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HOUSING & FACILITIES
Students will be housed in self-catering accommodations in all locations: cottages in County Mayo, dorms at Trinity College in Dublin and Queen’s University in Belfast.
Arrangements are being made with Trinity College in Dublin and Queen's University in Belfast for the use of libraries, classrooms, and administrative services.
EXCURSIONS
Group excursions are likely to include trips to Croagh Patrick, Newgrange, the Aran Islands, literary sites in Dublin and Sligo, Belfast murals, Giants Causeway, and the Stone Circle of Beltany. In addition, we will attend plays at the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin, the Feile an Phobail West Belfast festival, and other arts events. There will be ample opportunity for individual travel and exploration within Ireland over weekends and during midterm break.
EXPENSES
Students pay the 2011-2012 Carleton comprehensive fee, which covers the costs of instruction, room, board, and all scheduled excursions. Students are responsible for the cost of books, personal expenses, transportation to and from Ireland, and personal travel during the seminar. Carleton summer term programs carry financial aid.
See the Off-Campus Studies Office or website at http://go.carleton.edu/ocs for further information regarding work-study contracts, loans, and other subjects on financial aid.
REQUIRED LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The Carleton Ireland Program functions as a Carleton term of the academic year. Participants are normally required to take a leave of absence during the following winter term 2012; juniors should consult with the program director to plan for Comps.
APPLICATIONS
Applications are available on this website as well as in the Off-Campus Studies office, Leighton 119.
Applications are due by Friday, January 14, 2011, to Prof. Kowalewski, Laird 210.
Interviews will be a part of the application. Notice of acceptance will be given before registration for spring term.