Summer 2012 | 05/25/2011 - 06/25/2011

This page contains specific dates and details for the Summer 2012 semester.

Please refer to this site often as it is frequently updated.

Last updated: December 6, 2011



Semester dates: May 25* - June 25 | *Please note that students should arrive in Italy on May 25, which means that your flight from the US will depart on the previous day (May 24). Students should depart from Italy on the last day of the term (June 25). It is especially important to adhere to this itinerary to facilitate transportation to and from the Venice airport.

Program cost: $3,500 - includes tuition, room and board, a full time resident dorm director, and travel expenses in Italy (train, bus, or van) during programmed activities. Expenses not included in this cost includes airfare to and from Italy, passport fees, luggage, sleeping and personal items, snacks, gifts, spending money, and insurance*.

*Students are required to be covered by medical insurance. Additional travel insurance is strongly suggested, but not required.

Application deadline: March 1, 2012

Deadline for all paperwork and tuition payments: April 1, 2012
Payments or paperwork received after the April 1 deadline will result in a $100 late fee.

Textbook Requirements: A textbook list is secured and forwarded to attending students approximately four weeks before the start of the semester. Some books will be available to rent at the SBI campus and will be identified on the textbook list. Books needing to be purchased are often found cheaply through Amazon with free shipping.

Auditing courses at SBI means that the student will not get credit for the course but still is expected to attend every class, complete all homework, and participate in all student group projects and presentations. Auditing students are not required to take a final exam.

	Course	Credits	Instructor
	Cross Cultural Missions and Evangelism	3	Rev. Sam Spatola
	This course will introduce the student to the theory and practice of evangelism. Students will study biblical examples, with emphasis on the biblical stories of evangelism to determine evangelistic patterns in the early church.
	Art History	3	Dr. Mel Wilhoit
	A biblical perspective on the arts; historical survey of painting, sculpture, architecture; emphasis on basic elements, historical concepts, major artists, and implications of major works in human culture.
	Church History II	3	C. Samuel Spatola
	This course is a study of the historical dynamics and developments of the Christian church from the Protestant Reformation to the present day. this course will include a study of the persons and movements significant to the spread of Christianity and its effects on the world history. This course will evaluate the historical, social, intellectual, and cultural aspects/controversies of the time period studied. Our goal is to learn about church history, not simply for the sake of knowledge, but in order to think critically about both our past and present.