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Japan Study Colleges
St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
3,000 students
Number of Waseda Placements: 1
TOEFL Minimum: 550 Paper / 213 CBT / 80 IBT
Academic Calendar
Fall Semester: early September – late December (on campus)
January Term: month of January (on & off campus; see Off-campus
Study Opportunities below)
Spring Semester: early February – late May (on campus)
Orientation Programs
International Students: 4 days
New Students: 5 days
Course Catalogue
http://www.stolaf.edu/catalog/
Note: Some of the courses listed in the catalog are offered each
semester; others are offered less frequently.
Websites for International Students
- General information: http://www.stolaf.edu/stulife/isa/
Campus Highlights
St. Olaf College offers over 40 academic majors, 20 teaching majors,
and many other concentrations and areas of emphasis. (A concentration
is equivalent to a minor; basically, it is an area of study that
a student has decided to concentrate on either within a major or
outside of it.) St. Olaf College is a rigorous academic institution
with a small town feel. A college of 3,000 students and 315 faculty
members, we are able to keep our student/faculty ratio at 12:1 (not
all faculty are full-time), and the average class size hovers around
22.
Community and Volunteer Opportunities
- Student Organizations: http://fusion.stolaf.edu/orgs/
(including Service Learning)
Off-campus Study Opportunities
During the January Term Waseda students may choose to take off-campus
courses in places such as Florence, New York, Southwest U.S., and
China. (additional fees may apply.)
- J-Term courses: http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/registrar/intinfo.html
Internships: J-Term and fall or spring break internships are possible
through Professor of Economics Bruce Dalgaard. Professor Dalgaard
spent a year at Waseda in the mid-1990s.
http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/
Surrounding area
St. Olaf College, set on a hill fondly known as Manitou Heights,
is located 40 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul in Northfield,
MN. While this town of 17,000 promises "Cows, Colleges, and
Contentment" on the sign as you enter the city, students at
St. Olaf also will find coffee shops, ethnic restaurants, a movie
theater, and a bowling alley. Not to mention a Target where you
can pick up anything that you forgot to pack from home!
St. Olaf Mission Statement
St. Olaf College strives to be an inclusive community, respecting
those of differing backgrounds and beliefs. Through its curriculum,
campus life, and off -campus programs, it stimulates students' critical
thinking and heightens their moral sensitivity; it encourages them
to be seekers of truth, leading lives of unselfish service to others;
and it challenges them to be responsible and knowledgeable citizens
of the world.
- Complete Mission statement: http://www.stolaf.edu/about/mission.html
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