Planning & Scheduling
Faculty Responsibilities
When teaching a D.C. Summer Institute, you are teaching one 1-credit course in the spring semester and one 3-credit course during the summer.
D.C. Summer Institutes Planning Timeline
January | Institute topics and faculty confirmed for the following summer |
Early September | Advertising begins |
Early September | Student applications open (round 1) |
Early September | Campus Information Session for interested students |
Mid-October | Applications close (round 1) |
Early November | Student offers extended (round 1) |
Early December | Applications re-open (round 2) |
Mid-January | Applications close (round 2) |
Late January | Student offers extended (round 2) |
Spring semester | Faculty run 1-credit prep course on campus (Five 2-hour meetings) |
May | First day of D.C. classes (Monday after commencement) |
End of July |
Summer final reception |
Note: Most of your planning and preparations will take place in March/April, leading up to class in mid-May. Scheduling your two weeks of speakers and site visits is a considerable effort, even with the help of the W&M Washington Center team. You will be able to select a TA to help ease the administrative planning burden and guide students through their time in May/June. However, you should expect to set aside time in March/April for this process.