Continuous Semesters
Sterling’s Year-Round Option
Beginning in June 2010, Sterling College students will be able to attend college year-round and at a price that will remain frozen for as long as the student remains continuously enrolled.
Sterling is one of very few colleges to operate on a year-round basis, offering full semesters in the Fall, Spring, and now Summer. There is no requirement to attend all three semesters, but for those who do there will be no increases in tuition, room, or board for as long as you are continuously in attendance.
In the continuous semester system, it’s possible to complete your undergraduate education in fewer than four years, saving tuition, fee increases, and time. Full time students can attend any two semesters or they can keep going year-round. Students may apply to begin their Sterling experience in any of the three semesters. The choice is yours.
Operating year-round is beneficial to transfer students, who often need an extra semester or two to finish. It also affords all students the opportunity to take classes during the productive Vermont summers. The nature of Sterling’s outdoor studies across the curriculum makes summer a particularly fruitful academic experience. The Summer Semester includes additional opportunities for academic travel, field work, and guided independent studies.
Each semester has a week-long mid-semester break, and there is a break of several weeks between each semester. All financial aid programs, including Sterling scholarships, federal and state grants and loans, are available in all semesters. The College’s Work Program operates the same each semester, where all students engage in the Work-Learning-Service philosophy and practice, earning their wages in tuition credit.
A selection of courses offered in 2009 - 2010
(Visit the course catalog for a complete listing, www.sterlingcollege.edu/cat )
FALL SEMESTER
Natural History of the North Woods
Ecology
A Sense of Place
Soil Science
Exploring Alternative Agriculture
Challenge Course Instruction
Leadership and Social Change
Black River Sketches and Landscape Art
SPRING SEMESTER
Winter Ecology
Ice Climbing
Plant Science
Environmental Policy and Law
Foundations of Outdoor Ed. & Leadership
Draft Horse Management
Agricultural Techniques
Nature Writing
SUMMER SEMESTER - click to visit the new Summer Semester Page
Canoe Trip Guiding
Rural Heritage Institute
Natural History of Alaska
Literature of the Rural Experience
Agricultural Power Systems
Watershed Ecosystem Analysis
Permaculture Design
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