This program is for a full Academic Year Only
Approximate dates for 2013-14: September 28. 2013 - June 25, 2014
Participants should plan to leave the U.S. one day prior to the program start date in order to arrive on site for the first day of the program. Students must leave their residences on the last program day. Do not purchase your airline tickets until told to do so by your program officer
APPLICATION FEE: $150
PROGRAM FEE:
2012-2013 $48,200
Academic Year 2013-14:
Available February 2013
Program fee includes 30 credits undergraduate, single room in college housing, evacuation and repatriation insurance, International Student Identity Card, pre-departure orientation, and administrative services in Oxford and at George Mason University.
The program fee -does not include-, meals*, transportation / international airfare to and from Oxford.
* Individual Colleges may include some meals in the program fee.
Eligibility:
Mason Undergraduates: 3.70 GPA+; Participants must be enrolled in a degree program at Mason.
CREDITS: 30 credits undergraduate transfer credit.
TYPE OF HOUSING: Housing is "in college" and will depend on the assigned College.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
February 8.
Still accepting applications on a case by case basis.
CONTACT: Marie alice Arnold 703.993.2167.

These are available in the College descriptions.
The Prestige
2012-2013 is the inaugural year of the Oxford Academic Year Experience. Three intrepid students are experiencing first hand what it is like to be an Oxford undergraduate. They report it is the experience of a life time!
The Academic Experience
Participants interested in this program need to have high academic aspirations and be intellectually ambitious. Oxford students learn through a unique tutorial system. In a tutorial a tutor and two or three students spend an hour discussing the essay topic of the tutorial. Occasionally, a tutorial is replaced with faculty classes or seminars. During tutorials students are expected to do substantial independent library work and periodically produce written essays and oral presentations. Since the instruction is individualized, Oxford does not have a course catalogue.
Participants in the Oxford Academic Year Experience spend one year alongside Oxford undergraduates in one of four Oxford University Colleges: Keble College, Mansfield College, or St. Edmund Hall. Participants study the same subjects, often sharing tutorials with Oxford students. Their academic experience will closely resemble the experience of an Oxford second year undergraduate. Oxford has a three year undergraduate degree program.
Each college offers its own experience and academic expertise, as well as application requirements and process. Each college has it's own flair too! So please carefully read the information for each college.
Final acceptance decisions are made by the colleges and may take up to 8 weeks from time of application.
All applications and supplemental materials must be submitted to:
Marie alice Arnold
Center for Global Education
Johnson Center Room 235, MS 2B8
Keble College
Keble college offers two spots in English and two spots in History to George Mason Undergraduates. Keble is one of the largest of the Oxford colleges with 410 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. You can learn all about Keble College today and yesterday at: http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/about
To apply to Keble College:
♦ CGE Online application
♦ Complete the Keble Application
♦ One Academic Reference. (May be sent separately directly to the Center for Global Education, MS 2B8, attn: Marie alice Arnold. These should be on departmental letterhead.)
♦ Your official GMU
transcript
♦ Academic writing sample in the subject for which you are applying
♦ One passport size photo
History Subjects
♦ History of the British Isles:
c. 300 - 1087; 1042-1330; 1330-1550; 1500-1700; 1685-1830; 1815-1924; and since 1900.
♦ General History of these periods:
285-476; 476-750; 700-900; 900-1122; 1122-1273;1273-1409;1409-1525; 1500-1618; 1600-1715; 17-15-1799; 1789-1871; 1856-1914; 1914-1945; 1941-1973; Britain's North American Colonies-from settlement to independence, 1600-1812; From Colonies to Nations-the History of the United States 1776-1877; The History of the United States since 1863; Imperial and Global History 1750-1914.
Although written for students pursuing a degree at Oxford, reading the Keble College History Department prospectus will help you understand course options and if Keble College is for you.
English Subjects
Victorian Literature; Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature; Shakespeare; English Literature 1100-1509; English Literature 1509-1642; English LIterature 1642-1740; English Literature 1740-1832;
Although written for students pursuing a degree at Oxford, reading the Keble College English Department prospectus will help you understand course options and if Keble College is for you.
Mansfield College
Mansfield is one of the smaller of the Oxford Colleges with 220 undergraduates, and 50 graduate students. Mansfield College offers 2 or 3 spaces for George Mason University students. Students can apply to study arts, humanities, and social science subjects such as Modern History, English, Theology, Geography, Economics, Politics, Philosophy, Classics. It may be possible to study tutorials in other subjects within this broad area for example subjects including art history, anthropology, oriental studies, and development studies. You can find out more about Mansfield's visiting student program, including detailed subject listings, in the college prospective.
To apply to Mansfield College: Submit all materials to CGE!
♦ CGE Online application
♦ Mansfield College Application Form
♦ Mansfield's Regulations and Waiver Form
♦ Mansfield's Tutorial Request Form
♦ A personal statement*
♦ Two confidential references (may be sent separately directly to the Center for Global Education, MS 2B8, attn: Marie alice Arnold. These should be on departmental letterhead.)
♦ Your official GMU
transcript
♦ An academic writing sample
♦ One passport size photo
* Your Personal Statement should provide a brief account of your studies to date and an account of how a year of study at Mansfield College fits into your educational plans. It should include a detailed description of the main subjects you would like to study as well as a description of the course work you have completed in the subject(s) at George Mason.
St.Edmund Hall
St. Edmund Hall is a community of 400 undergraduates. St. Edmund Hall offers 2 or 3 spaces for George Mason University students. Students can apply to a variety of fields. Admissions in traditional fields such as English, Politics, and History are very competitive. To learn more about St. Edmund Hall see their website for visiting students.
Subjects
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Comparative Education
Comparative Literature/Great Books
Czech/Slovak Literature in Translation
Earth Sciences (Geology)
Economics
Engineering
English Language and Literature
Film Studies
French Language and Literature
German
History
History of Art
Law
Materials Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Politics and International Relations
Psychology
Physics
Russian Language and Literature
To apply to St. Edmund Hall: Submit all materials to CGE!
♦ CGE Online application
♦ St. Edmund Hall Application Form
♦ Two confidential references (may be sent separately directly to the Center for Global Education, MS 2B8, attn: Marie alice Arnold. These should be on departmental letterhead.)
♦ Your official GMU
transcript
♦ Academic writing sample in each subject for which you are applying
♦ One passport size photo
When filling in the application form you should expect that the courses you list will be the courses you end up studying, rather than just an initial indication of preference. You should be give your application careful thought and discuss it with your Academic Adviser.

Housing
Each college provides its visiting students with accommodation alongside their own undergraduates in single-occupancy room with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. Students also have access to the College Dining Hall for meals during term time together with all other College facilities.
Mansfield College
Visiting students live either in the Ablethorpe Building, just over Magdalen Bridge, or in College houses in the Cowley are of the city.
Eligibility and Application Procedures
The Oxford Academic Year Experience is the Center for Global Education's most competitive study abroad program. It is only open to Mason undergraduate students with a 3.70 and above GPA. If you are intellectually curious and fall into this category, then you are an excellent candidate to compete for the opportunity to study for a year at the prestigious University of Oxford.
Other Activities and Details
While abroad at Oxford, students will have visiting study status giving them full access to libraries, sports facilities, lectures, classes and seminars. Visiting students take part in the college's social, intellectual, and athletic activities. Examples include playing rugby, rowing on the crew team or singing in the college choir.
Post Acceptance
Once accepted by a college participants will be required to submit additional materials requested by the college and the Center for Global Education. These include but are not limited to:
♦ Deposit: One to George Mason University to reserve your spot in the program. Some colleges will also require a refundable housing deposit which you will make directly to your college.
♦ Oxford Petition For Transfer Credit form
♦ Copy of the front page of your passport
♦ Copy of the front and back of your health insurance card
*CGE reserves the right to modify or cancel a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or other unforeseen circumstances.

