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.