The Spanish School offers seven-week intensive language sessions from beginning to advanced levels. All levels emphasize both the development of language skills and the understanding of Hispanic culture. Classes are taught in Spanish, and students are expected to abide by the Language Pledge to speak only Spanish, in and outside of class, throughout the session. Placement in a specific level is determined by language proficiency rather than by length of previous exposure to the language. Daily activities normally include three or four hours of classroom instruction plus additional work in the language laboratory. Each level has an integrated program and students must take all parts for a total of three undergraduate units.
See Language Schools Information for more information on: Calendar and Fees; Other Academic Programs; Academic Policies; Residence Life and Extracurricular Activities; Facilities; Admissions and Financial Aid.
Click on Undergraduate Program to see a list of courses offered in the 2008 summer session. A similar selection of courses is offered each summer.
The School in Spain has programs designed for undergraduates wishing to spend their junior year in Spain and for graduates who complete their M.A. degree with an academic year in Madrid.
Credit
Credit is defined in terms of units. One unit equals three semester hours.
Undergraduate courses in the seven-week session (levels 100-400) award three units (nine semester hours) of undergraduate credit.
For transfer purposes, the student's home institution determines how many graduate or undergraduate credits will be granted for the summer's work at Middlebury.
All credits expire after ten years. The validity of a degree, which certifies a level of achievement, does not expire.
Auditing
Due to the intensive nature of the summer Language Schools, auditing is strongly discouraged. However, under certain circumstances, auditing for a fee may be permitted with the approval of the Director of the School. For more information, refer to the Language Schools Handbook.
Financial Aid
Middlebury College offers financial assistance to a substantial percentage of students attending the summer session and the graduate programs abroad. Information about the financial aid application process for the summer accompanies admissions materials published by the Language Schools each year.
The Betty Jones (M.A. '86) Language Schools Financial Aid Fund was established in 1999 as part of the Bicentennial Campaign. Income from the fund provides financial aid to graduate students attending the Language Schools.
Enrollment
Upon acceptance, all students must pay a $400 non-refundable enrollment deposit to be applied to the tuition charges.
All students, during the summer and abroad, must pay full tuition even if they carry less than the full load of courses. Permission to register for a fourth unit of credit during the summer session must be requested, in writing, from the Coordinator of the Spanish School before the beginning of the session. Only students who need a fourth course in order to graduate at the end of the session will be granted permission. There is an extra course fee.
Application and Admission
Application materials for the 2008 summer session and the 2008-2009 academic year abroad are available from:
The Spanish School
Sunderland Language Center
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753 802-443-5510
languages@middlebury.edu
www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/spanish
Admission is for one summer only, and admission to one of the Language Schools is entirely separate from admission as an undergraduate to Middlebury College. Students must be high school graduates.