Carleton Political Economy Seminar

 Spring 2006

Director: Roy F. Grow

Application Deadline for spring round: April 28, 2005 (Several spaces MAY be kept open for Fall round.) Application Deadline for fall round: Sept. 2005

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION:

1. After completing the application form on the computer, print out a hard copy and turn in the printed pages. (Please note: This application form cannot be "saved." Please complete the short essay paragraphs on a word processing program. Then "cut and paste" into the form.) The printed pages should be returned to Tricia Peterson, Administrative Assistant, Political Science Dept. office (Willis 402) by the date above.
2. The LETTERS OF REFERENCE, academic and personal, should be printed out and given to (1) a faculty member who can attest to the student's academic performance, motivation, and ability to work in a group and (2) another person (work supervisor, resident adverser, etc.) who knows your personal qualities. Please ask the referee to complete the form and request that the form be sent DIRECTLY to the Political Science Dept. office (4^thWillis) by the application deadline. It is the responsibility of each applicant to see that all materials are submitted by the application deadline: Spring, April 28, 2005. (Several spaces may be kept open for a Fall round--Sept. 2005.) Professor Grow cannot act on any file that is incomplete. Please include a PHOTOGRAPH or informal SNAPSHOT of yourself with the application. (The photo is for identification purposes; it helps the directors remember faces and names.)
3. A TRANSCRIPT of your Carleton work-to-date should be supplied with this application. Download your transcript from the Registrar's web page at http://www.carleton.edu/campus/registrar/transcripts.html
4. Applicants for Carleton programs should know that Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act prevents release of information which is professionally confidential to the Health Service or Counseling Center at Carleton but allows disclosure to faculty of information held in student files elsewhere within the College if it is determined to be of legitimate educational interest. Certain information from files in the office of the Dean of Students, for example, might be available if sought by faculty directors. A student who may be concerned about any information that might affect consideration of his/her place in a Carleton program has the right to provide his/her own interpretation of that information and is urged to discuss these concerns directly with the faculty directors.
5. Professor Grow may schedule a personal INTERVIEW. Eligibility criteria that will be considered during the selection process include faculty recommendations, satisfactory completion of academic prerequisites, GPA, academic and personal reasons for participation, personal qualities (maturity, independence, adaptability, ability to contribute to and engage with the group, willingness to initiate intercultural opportunities, flexibility, ability to deal with stress, a sense of humor, physical stamina), and compliance with Carleton College policies.
6. Students will be informed in writing of decisions on their application.
7. Students admitted to the seminar will be expected to confirm their intention to participate by signature on a letter, due no later than Thursday, January 5, 2006.

NOTES:

1. A HEALTH FORM is NOT required before admission to a Carleton off-campus program. On acceptance to a program, students will be asked to complete a health history to aid the faculty director in preparing an appropriate environment to deal with any current health problems and/or to help the director or others respond on your behalf should you become ill abroad.
2. Regarding HEALTH INSURANCE, Carleton makes the same requirement off-campus as on: that all students will carry insurance to cover them for the duration of their enrollment. If accepted into this program, you will be required to ascertain that your current insurance will cover you abroad and to take out additional coverage for the period of the seminar if it does not.
3. A student with a DISABILITY that may affect participation should discuss necessary accommodations as soon as possible with the faculty director and/or the OCS Director.

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Last modified: Mar. 24, 2005 by: T Peterson