Domestic Off-Campus Study
Otterbein participates in three outstanding domestic off-campus programs involving academic courses and internships:
The Philadelphia Center
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors in any major are eligible to apply to the Philadelphia Center, sponsored by the Great Lakes Colleges Association. The program provides opportunities for professional and intellectual development for students in a culturally diverse environment. Otterbein art majors who have participated in this program have benefited from trips to New York museums and visits to New York artists' studios. More information is available on their site here.
McCurdy School
In recent years, three of our Otterbein art majors have elected to do their student-teaching at McCurdy School. This is a Native American mission school located near Santa Fe, New Mexico that is sponsored by the United Methodist Church. Each student has returned full of enthusiasm for this unique opportunity to teach in a beautiful Southwest setting surrounded by art from several cultures. Contact the Education Department for more information.
The Washington Semester Plan
Otterbein College is a member of the Washington Semester Plan, an exciting opportunity in at American University in Washington, D.C. that offers 13 different programs for full credit.
Students in this program live in our capital for a semester while taking part in this once in a life time opportunity. Three days per week are spent on "seminar activities", which include field trips, reading assignments, discussions, debates, class presentations, and over 50 lectures by guest speakers. The other two days are spent performing an internship in an area of your choosing. You might find yourself interning for a senator, the Department of Justice, or CNN.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, visit their web site.
HECC Cross-Registration
The Higher Education Council of Columbus (HECC) was established to develop programs that benefit its member institutions and the community-at-large. It is an association of the following ten Franklin County colleges and universities:
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The primary objective of cross-registration is curriculum enrichment: a student is exposed to a new area of study without having to go through the more involved steps of admission to another institution as a transient student. There is no tuition charge, but the host institution may charge other enrollment-related fees such as laboratory or parking fees. The grade and hours will be treated in the same way as if the course had been taken at Otterbein.