Curriculum

Semester-in-Residence students register for a full academic load of four three-credit courses at the College of William and Mary. Two of the courses are required. Two courses are electives. Students may select elective courses from any of the regularly-scheduled courses at the College, most of which are open to them on a space-available basis and subject to normal prerequisites and scheduling concerns. Of particular interest to Semester-in-Residence students, the NIAHD sponsors several special elective courses in History, Anthropology, American Studies, and Music. These courses include not only early American History per se, but Architectural History, Historical Archaeology, Decorative Arts, and Music History. Semester-in-Residence students may also choose as their elective class an independent study course in which they work with a faculty member to design and write a substantial research paper.