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Apply for The Specialty Semester In Historical Interpretation

Global Education: Specialty Semester Application

This application requests information that will be used to evaluate your eligibiity for an off-campus program. Off-campus programs administered through Gordon or approved by Gordon are not entitlement programs. Gordon College reserves the right to grant seats to applicants based on proven academic performance, moral maturity and personal motivation.

Please fill out the application form below with your information. Your responses to these questions will be used in evaluating your applications for a seat in an off-campus program. Consider carefully your reponses to the essay questions at the end. We recommend that applicants read over www.gordon.edu/about/life&conduct before applying.

Gordon Applicants to Specialty Semester Programs: This is both your seat application AND your program application. This application must be submitted by February 15 for Summer-Fall semester. Please take care with the essay questions below (one short paragraph per question is insufficient). After your seat application is approved, THEN the following supporting documents are due to the Global Education Office by February 22 (for Summer-Fall Programs):

                Interview and Audition with Kristina Stevick

                Faculty Reference (download PDF from Application homepage)

                Student Affairs Reference (download PDF from Application homepage)

                Center for Student Development Reference (download PDF from Application homepage)

                Transcript

                $30 application fee

Non-Gordon Applicants to Specialty Semester Programs must submit all of the above, and have interviews and auditions by March 15 for Summer-Fall semester.

Visit the Global Education Office or email geo@gordon.edu if you have any questions.

1. Date of application:

2. Program:

Specialty Semester in Historical Interpretation (Summer-Fall Program)

3. Semester:

Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011

4. Last Name:

5. First Name:

6. Middle Initial:

7. Gender:

Male
Female

8. Gordon College Student ID:

9. College (if other than Gordon):

10. Date of Birth:

11. Place of Birth:

12. Country of Citizenship:

13. Campus Mailing Address:

14. Email Address:

15. Campus Phone/Cell:

16. Parent/Guardian (Last, First, MI):

17. Parent/Guardian Phone:

18. Parent/Guardian Address:

19. Off Campus study can affect your eligibility for institutional, federal and state financial aid. Please check with your Financial Aid Office to determine eligibility status should you be accepted into an off-campus program.

I receive Financial Aid and will meet with my Financial Aid Officer to determine which forms of financial aid are transferable to this program.
I am not currently receiving any forms of financial aid.

20. Do you have any chronic physical conditions that require regular medical attention or that may be relevant for consideration in a program that requires physical activity such as walking, etc.?

Yes
No

21. Do you have allergies to foods, plants, etc.? Are there any prescription or non-prescription medications that you take regularly that you would anticipate needing while you are attending this program?

22. Do you have any learning disabilities you would like the program faculty to be aware of?

Yes
No

23. Current Class Level:

Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

24. Expected Graduation Date:

25. Major Field of Study 1:

26. Major Field of Study 2:

27. Minor Field of Study:

28. Current GPA (Grade Point Average) as of most recently completed semester:

29. Name of Major Advisor:

30. Major Advisor’s Email:

31. Name of Faculty Reference: (Gordon-in applicants download pdf from program website for referee.)

32. Faculty Reference’s Email:

33. Name of Student Affairs Reference (in CSD or an RD, not an RA): (Gordon-in applicants download pdf from program website for referee.)

34. Student Affairs Reference's Email:

35. What is your motivation for participating in the program for which you are applying? How does the program meet your academic, personal and/or professional goals? (250 word minimum)

36. What in your past experience (international, educational or other) has prepared you for success in this program? What qualities or strengths do you possess that will contribute to your success in the program? (250 word minimum)

37. In the context of your own personal journey of faith, reflect upon your willingness to engage culturally diverse expressions of Christian experience. What is your experience with such engagement? (250 word minimum)

38. How has your previous experience prepared you for working in an environment of diverse (and sometimes incompatible) religious beliefs? (250 word minimum)

39. The program for which you are applying is structured with conditions of greater personal freedom than is normally the case in a Christian college environment. How are you likely to respond to this greater freedom? (250 word minimum)



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