This presentation contains information about timelines and things to keep in mind in preparation for the 2011 IFP.

1. Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
2011 International Field Program

2. Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Kosovo Anna DiLellio
Liberia Michael Keating
Kathmandu, Nepal Ashok Gurung
Hong Kong Everita Silina
Argentina Alberto Minujin
Uganda Bob Buckley
Beirut, Lebanon Adriana Young

3. Country Program
Cancellation
Any program is subject to
cancellation due to politics, conflict
and security, or lack of interest.
Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program

4. What does “Provisional Acceptance”
mean?
Your participation is not final until you fulfill
all requirements.

5. Students can be disqualified from
participating in IFP for the following
criteria:
 Incompletes
 Not fulfilling requirements successfully and in timely
manner.
 Behavior during process that shows ill-suited for IFP
experience: immaturity; lack of flexibility, initiative and
independence.

6. Eligibility Requirements
 No Incompletes
 15 credit minimum by end of
Spring semester
 Minimum 3.3 GPA
 Research Methods

7. Spring Academic
Requirements
1. Spring semester
academic course;
assignments should
focus on your IFP
country.
2. Spring IFP Seminar
(non credit)
3. Language course

8. Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Prerequisite Course: Humanitarian Intervention
Language: Albanian Language Course
Other: Historical and political knowledge of Kosovo
Kosovo

9. Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Prerequisite Course: Communities at War
Language Requirement: None
Liberia

10. Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Course Prerequisite: Society and Politics in Nepal
Language Requirement: Nepali Course
Other Requirements: Cross-Cultural Orientation
workshops
Nepal

11. Prerequisite Course: Global Governance
Language Requirement: No language requirement,
Cantonese or Mandarin are encouraged
Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Hong Kong

12. Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Spring Course Requirement: Evaluating Development
Impact
Language requirement: High Spanish proficiency
Argentina

13. Spring Course: Urban Development Policy in Africa
Language requirement: None
Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Uganda

14. Spring Course Requirement: City as Lab: Beirut-New
York
Language requirement: French or Arabic Course
Graduate Program in International Affairs
International Field Program
Beirut
BEIRUT
URBAN
STUDIO

15. Concentration Credits
Country Spring Required Course Concentrati
on
Argentina Evaluating Development
Impact
CU, Dev
Beirut City as Lab: Beirut-New York CU
Hong Kong Global Governance GR
Kosovo Humanitarian Interventions CS, GR
Liberia Communities in Conflict CS
Nepal Society and Politics in Nepal GR, CS

16. Spring Requirements – IFP
Seminar
 Monthly
meetings with
FCCs
 Biweekly skills
workshops
 Fieldwork
practice

17. Wednesdays and Fridays
 Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm Seminar
 Friday Skills Workshops & Fieldwork Practice
 Friday IFP-wide meetings

18. How to audit a language
course
 GPIA/Milano
students registered
for degree credits
may audit language
courses without
charge.
 No academic credit
and no grade, but
appear on student
transcripts as

19. How to audit a Language
Course
1. Complete Add/Drop form and have advisor sign it.
2. Take Add/Drop form to Academic Student Services in
Dean's Office, 66 W 12th St. 3rd floor, Room 307, who
will issue a "fee waiver" form.
3. Take form to Registration Office at 72 5th Avenue,
basement.

20. Spring Registration Nov. 8,
9am
1. Spring Prerequisite Course (3
credits)
2. Spring IFP Seminar (non-credit)
3. Language course (non-credit)

21. Spring Registration Nov 8 – IFP
Seminar
NINT 5900 A Intl Field Seminar - Argentina
NINT 5900 B Intl Field Seminar - Hong Kong
NINT 5900 D Intl Field Seminar - Liberia
NINT 5900 E Intl Field Seminar - Nepal
NINT 5900 F Intl Field Seminar - Uganda
NINT 5900 H Intl Field Seminar - Kosovo
NINT 5900 I Intl Field Seminar - Beirut

22. Summer Requirements
 Summer internship, 32 hours/week, successfully
completed
 On-site projects and program activities
 Final paper
 Evaluation forms returned
 IFP Conference presentation preparation and
rehearsal

23. Fall 2011 Requirement
 IFP 2011
Conference
Presentation:
Everyone required
to present either as
a team or
individually.
 Sept. 9 (Friday)

24. Checklist

Emergency Release Form and Emergency Contact
Form

Enrollment and successful completion of academic
prerequisite course

Full attendance and successful completion of IFP
Spring Seminar and Spring language classes

Doctor’s note

Language test results

Code of Conduct

Travel Insurance

25. Calendar
 Dec 21 - Jan 22 – Winter Break, reading for Spring
Seminar
 Jan 25 (Tuesday) – IFP Scholarships announced
 Jan 28 (Friday) – $1,000 deposit due by 5pm
 Jan 28 (Friday) – IFP-wide Spring Orientation
 Feb 2 or 9 – Spring Seminar sessions begin
 Feb: Begin vaccinations.
All dates are listed on IFP Calendar on www.gpia.info/

26. Suggested timeline and
deadlines
 March – April: Buy air ticket
and travel insurance.
 April: Register for Summer / Fall
classes.
 May - Final vaccinations
 Week of May 2 - Group dinner with
students, last Spring Seminar session
 Friday, May 6 – Final IFP-wide meeting

27. Summer Calendar
 May 31-June 1: Arrival in country
 June 1 (Wednesday): First official day for
most IFPs, Orientation week
 June 6 (Monday): Internships begin
 July 22 (Friday): Internships end
 July 25 (Monday): IFP Evaluations due
 July 31 (Sunday): Last official day for most
IFPs
 Aug 29: First day of Fall semester

28. Decisions
 Deposit Jan 29 (Friday) $1,000
 Spring will be difficult semester:
1. Required academic course
2. Language course
3. Seminar
 Do not undertake Spring
commitments without making final

29. “I’m going to drop out of the IFP.
I can’t afford to go.”
 $7,400 tuition
 $500 fee
 $1,500 air travel fare
 $1,000 food & misc
=$10,400 – “The IFP is too
expensive.”

30. Expense I F P N Y C
Summer
Tuition 6 credits $7,380 $7,380
IFP Program Fee $500 0
Air Fare $1,500 0
Rent 0 $2,000
Living expenses
Vaccinations,
visa
$300 0
IFP Grant - $1,500 0

31. “ The IFP is too expensive. ”
“ I can’t afford not to go
on the IFP! ”

32. IFP Scholarship Awards
Award amounts are determined with the
following formula:
Need (Financial Services Office)
+ (GPA x Credit)
+ Country Program Expense
= Scholarship Award

33. Financial Aid for Summer
 Private loans
 Grants
 Fellowships

34. Should I do the IFP?
 Field experience
 Thesis primary
research
 Internship
 Language
 Challenge

35. Should I do the IFP?
 Trial run to career?
 Change in career?
 Self reflection
 Profound understanding of challenges
 Skills and experiences classroom can never
provide
 Cross-cultural immersion
 Enhance value of degree and employment
opportunities

36. Doing the IFP in second
summer
Cons
 IFP in first
summer can guide
subsequent GPIA
coursework
Pros
 If you are
planning
to pursue work
overseas, IFP can
be

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Questions?
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