Winter Term

Winter Term complements the regular offerings of the fall and spring semesters by providing unique opportunities for experimentation, reflection, experiential learning, international and domestic travel, extended field trips, internships, extended studio/laboratory time, and undergraduate research. Winter Term courses will share distinctive characteristics designed to enhance student engagement in course content and the learning process: teaching format, freedom from competing demands from other courses, a new dynamic among students and between students and faculty created by extended, uninterrupted time together in pursuit of a single area of study. Winter Term allows students in even highly structured academic programs to take advantage of learning opportunities they might otherwise forego due to scheduling conflicts. On the practical side, full-time students will have the opportunity of earning three (for most courses) extra credits each academic year for the same tuition and fees. This makes it more possible to graduate in four years.

Policies & InformationFull-time bachelor's degree candidates entering the College in the fall of 2004 and thereafter will be required to complete two Winter Terms, one during the freshman year and one at a time of the student's choosing; full-time transfer students entering with 45 credit hours or more will be required to complete one Winter Term; full-time associate degree candidates will be required to complete one Winter Term during their first year of enrollment at D&E.

Continuing full-time students may enroll in Winter Term if they choose. Students entering D&E beginning in the fall 2004 may attend more than the required number of Winter Terms if they choose.

Students enrolled full-time during the fall and spring semesters will pay no additional tuition or room and board for Winter Term (see details below).

Students may enroll for only one course during each Winter Term that they attend.

Some Winter Term courses will have additional fees for travel, supplies, etc. See the Winter Term course descriptions for this information.

Only students enrolled in a Winter Term course will be eligible to live in campus housing and participate in the board plan during Winter Term.

Students must be enrolled in a Winter Term course to participate in intercollegiate athletics that take place during Winter Term.

Student activities that take place during Winter Term, whether sponsored by CAB, the Student Life Office, fraternities or sororities, or other sectors of the College, are intended for Winter Term students. Attendance by students not enrolled during Winter Term will be governed by the same policies that apply during the fall and spring semesters.

Tuition - Room & BoardStudents who enroll full-time for both the fall and the spring semesters will pay no additional tuition or room and board for Winter Term. Full-time students who elect not to enroll during Winter Term are not eligible for a tuition, or room and board rebate.

Students who enroll full-time during only one of the fall or spring semesters, but do not enroll, or enroll part-time, during the other major semester, will not be charged additional tuition for Winter Term, provided that the total number of hours attempted during Winter Term and their full-time semester of enrollment does not exceed 18 credit hours. If the total hours attempted exceed 18, the overload rate will apply. Students in this category will be charged the weekly rate for room and board for one half of the Winter Term.

Winter Term students who do not enroll full-time during either the fall or spring semester will be charged the current per-credit-hour tuition and weekly room and board rates.

Board rates for students enrolled in off-campus Winter Term courses requiring separate payments for meals will be adjusted.

Special fees may be charged to cover unusual expenses such as travel, field trips, admission to museums or theaters, and specialized equipment or supplies that students are required to own. All special fees will be announced in advance (see course descriptions for details) and will be paid to the cashier in the Business Office prior to the beginning of Winter Term. Some programs might have specific payment schedules in effect.

Students are advised to consult with the Financial Planning Office regarding the availability of funds to help cover special fees.