline

Completed HECUA application form should be submitted to Macalester along with the study away proposal. The Macalester International Center will submit approved applications to HECUA by the March 15 HECUA deadline for Fall SAUS program, November 1 deadline for Spring CASLA and CILA programs.

 

Early application is encouraged. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Late applications are considered on a space available basis.

 

 

Scandinavian Urban Studies Term (SUST) HECUA

Fall Semester (9/10/98)

 

 

 

The following information is intended to assist students and advisors in the distribution and approval of credits for participation in HECUA programs.

Contact HECUA Admissions with any questions (651/646-8832, 800/554-1089, [email protected], www.hecua.org).

 

Total Credits

The Scandinavian Urban Studies Term (SUST) provides 16 credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as Macalester credits and are included in GPA.

 

General Distribution Requirement

As part of the Macalester Study Away proposal process, you will be required to work with your faculty advisor and the chair of your department on the use of SUST credits toward your major and toward general distribution requirements, to provide a clear indication of how the credits will work for you upon return to campus. (Final decision on approval for general distribution requirements comes from the Macalester registrar.)

 

Major Credits

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in SUST.

 

Majors that have participated in SUST and may have been able to apply a portion of the credit to their majors include:

Anthropology • Biology • Economics • English • Environmental Studies • Geography • History • Human Services • International Studies • Law & Society • Linguistics • Mathematics • Political Science • Psychology • Secondary Education • Speech Communication • Sociology • Urban Studies •

 

Contacts on Campus

Campus Representative:

James Stewart, History

651/696-6496, [email protected]

Signature required on application

 

Study Away:

Study Away Coordinator, International Center

651/696-6077

Provides information about Macalester requirements and procedures for off-campus study; all students planning to study off-campus should contact him about the proposal process

Signature required on application

 

 

Faculty familiar with the program:

Can discuss fit with the major and credit distribution

David Lanegran, Geography (former campus representative)

696-6504, [email protected]

Karen Warren, Philosophy (on leave 1998-99)

696-6172, [email protected]

 

Registration

All Macalester students completing the study away proposal process through the Macalester International Center will automatically be registered for study away. (No additional registration procedure required.)

 

Campus Deadlines

Students planning to study off campus Fall semester must submit a formal proposal to the Macalester International Center by mid-February (contact International Center for exact date each year, e.g., February 12, 1999).

 

HECUA Deadline

Completed HECUA application form should be submitted to Macalester along with the study away proposal. The Macalester International Center will submit approved applications to HECUA by the March 15 HECUA deadline.

 

Early application is encouraged. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Late applications are considered on a space available basis.


 

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