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Japan Study Colleges
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
1,600 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 1
TOEFL Minimum: 600 Paper / 100 IBT / Minimum 5.0 on TWE section
Kenyon is a writing intensive college. Students must have at least
a 4.5 on the TWE section of the TOEFL test.
Academic Calendar
Fall Semester: late August – late December (on campus)
Spring Semester: mid January – mid May (on campus)
Orientation Programs
International Students: 4 days
New Students: 3 days
Course Catalogue
http://www.kenyon.edu/x11732.xml
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each
semester; others are offered less frequently.
Kenyon Websites for International Students
- Cultural and Ethnic Organizations
Campus Highlights
Kenyon College is the oldest private institution of higher education
in Ohio, founded in 1824 by Philander Chase, an Episcopal bishop.
For students interested in the sciences, Kenyon's new facilities
and the Brown Family Environmental Center, a 380-acre preserve and
environmental center for the study of the organisms and habitats
of the Kokosing River Valley, offers hands on experience. Kenyon
offers pre-business, pre-medicine, and law studies. Kenyon's English
Department is one of the premier English departments in the nation.
- Kenyon's history and traditions: http://www.kenyon.edu/x712.xml
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
There are over 150 student organizations at Kenyon College.
Get involved with local community activities in Gambier and make
friends along the way. The Appalachian People's Service Organization
does October and Spring Break trips to Appalachia.
- Student Organizations
- Service Opportunities
Surrounding area
Kenyon College's 1,000-acre campus is located in Gambier, Ohio,
45 miles from the state's capital, Columbus, Ohio.
- Knox County Visitor's Center: http://www.visitknoxohio.org/
- Kokosing Gap Trail: http://www.kokosinggaptrail.org/
- a paved, 14-mile recreational trail
Kenyon Mission Statement
Famous Alumni
Allyson Janney, Emmy award winning actress
Paul Newman, actor, director, and spaghetti sauce maker
Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbs cartoonist
Jim Borgman, cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner
E.L. Doctorow, writer, Ragtime
David Winkler, CEO, MTV
Laura Hillenbrand, writer, Seabiscuit
Rutherford B. Hayes, US President
Carl Djerassi, Chemist, inventor of birth control pill
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