Students will be able to study almost any academic subject in very flexible periods of their own choosing in our summer session. This is because one-on-one tutorial courses are tailor-made for each individual student. So far as we know, WISC (and the related overseas program with which we work to lower costs) and the University of Georgia now have the only tutorial programs in Oxford in the summer. There are many summer programs in Oxford conducted by US universities; all the others offer lecture courses with a limited range of subjects and usually start in July, after the Oxford term has ended. Students may study at intervals from May 13 to September 30. We recommend that students study in the six-week period from May 11 to June 27 if possible. They will have the advantage of the last five weeks of the Trinity (Spring) term, when their college will have extra-curricular activities of all kinds (clubs, teams, balls, etc.). Only WISC (and its related programs) offers "summer" study during the Oxford Trinity term. Outside the normal Trinity term in the summer period there are only a few British students in residence, and so college activities are minimal. However, there are many students here for summer schools, and the city has a rich cultural life. In the summer period (after June 24), some dining halls and college libraries may be closed for certain periods (but other libraries will be open). Accepted students will have the normal privileges of Associate Members in their colleges in Oxford and may use almost all of the student facilities which are open in the summer period. Most of the colleges we work with have computer and email facilities but some may not. Students are welcome to use computers, email and the fax machine in the WISC office. Students may enroll in tutorial courses for a minimum of four weeks (four US semester credits). If a student comes for eight weeks or more he or she could study in two tutorial courses (four credits and five credits). Students may arrive on the following dates to begin their studies: May 15, May 25, June 8, June 22, July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17. Students always arrive on a Tuesday. We offer a special lecture and tutorial course on Shakespeare, taught by leading Oxford and international scholars. Oxford is the ideal place to study Shakespeare since the students willbe able to attend three plays for each course in Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon or in the London Globe Theatre. Students may study this course for over five weeks (May 11 - June 18). We offer a course in International Relations for six weeks from July 13 to August 26, 2010. Another session of this course (for 3 credits) is offered from Decemeber 27 to January 18, 2011. Summer students will normally be Associate Members of their colleges in Oxford in the normal way. They will be academically supervised (by prior arrangement) by their US home college and not by their Oxford college. Students must secure credit approval in advance. Students may earn a transcript from an accredited US University. (They must apply before the start of the term) Please telephone or email us for more detailed information on recommended courses (almost any advanced academic subject at the upper-division level may be studied) and details of the special Shakespeare classes. The summer fees in 2010 (including fees in colleges in Oxford, library fees, tuition and double room housing with at least one resident Non-American student barring last-minute withdrawals, plus a TV and VCR in each house, a medical plan, etc.) are: $6,400 for four weeks, $8,900 for six weeks, $12,200 for eight weeks, $14,400 for ten weeks and $16,500 for twelve weeks (equivalent to a full semester in Oxford for Associate Members). To give students more flexibility, we do not charge in advance for meals. Students pay their Oxford colleges directly only for meals actually taken in dining halls. Lunches and dinners cost about $7.00 each. In each session, there is a $300 security/damage deposit.