The following information is intended to assist students and advisors in the application and credit approval process for HECUA programs.

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

Total Credits

MUST provides 24 quarter credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as University of Minnesota residence credits and are included in GPA.

MUST is a 15-week program which runs September through mid-December. All credits are posted as fall quarter credits. (The program is full-time, so that it is not advisable to enroll in other U of M courses while enrolled in MUST.)

Major Credits and Liberal Education Requirements

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in MUST. Approval for credit distribution in the major and/or electives is negotiated with the student's department advisor.

American Studies majors may use 16 of the 24 credits to fulfill their major. Students in Urban Studies, Sociology, and Individually Designed Interdepartmental Majors (IDIM) have also been able to use credits toward the major. If seeking major credit for the internship, criteria for the internship placement must be discussed with the major advisor.

Other majors that have participated in MUST and may have received major credit:

Anthropology • Architecture • Pre-Biology • Child Psychology • Comparative Literature • Cultural Studies • Geography • International Relations • Journalism • Marketing • Mathematics • Political Science • Psychology • Spanish • Speech • Women's Studies

MUST does not currently fulfill any U of M liberal education requirements.

Fees

$150 program fee - payable to the University of Minnesota; must accompany completed HECUA application form, to be submitted to Teresa Thomas-Carroll; non-refundable except in the case where the student is not accepted into the program

$50 application fee - payable to HECUA; must accompany completed HECUA application form; non-refundable.

$400 deposit - payable to HECUA upon acceptance into the program to hold your place (due April or earlier); non-refundable; credited toward comprehensive fee.

$4,950 (1998-99 fee) - payable to HECUA; balance of $4,550 due in July, upon receipt of invoice from HECUA.

Financial Aid

Most financial aid can be applied to the HECUA program fee, including both grants and loans.

A revised budget form for financial aid may be requested through the Office for Special Learning Opportunities for requesting a higher level of aid to cover the projected costs of MUST.

For information on arranging use of work study funds from your financial aid package for a possible paid MUST internship, contact Melissa Hoglund, Student Employment, 612/626-8608, [email protected]. (Requires that a portion of the wage be paid by the internship site.)

Contacts on Campus

Key Campus Contact:

Teresa Thomas-Carroll, Office for Special Learning Opportunities (OSLO)

612/626-2044, [email protected], 345 Fraser Hall

Meets with all students applying for MUST; can answer questions about the program, offer guidance on credit distribution and financial aid; former MUST staff)

Signature required on application (in Campus Representative section)

Faculty and advisors familiar with the program:

Gayle Woodruff, Chicano Latino Learning Resource Center (visited program 1997)

625-8334, [email protected], 339 Walter Library

Paula Pentel, Urban Studies

626-1626, [email protected], 348 Social Science Bldg.

Lary May, American Studies

624-5581, 104 Scott Hall

Campus Representative:

Carl Brandt, Office for Special Learning Opportunities (OSLO)

612/624-7577, brandøø[email protected]

Registration

The U of M Office for Special Learning Opportunities will register students for MUST. (No additional registration required by the student.)

Campus Timeline

Students planning to apply for the MUST program are encouraged to contact the Office for Special Learning Opportunities (OSLO, 626-2044) by March 15 for an appointment to discuss the complete application process.

HECUA Deadline

Application for MUST, along with all required initial fees (see above), should be submitted to OSLO, which in turn will send it to the HECUA office by the HECUA April 15 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 24 quarter credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as University of Minnesota residence credits and are included in GPA.

CITY ARTS is a 15-week program which runs February through mid-May. This cuts across the winter and spring U of M academic quarters. U of M registration for CITY ARTS is consequently divided into 12 credits for winter quarter and 12 for spring quarter. (The program is full-time, so that it is not advisable to enroll in other U of M courses while enrolled in CITY ARTS.)

Major Credits and Liberal Education Requirements

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in CITY ARTS. Approval for credit distribution in the major and/or electives is negotiated with the student's department advisor.

American Studies majors may use 16 of the 24 credits to fulfill their major. Studio Art majors (for both the B.A. and B.F.A. sequence) may use 12 of the 24 credits to fulfill upper level major requirements. IDIM students have also been able to use some of the 24 credits toward the major. If seeking major credit for the internship, criteria for the internship placement must be discussed with the major advisor.

Other majors that have been in CITY ARTS and may have received major credit:

Anthropology • Art History • Chicano Studies • English • Humanities • Native American Studies • Piano • Russian • Sociology • Theater • Urban Studies

CITY ARTS does not currently fulfill any U of M liberal education requirements.

Fees

$150 program fee - payable to the University of Minnesota; must accompany completed HECUA application form, to be submitted to Teresa Thomas-Carroll; non-refundable except in the case where the student is not accepted into the program.

$50 application fee - payable to HECUA; must accompany completed HECUA application form; non-refundable.

$400 deposit - payable to HECUA upon acceptance into the program to hold your place (due December or earlier); non-refundable; credited toward the comprehensive fee.

$4,950 (1998-99 fee) - payable to HECUA; balance of $4,550 due in January, upon receipt of invoice from HECUA.

Financial Aid

Most financial aid can be applied to the HECUA program fee, including both grants and loans.

A revised budget form for financial aid may be requested through the Office for Special Learning Opportunities for requesting a higher level of aid to cover the projected costs of CITY ARTS.

For information on arranging use of work study funds from your financial aid package for a possible paid CITY ARTS internship, contact Melissa Hoglund, Student Employment, 612/626-8608, [email protected]. (Requires that a portion of the wage be paid by the internship site.)

Contacts on Campus

Key Campus Contact:

Teresa Thomas-Carroll, Office for Special Learning Opportunities (OSLO)

612/626-2044, [email protected], 345 Fraser Hall

Meets with all students applying for CITY ARTS; can answer questions about the program, offer guidance on credit distribution and financial aid (is an alum and former staff of the program)

Signature required on application (in Campus Representative section)

Faculty and advisors familiar with the program:

Cindy Cribbs, Coordinator of Advising, Art Dept. (visited program Spring '96)

625-1848, [email protected], 208 Art Bldg.

Joyce Lyon, Director of Undergraduate Advising, Art Department

626-7844, [email protected], 208 Art Bldg.

Richard Leppert, Cultural Studies, 624-4354, [email protected], 350 Folwell Hall

Lary May, American Studies, 624-5581, 104 Scott Hall

Campus Representative:

Carl Brandt, OSLO, 624-7577 (visited program Spring '96)

Registration

The U of M Office for Special Learning Opportunities will register students for CITY ARTS. (No additional registration required by the student.)

Campus Timeline

Students planning to apply for the CITY ARTS program should contact the Office for Special Learning Opportunities (OSLO, 626-2044) by November 1. Set an appointment with Teresa Thomas-Carroll in OSLO to discuss the complete application process.

HECUA Deadline

Application for CITY ARTS, along with all required initial fees (see above), should be submitted to OSLO, which in turn will send it to the HECUA office by the HECUA April 15 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

Each HECUA program provides 24 quarter credits. Courses and credits appear on the transcript as University of Minnesota residence credits and are included in GPA. SAUS credits appear on the fall quarter transcript. CASLA and CILA credits are split 12 each on the winter quarter and spring quarter transcripts.

Liberal Education Requirements

HECUA programs have been approved to fulfill these liberal education requirements:

SAUS

Introduction to Latin America Social Sciences International Perspective

Urbaniz./Devt. in Latin America Social Sciences International Perspective

Wealth/Poverty/Latin Amer. City Social Sciences International Perspective

Practicum

Citizenship/Public Ethics

(depending on topics)

CASLA

Latin American Arts and Society Visual/Perf. Arts International Perspective

Lat. Am. Literature: Persp. Soc. Change Literature International Perspective

Ideologies of Social Change in Lat. Am. Social Sciences International Perspective

Practicum

Citizen./Public Ethics

(depending on topics)

CILA

Community Participation for Social Chg. Social Sciences Citizen./Public Ethics

Practicum

Internship May count, depending on area/topic

Major Credits and Registration

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

Students will complete an "Academic Planning for Study Abroad" form in consultation with their major advisor prior to departure. The completed form allows the student to be registered for courses and financial aid/STARS arrangements to be made.

Students are registered for a foreign study block of credit (FOST 3110, 24 credits) prior to departure. Upon completion of the program, a cancel/add process will change the foreign study block registration to U of M courses.

Majors that have participated in the programs (may have received major credit):

SAUS: Business • Chemistry • Geography • International Relations • Journalism • Latin American Studies • Native American Studies • Political History • Political Science • Social Service • Sociology • Spanish • Urban Studies

CASLA: Art • Communications • Design Communication • French • Humanities • Journalism • Latin American Studies • Liberal Studies • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology • Spanish • Women's Studies

CILA: Sociology

Contacts on Campus

The Global Campus:

Christopher Thaemert, 626-2234, [email protected], 106 Nicholson

Advises all students applying to HECUA programs; provides information about University of Minnesota requirements and procedures

Sheila Collins, 612/625-9067, [email protected], 106 Nicholson

Signature required on application

Heidi Soneson, 612/625-2571, [email protected], 106 Nicholson

Administrative oversight of HECUA co-sponsored programs

Faculty/staff familiar with the program:

Margaret Demmessie, Academic Advising, Spanish & Portuguese Dept.

625-1014, [email protected], 34 Folwell Hall

(meet with Margaret if seeking Spanish credit for HECUA coursework)

Roger Miller, Geography (visited program Fall '97)

625-5899, [email protected], 309 Soc. Sci. Bldg.

Paula Pentel, Urban Studies

626-1626, [email protected], 348 Soc. Sci. Bldg.

Chip Peterson, Global Campus, 612/624-4808, [email protected]

Campus Deadlines

Students planning to enroll in SAUS must contact the University of Minnesota Global Campus by March 1; for CASLA and CILA by October 15. (Early application is encouraged. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Late applications are considered on a space available basis. Call Sheila Collins, Global Campus, 625-9067, to check about late application.)

HECUA Deadline

Application for SAUS is to be submitted to Global Campus, which in turn will send it to the HECUA office by the March 15 HECUA deadline. CASLA and CILA applications will be submitted to HECUA by the November 1 HECUA deadline.

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 24 quarter credits. Courses and credits appear on the fall quarter transcript as University of Minnesota residence credits and are included in GPA.

Liberal Education Requirements

SUST has been approved to fulfill the following liberal education requirements:

Urbanization/Devt. in Scandinavia Social Sciences International Persp.

Scandinavia in the World Social Sciences International Persp.

Scand. Arts & Literature; Persp. on Chg. Arts & Humanit. International Persp.

Major Credits and Registration

Students from all majors are encouraged to participate in SUST.

Students will complete an "Academic Planning for Study Abroad" form in consultation with their major advisor prior to departure. The completed form allows the student to be registered for courses and financial aid/STARS arrangements to be made.

Students are registered for a foreign study block of credit (FOST 3110, 24 credits) prior to departure. Upon completion of the program, a cancel/add process will change the foreign study block registration to U of M courses.

Majors that have participated (may have received major credit) include:

Anthropology • English • German • History • International Business • International Relations • Journalism • Norwegian • Political Science • Psychology • Scandinavian Studies • Sociology • Urban Studies

Contacts on Campus

The Global Campus:

Christopher Thaemert, 626-2234, [email protected]

Advises all students applying to HECUA programs; provides information about University of Minnesota requirements and procedures

Sheila Collins, 612/625-9067, [email protected], 106 Nicholson

Signature required on application

Heidi Soneson, 612/625-2571, [email protected], 106 Nicholson

Administrative oversight of HECUA co-sponsored programs

Faculty/staff familiar with the program:

Judith Martin, Urban Studies (visited program Fall '97)

626-1626, [email protected], 414 Soc. Sci. Bldg.

Paula Pentel, Urban Studies (participated in program Fall '76)

626-1626, [email protected], 348 Soc. Sci. Bldg.

Roger Miller, Geography

625-5899, [email protected], 309 Soc. Sci. Bldg.

Campus Representative

Al Balkcum, Director, Global Campus

612/625-5593, [email protected], 106 Nicholson Hall

Campus Deadlines

Students planning to enroll in SUST must contact the University of Minnesota Global Campus by March 1. (Early application is encouraged. Applications are reviewed as they are received. Late applications are considered on a space available basis. Call Sheila Collins, Global Campus, 625-9067, to check about late application.)

HECUA Deadline

Application for SUST is to be submitted to Global Campus, which in turn will send it to the HECUA office by the March 15 HECUA deadline.