Here is Goucher:
Goucher College is a private and residential four-year liberal arts and sciences college. We enroll about 1,450 students from more than 40 states and 10 foreign countries. We offer a first-rate academic program with 30 majors, six interdisciplinary areas, and a faculty to student ratio of 10 to 1. About 25 percent of Goucher students enroll in graduate or professional school immediately after graduation. More than 90 percent are employed or in a graduate program within a year of graduation. And as many as 30 percent get a job offer before they even earn their diplomas.
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Education without boundaries. That’s the kind of education you’ll receive here — one that starts in the classroom, spills out onto campus, and leads out into the world. In fact, Goucher is the first college in the U.S. to require all of its undergraduates to study abroad at least once before graduation — so, you’re definitely going to meet some pretty diverse, engaging, and thoughtful students who have also traveled the world. Goucher will open up possibilities you won’t believe until you live them for yourself. You’ll explore different ways of thinking, communicating, working, learning, and living in a close-knit community. And you’ll make lasting connections — across disciplines, with diverse people, and between what you do in class and what you do in the world.
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Here is what we’re all about:
Here is how we live:
Goucher is more than just a residential college. It’s a living and learning community in which the lines between those two key elements — living and learning — become blurred by design. Many of our residence halls have classrooms built into them. Some of the houses within them are centered on themes that unite their residents around common areas, where you’ll frequently find students coming together to study, hold club meetings, participate in activities, and just enjoy each other’s company. And all over campus — from the academic buildings to the dining halls to the student coffee house and beyond — you’ll hear the buzz and feel the energy of people sharing their ideas and perspectives, their learning, and their lives. As a Goucher student, you will live on campus in one of Goucher’s residential dormitories on our secure campus. Goucher supplies each student with a bed, desk, chair, and closet/dresser, and each dorm offers several communal living areas (including kitchens) and shared bathrooms. Many residence halls are attached to one of three campus dining facilities. All of Goucher’s residential halls are within a 15-minute walk of the campus’ academic buildings.
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Majors American Studies Anthropology and Sociology Art Biological Sciences Chemistry Communication and Media Studies Computer Science Dance Economics Elementary Education English French History International Relations Management Mathematics Music Peace Studies Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religion Russian Sociology Spanish Special Education Theatre Women’s Studies
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OTHER AREAS OF STUDY Africana Studies Arts Administration Biochemistry Cognitive Studies Computer Music Environmental Studies European Studies German International Business Jazz Studies Judaic Studies Prelaw Studies Premedical Studies 3+2 Engineering (with Johns Hopkins University)
Here is what we study:
Here is what Goucher looks like:
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Here is what we do for fun: Once you are here, you won’t have to go far to find a stellar array of cultural, social, and educational events. Throughout every year, Goucher’s calendar is packed with lectures, readings, and performances by international renowned guests and homegrown talent alike. And Goucher students are an active lot. There are more than 60 student—run clubs here. There’s an active Student Government Association. Plus, 17 varsity sports teams and several intramural sports clubs, not to mention language clubs, political organizations, music groups, and religious and art organizations. Across our whole campus, every day, you’ll find people coming together around the interests they share. So, wherever you hail from or plan to go, you will find a way to explore your passions, as well as a community of people interested in what you have to share.
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Here is where we are in the world:
Goucher College is less than hour from Washington, DC, and the Maryland capital city of Annapolis. It’s about an hour’s train ride from Philadelphia. And it’s only about three hours from New York City by car or train.
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Just a few miles down the road, the city of Baltimore offers a range of cultural attractions that might surprise the uninitiated — from major sports teams to leading art and history museums, plus pubs, clubs, first-rate cuisine, and all the other things you’d expect to find in a great American city.
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Just off campus, in the suburban town of Towson, Maryland, you’ll find a major regional mall, an eight-screen movie theater, a concert hall that often hosts major shows by national artists, and all manner of restaurants, shops, and hangout spots.
Baltimore is also a lively college town, with more than 20 colleges and universities in the area and more than 100,000 college students. Many of them — including Goucher — are connected through the Baltimore Collegetown Network, which coordinates joint educational opportunities among the area’s colleges, offers special events to bring students of different schools together, and runs a shuttle around town just for college students.
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What probably stands out most about Goucher is that when you talk here, people will listen. Nearly three-quarters of our classes have 19 or fewer students. Nobody is ever just a face in the lecture hall at Goucher. Your professors won’t be just faces in the lecture hall, either. You’ll get to know them very well, and while they will certainly push you to live up to Goucher’s high standards, they’ll also give you all the support and personal attention you’ll need to succeed in this demanding academic environment. It’s also not uncommon for students to participate with faculty in projects and research that other students often have to wait until graduate school to begin. In fact, collaboration is kind of the rule at Goucher. At Goucher, your world will get much bigger — in more ways than you can possibly imagine. You will grow, academically and personally, in dramatic and surprising ways. You will leave with a strong sense of possibility and self confidence. You will be well-prepared for graduate school, for work, for life. We can’t wait to meet you.
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Here is what really makes us special:
If you are interested in coming to Goucher as a semester- or yearlong exchange student, we encourage you to speak with your international studies office. We have included a timeline in this brochure so that you can plan ahead, but please keep in mind that your home school may have deadlines that are different from Goucher’s. Please also feel free to contact Goucher’s Office of International Studies with any questions you may have.
FALL & FULL-YEAR EXCHANGE STUDENT TIMELINE
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Nominated by home institution
February/ early March
Receive Goucher confirmation packet
March
Confirmation packet forms due
April
Advisors assigned, courses chosen
May
Students assigned housing
June
I-20 visas issued
June/July
Students arrive at Goucher College
Late August
Fall semester concludes
mid-December
Spring semester begins
late January
Spring break
mid-March
Spring semester concludes
mid-May
Here is how to apply:
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Here is How to find out more:
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Office of International Studies Goucher College 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, Maryland 21204 Phone: 001.410.337.6444 Angela.shaeffer@goucher.edu www.goucher.edu/goingglobal
Office of International Studies Goucher College 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, Maryland 21204 Phone: 001.410.337.6444 www.goucher.edu/goingglobal