Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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got a girl there, got relatives there, or whatever. But usually, men decide that they want to get away from Wabash and then look for a place to go. Here’s a few places to look for programs: THE HAND- BOOK ON INTERNATIONAL STUDY FOR U.S. NATIONALS, pub- lished by the Institute on International Education, the OFF CAMPUS STUDIES GUIDE put out by the GLCA, and the WABASH COLLEGE OVERSEAS STUDY GUIDE, prepared by the International Education Committee. These guides and or other information can be obtained from Messrs, Calkins, Fischer or Phillips. In addition, other profs could help you: Strawn, Planitz, Silins, Manker and O’Rourke. Apply early. If you choose a program, they’ll have an application dead- line date. Don’t miss it. But if you go independently, you’ll have to begin writing letters as soon as your mind is made up. It’s usually best to apply at least nine months ahead of time if you’re not. on a program. ; 5) Make sure your off-campus study is approved and accredited. The Joint Subcommittee for Off-Campus Study will have to give their blessing. 4 — OBSERVATIONS: With a little work and time spent, anyone can study off-campus. True, it’s harder for the Division I boys because they have a strict curriculum. But with careful planning and preparation, you can’t go wrong. Studying off-campus adds to your Wabash education and your life.

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WABASH 73 Guide to Off Campus Study This guide is for the Wabash man who has decided that, for the sake of his sanity and the betterment of his education, he must get away from Wabash for a semester or a year. (It is assumed he will return to Wabash and eventually graduate. ) MISCONCEPTIONS: You may think that it’s hard to get off-campus. This is the first misconception that has to be abandoned. Aside from the administrative red tape (Wabash hates to lose your money), it’s re- latively easy to gain freedom. ASPECTS OF OFF-CAMPUS STUDY TO CONSIDER: 1) Grades — Everything comes back pass-fail, so as long as you don’t flunk a course, you’re set. 2) Money — It depends on where you go. If you take a GLCA or Beaver College program, you lose out. “The fees for the various GLCA programs take into consideration the average costs at GLCA schools.”’ So there you have it — take the program route and you end up paying the same as if you were at Wabash. But there’s a cheaper road to follow — go independently. Get in some other school, pay their fees (which obviously will be lower than the Bash’s) and talk Wabash into giving you credit. 3) Credit — Speaking of getting credit for your off-campus study, it could be a problem if you go independent. Wabash doesn’t have to give you credit unless they want to. So unless you don’t want to spend another year here, best get things straightened out before you leave. If you go on a program, there’s usually no credit hassle. 4) Maturity — You’ve got to be able to take care of yourself. This is especially true if you’re independent. On a program, they’ll baby you. STEPS TO FOLLOW: 1) You’ve got to make up your mind early — like during your freshman year. This is because off-campus study has to be planned to be done right. 2) Get the required courses out of the way, take the hard ones first and make sure you’ll have enough hours to complete a major and graduate. This point can’t be stressed enough — a lot of men come back to find out that they’ve got a shit-load of hours to take, or even worse, they can’t fit them all into the remaining semesters. 3) Figure out where to go. You may come to Wabash already knowing where you want to study off-campus — becuase you've lived there, 16

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