Applying to the Urban Program

Thank you for your interest in Westmont's San Francisco Urban Program.

We are still taking applications for the Fall 2008 semester. Applications for Spring 2009 are due on October 7, 2008 by 5pm.

There are four components of your application that must be completed in order for your application to be considered:

1) Online application: Fill out the application below.

2) Personal and Faculty References: Once you fill out the online application below and click on

the "submit" button at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to type in the names and

e-mail addresses of one personal reference and one faculty reference. When you submit this

information, an e-mail will be sent to each reference with a link to the appropriate reference form.

They will be asked to fill out a reference form online, which will be sent electronically to the

Urban Program. You will receive a confirmation e-mail when they have filled out the form.

3) Urban Program Approval Form: UrbanProgramApprovalFormPDF

You must print this form out, obtain the required signatures, and turn it in to the Off-Campus

Programs Office at Westmont.

4) Preliminary Course Selection Form: Course%20Selection%20Form%20PDF

You must print this form out, obtain the required signatures, and turn it in to the Off-Campus

Programs Office at Westmont.

Please return the above forms to:

The Off-Campus Programs Office, Westmont College
955 La Paz Rd,
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Fax: 805-565-7142.

Please contact us if you have questions about the application process. Once we have reviewed all of the components of your application, we will be in touch with you.

Online Urban Application

Applying for Fall or Spring:

Year:

*Biographical Information*
Full Name:
Student ID:
Phone Number:
Date of Birth:
E-mail Address:
Cell Phone Number:
College/University:
*Campus Address*
Mail Box Number:
Address:
City:
State:
Postal Code:
*Permanent Address*
Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
City:
State:
Postal Code:
*Emergency Contact*
Name:
Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Work Phone:
E-Mail Address:
Academic Information
Current Class Standing:
Graduation Date:
Major:
Minor:
Short Essay
Please answer the following questions briefly. Each response should be a paragraph in length. Your combined responses should take no more than 3 single-spaced, typed pages.
It is recommended that you compose your essays in a Word Processing program like Microsoft Word or WordPerfect and then copy and paste the completed essay into this space. This will allow you to spell check your work, have a better sense of its length, and keep a copy in your files.
1. Describe a book, play or film that caused you to see yourself and/or the world differently.

2. Describe your most significant learning experience and its relationship to your faith.

3. What goals do you hope to accomplish while on the Urban program?

4. What experiences have you had living in community? What expectations would you have of the community at Urban?

5. What are your internship interests? Are there any internships on our website that interest you?

Westmont Urban Program - 301 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94117 - (415) 931-2460 or (800) 61-URBAN