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January Term Off-Campus Courses

All courses are subject to final approval by the various College entities responsible for the current budget and the College Curriculum Committee.

Please check with the course instructor if you have questions regarding the LC designations for a particular JT'10 course.

PLEASE NOTE: A minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA is required in order to apply for any Jan Term course .

Program Fees and Estimated Airfares are listed with each course description. Course content, course itinerary, program fees and the estimated airfares quoted below are subject to revision if there are compelling global factors not within Linfield's control.

*** Students: please share all this information, particular those pertaining to costs, with your parents before making a decision to apply

Jan Term '11 Information Fairs:

• Portland campus: TBA

• McMinnville campus: February 16 & 17, 2010, 2-4pm; Jonasson Hall

  Costs NOT included in the January Term Program Fee:

  • All students who are involved in off-campus courses are responsible for their own meals before departure and during and after the program, however a few group meals may be included in the course fee.
  • Students should plan on spending an additional $700-$900 for meals and personal expenses, depending on location (this range was provided by past participants).
  • For the Jan Term Per Credit Fee please refer to the current college catalog for these amounts.
  • Per Credit for JT'10 is $170 per credit x 4 = $680. However, an increase is expected for JT'11. The fee will be finalized by the Board of Trustees at their February meeting.
  • Passports and visa fees are the responsibility of each student. Linfield will help to facilitate the visa processes and students' accounts will be charged accordingly.
  • Passport copies will be due no later than May 31, 2009. If copies are not turned in, participation in a JT'10 off-campus program will be jeopardized. See Student Agreement Form in the application for details.
  • Withdrawals after May 31, 2009 will result in full penalty of both the land and air. See Student Agreement Form in the application for details: section 1, B4.
  • Airfare: Linfield will pay the cost of the student's first round-trip air transportation from Portland, for eligible students. Please see the current college catalog for details.
    • Applications can be found here .

      Hard copy applications are NOT available in the IPO.

    • JT'11 applications are due February 19, 2010.
  • For Jan Term, please indicate your first, second and third choices. Students not accepted to their first choice for a Jan Term course will automatically have their applications forwarded to the professor leading their second or third choice, depending on course enrollment.

  International Courses

  BIOL 398  Biogenesis in Italy, Switzerland and France: A Historical Perspective of Microbiology Discoveries
  
  ECON/MATH 398  D-Day Economics: Quantitative Analysis of the Planning, Production, and Logistics of Operation Overlord
  
  EDUC 398  Culture and Education in Puerto Rico
  
  ENGL 398  Samuel Johnson and Eighteenth Century London
  
  ENVS 398  Ecology and Evolution in Ecuador
  
  MATH 298  Traversing the Eulerian Trail
  
  MLSP 398  Life and Culture in a Mexican Town
  
  MSCM 498  International Communication: British Mass Media
  
  MUSC 298  Music Cultures of the World: Trinidad and Tobago
  
  NURS 298  Health Care in New Zealand
  
  PHIL 398  Asian Thought in China
  
  SOAN/EDUC 398  How Children Learn: Scandinavian Schools, Society, and Culture
  
  

  Domestic Courses

  MLSL 198  American Sign Language: Deaf Culture and Deaf History
  
  IDST 298  Career Explorations