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SUBMITTING A COURSE PROPOSAL

Proposals are no longer being accepted for 2009-10


The January Interterm Committee has four main criteria for course selection:

Course proposals must be complete and clearly written. It has to be clear to the Interterm Committee what the course is about and how the instructor will organize it.

Courses must be teachable within a reasonable time frame.  Classes may be taught in one week's time or spread out over two or three weeks.

You must demonstrate that you are qualified to teach your course, though prior teaching experience is not required.

Appropriate classroom space must be available (and we cannot guarantee that it will be).

If more than one instructor will teach the course, give us all the contact info for both, but designate one lead instructor who will be the contact person.

Course proposals don't need to be more than 300 words. In addition to the proposal, submit a short course description and a short personal statement, which should address your qualifications for teaching your subject. Though we may edit it, your course description will be included on the interterm Web site course listing.

Expenses: Students enrolled in classes are responsible for paying to the instructor any expenses for course materials, photocopying, etc. necessary for the course. Estimate your cost per student so that we can include this cost in your course description. Be specific. Tell us what the materials are and what each student will have to pay.

Smith students and staff will receive their stipends through the payroll system.

Smith students' earnings for teaching an interterm course will not affect the financial aid award.

Smith staff who want to teach an Interterm course during their normal work hours must make appropriate arrangements for vacation, personal time or non-paid time with their supervisor before submitting a proposal.

You may submit your proposal form electronically or as a hard copy.

Submit a course proposal on line.

Download a course proposal to submit a hard copy.

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