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Goucher College

Founded in 1885, Goucher College is a selective, private, coed, liberal arts college that enrolls 1,500 undergraduates from 45 states and 28 countries.

Located on 287 wooded acres eight miles north of Baltimore, Goucher is dedicated to providing a multidisciplinary, global education.

Our students, empowered by rigorous academics, a close-knit residential campus community, and hands-on experience in the world, graduate as true global citizens.

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Here is you starting at Goucher.

state-of-the-art facilities

dance science

small classes

science labs

collaborative research

top professors

communication and media studies

9:1 student/faculty ratio

academic concentrations

peace studies

31 majors

Kratz Center for Creative Writing

Here is you expanding your mind.

visiting lecturers

Division III athletics

Earth Day events

community serviceHillel

labyrinth

jazz ensemble

student newspaper

film festivals

equestrian team

visiting artists

African drum and dance

Goucher Debate Club

Here is you enlarging your perspective.

Baltimore Hampdenfest

Past, Present, and Future in China

Astronomy and Spanish in Granada

Dance and Theatre in London

Tropical Marine Biology in Honduras

International Scholars Program

service in urban schools

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

semester program in Paris

Here is you engaging the world.

Here is you transcendingboundaries.

And here is how you will do all that in four years:

You will expand your mind in the Goucher classroom.

You’re off to a great start. You’re smart. Resourceful. Active. Now you need a classroom experience that will help you make the most of everything you have to offer the world.

Goucher’s classrooms are dynamic, no matter what you’re studying. At Goucher, you’ll be exposed to the full range of academic disciplines, taking courses in the natural sciences and mathematics, the human-ities, the arts, and the social sciences. By crossing academic boundaries, you will learn to analyze problems from multiple perspectives and expand your understanding of the world.

Learning at Goucher is a hands-on, collaborative process that is flexible, but always challenging. Classes are small, so you’ll always be heard, and everything you learn will be tested, adapted, and expanded upon in discussions that sometimes continue long after class is over.

And whether you already know what path you’ll take or are still exploring where your interests lie, your professors, your advisers, and your classmates will support you throughout the process of discovery.

Four years at Goucher

You’ll start with the Frontiers program, which offers seminars in every discipline and will be your first chance to explore Goucher’s liberal arts curriculum. connections will introduce you to college life and campus resources. With your faculty adviser, you’ll develop an individualized academic plan. You will also work toward college Writing Proficiency, through a course in English and, for most students, toward proficiency in a foreign language. At the end of your first year, you’ll have challenged yourself, ventured out, strengthened your academic skills, and participat-ed in Goucher’s rich intellectual community.

By the end of year two, many of your core educational requirements will be complete. Goucher’s multidisciplinary curriculum makes this easier than you’d think—for instance, students can study environmental sustainability through courses in biology, chemistry, politics, economics, or other disciplines. You’ll be putting yourself in position to pursue what really motivates you. You may decide to uphold Goucher’s long-standing commitment to social justice and civic engagement by taking part in one of many community-service opportunities. By the end of year two, you’ll also declare your major and begin working with a faculty adviser in your major.

Year One: Springing Forward

Year Two: Branching Out

Now you’ll be a veteran. You’ll complete your academic requirements and make big progress working in-depth in your chosen field, undertaking a senior project, thesis, or advanced research. Your study-abroad experience will enable you to share your perspective with your peers. You’ll be con-sidering graduate school or launching your career. To ease your transition into the real world, you’ll be consulting with the career Development office, your adviser, and your many faculty mentors early on and through-out the year.

Year Four: Finishing Up

You will continue to focus on your major, and, like many students, you may study abroad in your junior year, but you’ll be planning with your adviser and the office of International studies as much as a year in advance. You may conduct research with your professor or write extensive academic papers and tackle pertinent issues in the field. Many Goucher students complete an internship at some point, and the summer of the junior year provides a great opportu-nity to make career connections.

Year Three: Focusing In

Majors anD MInors

Africana Studiesamerican studiesanthropology and sociologyartart historyArts AdministrationAstronomyBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyBiological sciencesBusiness Management

chemistryCognitive StudiescommunicationComputer Musiccomputer scienceDance Dance Scienceeconomicseducationenglish

environmental studiesEuropean StudiesFrenchGermanHistoric PreservationhistoryIndividualized Interdisciplinary studyInternational BusinessInternational relations Jazz Studies

* Majors indicated in bold

Judaic StudiesLatin American StudiesMathematicsMedical SociologyModern Languages and LiteraturesMusicMusic and TheatreMusic EducationMusic HistoryMusic Performance

Music Theory and CompositionPeace studiesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical sciencePrelaw StudiesPremedical StudiesPsychologyreligionrussian

Science and Engineering (Dual B.A./B.S.) Secondary Education (certification)sociologySocial Justicespanishspecial educationStudio ArttheatreWomen’s studies

FacultyGoucher’s student/faculty ratio is 9 to 1. The average class size is 17. You won’t be lost in the shuffle; you’ll be recognized as an individual. And your professors won’t just be faces in a lecture hall. Even as they push you to live up to Goucher’s high standards, they’ll give you all the support you’ll need to succeed in this demanding academic environment.

Our faculty includes Danforth, Fulbright, Guggenheim, Newberry, and Woodrow Wilson fellows. Ninety percent of them hold the highest degrees in their fields—and none of them rely on graduate assistants to teach their classes.

Students in the sciences often work with their professors on high-profile research, even traveling to national conferences or appearing as co-authors of scientific papers. In creative writing, students develop their craft in small workshops and one-on-one critiques with renowned writers in residence. Dancers work with guest choreographers from leading national companies.

Here at Goucher, you’ll be working side-by-side with great artists, writers, thinkers, scientists, activists, historians, per-formers, and educators of all stripes. They’ll not only know your name, they’ll know what interests you, what concerns you, and what challenges you.

acaDeMIc resources———

Academic Services• Academic Center for Excellence (ACE)• Writing center• Academic advising• First-year experience• Disability services

Kratz Center for Creative Writing• Campus residencies for renowned writers• Travel and study awards to student writers

Arts Facilities• Merrick Hall• Mildred Dunnock “Black Box” Theatre• Kraushaar Auditorium (1,000 seats)• Todd Dance Studios• Meyerhoff Arts Center, featuring

performance space, studios, practice rooms, photography darkrooms, gallery, graphic arts lab

• Digital music studio• Rosenberg Gallery

Technology Resources• 24/7 access to more than 125 computer

workstations• Wireless “hot spots” throughout campus• High-speed fiber optic Internet

connection• Digital arts classroom with industry-

standard audio and video-editing hardware and software

• Student Web portal for registering and accessing information

Laboratories• Fully equipped modern laboratories,

observatory, and greenhouse• Television and audio production

laboratories

Hughes Center for Field Politics• Internships in federal, state, and local

government

Athenaeum• Library—300,000-volume, fully wired

research facility, open 24/7 • Information commons—100-station

computer lab and dozens of video- editing stations

• Special Collections and Archives— Research and preservation facilities

• Hyman Forum—An open amphitheater for public events

• Silber Art Gallery• Goucher Student Radio• Pinkard Community Service and

Multicultural Affairs Center• Jones Commons—A comfortable, private

space for students living off campus • Alice’s Restaurant—A gourmet café that

serves light fare until 3 a.m.• Cardio-fitness loft

You will enlarge your perspective in the Goucher community.

Long after classes have ended, Goucher students gather all over campus around shared interests and passions. In the residence halls, you’ll meet for study sessions, movie screenings, group activities, and lively conversations at all hours of the day and night. In the lecture halls and auditoriums, you’ll hear from a dynamic array of distinguished guest artists, writers, politicians, scientists, historians, and activists.

There are more than 60 student-run clubs here. Eighteen Division III sports teams and many intramural and club sports. Opportunities for part-time employment. A very active Student Government Association. And the Office of Student Engagement can help you start, fund, and run your own club or organization.

Goucher is committed to supporting a diverse, multicultural, and international campus community. Here your voice will be heard, your thoughts recog-nized, and your individuality honored. You will be a vital part of a thriving academic community where living and learning are understood to be two sides of the same process.

coMMunIty lIvInGGoucher is more than a residential college: It’s a place you can really feel at home. Surrounded by a beautiful landscape, you’re always just a short walk from your friends, classrooms, and favorite hangouts.

Goucher’s residence halls are organized into 17 houses that govern themselves, developing their own living agreements and activities. Some are organized by special interests—such as the Green House (an environmentally themed community), the Language House (a multilingual community staffed by native speakers), and the Healthy Living House.

Located throughout campus are common areas where students come together to study, hold club meetings, participate in activities, and just enjoy one another’s company. At our dining halls and cafés, you can find everything from house-made pizza and gourmet sandwiches to sushi and vegetarian specialties. Whether you’re enjoying a meal or just walking across campus, you’ll hear the buzz and feel the energy of people sharing their ideas and perspectives, their learning, and their lives.

athletIcs 3The students who set the athletic records here are very often the same ones who set the academic bar. Goucher’s Gophers distinguish themselves not only as NCAA Division III athletes, but also as scholars and as citizens of the world.

For students who want to stay physically active without the commitment to a varsity team, Goucher offers intramural and club sports, plus a sports and recreation center full of exercise and wellness facilities and resources. Recently, Goucher added a new all-weather turf field, a new strength and conditioning facility, and a new cardio-fitness center with scores of machines. There are also riding trails, a 1.6 mile campus “loop” for jogging and walking, and our own renowned Pilates Center.

Mind, body, character, spirit—just a few more of the connections you’ll make here.

BasketballBike ClubCapoeira ClubDownhill ClubFencing ClubFlag footballFloor hockeyGymnastics ClubHip-hopIndoor soccer

Jujitsu ClubPing Pong ClubRacquetball SoftballTennisUltimate FrisbeeVolleyball

Athletic teamsBasketballCross countryEquestrianField hockey (women’s) Indoor track and fieldLacrosseOutdoor track and fieldSoccer SwimmingTennisVolleyball (women’s)

Intramural & club sportsAthletic facilitiesOutdoor trackSix athletic fieldsAll-weather, synthetic-turf field Archery rangeEight tennis courtsTwo gymnasiumsIndoor swimming poolStrength and conditioning centerCardio-fitness centerRacquetball and squash courtsIndoor and outdoor riding ringsPaths and trails for running, walking, and ridingFrisbee golf course

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¡HOLA! (Hispanic Organization for Learning and Awareness) International Student AssociationJubilate Deo! Goucher College CatholicsLindy Hop ClubLotus: Asian American ClubMathematics and Computer Science Club

60+ student clubs and organizations

Amnesty InternationalArabic ClubAtlas: The Study-Abroad MagazineBiology ClubCampus Agriculture Co-opChalkboard (education)Chemistry ClubClub FrançaisCognitive Society

Community Auxiliary for ServiceDance TeamDonnybrook FairFeminist Majority Leadership AllianceGlobal GophersGoucher Christian Fellowship Goucher College Republicans and Libertarians

Goucher DebateGoucher DemocratsGoucher GourmetGoucher RadioThe Goucher ReviewGoucher TVHandbell ClubHillel

Open Circle Theatre CompanyOrchesis Dance CompanyPhi Beta KappaPhysics and Astronomy ClubPi Mu EpsilonPizzazz Musical Theatre GroupPreface: Art and Literary MagazinePrism (LGBT)

Psychology ClubThe Quindecim Rawkward (rock-climbing)Red Hot Blue (a cappella)Reverend’s Rebels (a cappella)The Russian ClubSacred Ground Dance CompanySociology/Anthropology Club

Step TeamThe Stitchables (knitting)Student Athlete Advisory Council Student Government AssociationStudents for a Democratic SocietyStudents for Worker JusticeTabletop Miniature ClubUltimate Frisbee

Umoja—The African AllianceVeritas: The Philosophy ClubWomen in PhilosophyWriter’s ForumYoga Club

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Arts• “Street Art: A Lecture on the Baltimore

Graffiti Scene”• Reading by author ann Patchett• “Bel Canto/Can Belto,” a master class

with Mary saunders-Barton• Goucher Dance Concert• Reading by author louise erdrich• Stomp Out AIDS• Concert by renowned pianist

leon Fleisher

Sciences• Lecture by primatologist jane Goodall• Summer science research presentations• Lecture on “The Hubble Space Telescope:

Revealing Universal Wonders”• “In Defense of Food: The Omnivore’s

Solution,” a lecture by Michael Pollan• Eat Local Challenge• Low-Carbon Diet Day• Clean Stream Project

Politics• Lecture by ellen johnson sirleaf, president of Liberia• President’s Forum on immigration• Lecture by political strategist Karl rove• Panel discussion on “International

Perceptions of the Presidential Election”• Voter registration drive• Lecture by Gwen Ifill, moderator of

Washington Week

Multicultural• African Drum Concert• Fusion, an annual multicultural celebration• Hispanic Heritage Month• “Telling Tales: An Evening of Latina/o

One-Act Plays”• Performance by Native American

history dancer• Tuvan throat singers• Burma Week• Tunisian film festival• Step Afrika!

Goucher Traditions• Opening Ceremony• Kente Cloth Ceremony• Family Weekend• Farmers’ markets• Get Into Goucher Day• Baccalaureate• Commencement• Earth Day celebration• Wheelchair basketball and tennis

In Goucher’s lecture halls and auditoriums, you’ll find major speeches and perfor-mances by a dynamic array of distinguished guest artists, writers, politicians, scientists, historians, activists, and others who visit our community throughout every year—not to mention the many events we hold annually to showcase the talents of our own students and faculty. Here is just a sampling of the kinds of events that take place during the course of a typical academic year at Goucher:

You will engage the world beyond Goucher.

Sure, you’re globally aware. You know that events on the other side of the world can have an impact on your side, on your hometown, on you. But being aware is just the start.

At Goucher, you’ll be globally engaged. It doesn’t matter what field you’re interested in—science, technology, literature, communications, history, the social sciences, athletics, the arts—they all play out on a global stage in one way or another. Goucher prepares students to engage (and improve) the world they will inherit.

Your global education at Goucher can begin the first day you set foot on campus, as you meet students who have lived and learned all over the world. It can continue with service in the greater Baltimore community in schools, nonprofits, and neighbor-hoods. It can extend into our natural environment, through campus “green” efforts and critical studies of environmental sustainability. And it will inevitably lead out into the world through study abroad.

Come to Goucher and you’ll explore the interna-tional, intercultural, and ecological dimensions of your field of study. You’ll go beyond the familiar. You’ll transcend boundaries.

the BaltIMore reGIon 1There’s always something happening on campus, but you’ll want to get out and about. Just off campus is the college town of Towson, where you’ll find a major regional mall, an eight-screen movie theatre, a concert hall that books big-name recording artists, and plenty of college students hanging out in the town’s many restaurants and shops.

And just eight miles down the road is an even bigger college town: the city of Baltimore, with its 15 area colleges and 100,000-plus students. Baltimore is a hub for scientific research and industry. It has sports teams, museums, and a world-class symphony, as well as a very lively art, theatre, and music scene. And there are hundreds of restaurants, shops, clubs, and hangouts—all the things you’d expect from a great city.

Things to check out in Baltimore

American Visionary Art MuseumArtscapeBabe Ruth Birthplace and MuseumBaltimore ClayworksBaltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore Museum of IndustryThe Baltimore Orioles at Camden YardsBaltimore Public Works MuseumThe Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank StadiumCanton Kayak ClubCenterstageContemporary Museum

Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural CenterFort McHenry National MonumentThe 14Karat CabaretHampdenfestHippodrome TheatreInner HarborJoseph Meyerhoff Symphony HallMaryland Zoo in BaltimoreNational Aquarium in BaltimoreNational Great Blacks in Wax MuseumOpera Vivente

Power Plant LiveRecher TheatreReginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and CultureSchool 33 Art CenterSingle Carrot TheatreStoop Storytelling SeriesTowsontown Spring FestivalThe Walters Art MuseumWashington Monument

InternshIPs Goucher is less than an hour’s drive from Washington, DC, and an hour’s train ride from Philadelphia. New York City is just three hours away by car or train. The major cultural, political, and economic centers of the East Coast are within easy striking distance—a fact that many students use to their advantage in finding internships while they’re here and jobs after they graduate.

Goucher’s Career Development Office coordinates one of the longest-running intern-ship programs in the nation. Our Sarah T. Hughes Center for Field Politics can hook you up with internships in politics and public policy both here in the United States and abroad. And our Office of International Studies can help you find opportunities for real-world experience around the globe.

AflacApple Inc.Baltimore Green WorksThe Baltimore OriolesThe Baltimore SunCarnegie Institution for Science Center of Marine Biotechnology (UMBI)Center for Urban FamiliesClear Channel RadioCommonwealth Resources Inc.Computer Sciences Corporation

Conservatoire National de Region, Marseille, FranceCouncil on Hemispheric AffairsDisney Worldwide ServicesEnergy Coordinating AgencyEnterprise Rent-a-CarEubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center European Jewelers Directory, Antwerp, BelgiumFortune magazineGrand Hotel Marriott Resort

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.The Hallmark ChannelHampton National Historic SiteHBO DocumentariesHealth and Medicine Counsel of Washington, DCIn the Money Stocks LLCInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Mexico CityJoint Committee on TaxationKennedy Krieger InstituteMaryland General Assembly

Some recent Goucher student internship sites

Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralMaryland Public TelevisionMathematical Association of AmericaMeet the PressMerrill LynchMorgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCMTV NetworksMuseum of Science, BostonNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNational Aquarium in BaltimoreNational Audubon SocietyNational Security Scholars Program

National Science FoundationNBC’s “The Today Show”New York Psychiatric InstituteNew York Times MagazinePhiladelphia Jewish ArchivesThe Philadelphia ZooPortland Museum of ArtThe Private Client Law GroupQueens Medical CenterResearch Experience for UndergraduatesSheppard Pratt Health SystemSIRIUS Radio

Smithsonian InstitutionTwentieth Century FoxUnited States Department of StateUnited States SenateUrbanite magazineUs WeeklyWBAL-TVWJZ-TVWorld Trade Center Institute

the envIronMentGoucher strives not only to make the world a better place, but also to be better than the world around it. Environmental sustainability is a big part of that goal. Since signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, the Goucher communi-ty has made great strides toward sustainability.

Goucher’s newest building, the Athenaeum—which houses the college’s state-of-the-art library—was built to the stringent guidelines of the LEED Green-Building Rating System. Our newest major, environmental studies, compris-es interdisciplinary courses linked with politi-cal science, economics, biology, and chemistry. And our students have led the way in creating recycling programs, a community garden, and energy-efficient practices all over campus.

These efforts have earned the college high marks on the Sustainable Endowments Institute’s College Sustainability Report Card, and Goucher is committed to finding new ways of making our campus and communities healthier and more sustainable.

Recycling• Student-developed recycling program • Old fluorescent tubes processed to

capture mercury and other gases • Tires recycled into playground mulch

Events• Campus Environmental Summit • Eat Local Challenge• Clean Stream Project• Campus Sustainability Day• Visiting lecturers such as Thomas

Friedman and Wangari Maathai• Screenings of relevant films, such as

Waterlife

Curriculum• Major and minor in environmental studies• Study-abroad programs in Brazil, Costa

Rica, and Honduras• Environmental internships

Facilities• Quarter of electricity consumption

wind-produced• Green Seal-certified cleaning products• Organic soil conditioners and minimal

chemical applications used on grounds• Native trees and perennial plantings

The Athenaeum• Green roofs • High-performance glass• Recycled building materials • Half of construction debris recycled• LED and fluorescent lighting• High-efficiency HVAC and mechanical

systems• Solar water heating• Light-activated window shades• Water-efficient landscaping• Motion-activated lighting and faucets

stuDy aBroaD 1Goucher is the first liberal arts college in the nation to require all of its undergraduates to study abroad before they graduate.

Everyone here studies abroad. And then, they return to share their perspectives. That really makes Goucher students different. This is a community of globally engaged learners: people who know they have a stake in what’s going on in the world—and who know they can get out there, make connections, and change the world.

argentina and uruguay—Women’s Studies and Latin American StudiesBosnia and slovenia—Media and Alternative Culture in the BalkansBrazil—History and Performance of Dance in Brazilchina—China, Past, Present, and Futurecosta rica—Spanish Language in Costa Ricaengland—London: Dance and Theatre as Cultural MetaphorsFrance—French Theatre in Paris and Marseille: Languages and PerformancesGermany—Film in BerlinGermany—German 130 in Berlin

Ghana and Benin—History, Society, and Culture in West Africahonduras—Tropical Marine BiologyIndia—Ladakh: Cultural Crossroads in Little TibetIsrael—Religion, Nation, and the State: The Politics of Democracy in Israeljapan—Nature’s Place in Contemporary Japansouth africa—Challenges in Post- Apartheid South Africa: Education

and HIV/AIDSspain—Spanish Language in Alicante

ArgentinaAustraliaBrazilChileChinaCosta RicaCzech RepublicDenmarkEnglandFranceGermanyGhanaIndia

IrelandIsraelItalyJapanMaltaNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayScotlandSouth KoreaSpainThailandVietnam

Three-week intensive courses abroad Semester study-abroad locations

Here is how to get started at Goucher College:

Get in touch. If you’re curious about Goucher, feel free to call the Admissions Office (at the number shown below) or e-mail us anytime. There is a staff of Goucher experts on hand who will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the college or the application process.

410-337-6100 (Mon.–Fri., 9-5 eastern time)

admissions@goucher.edu

Visit. The best way to find out if Goucher is right for you is to visit the campus. You can take a student-guided walking tour, participate in a group information session, and (with two weeks’ notice) sit in on a class, attend an athletic or artistic event, interview with an admissions counselor*, or even arrange to spend the night on campus. We also offer special “Explore Goucher Day” open-house events in the fall and spring.

Here is how we typically schedule campus visits:

You can also schedule a visit online at www.goucher.edu/schedulemyvisit

The Admissions Office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We’re also here some Saturdays between September and May. Please call for our Saturday schedule.

* Due to high demand, interviews are available only to high school seniors and transfer students.

IntervIeWs 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m.InForMatIon sessIons 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

caMPus tours 11:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

Goucher College is located at 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, about eight miles north of downtown Baltimore. If you’re coming by car, take exit 27-a off the Baltimore Beltway (I-695). The college entrance is on the left, at the first traffic signal. Some visitors take an Amtrak or MARC train to Baltimore’s Penn station; from there, a taxi to Goucher takes about 20 minutes. If you’re arriving from farther away, you can fly into BWI-Marshall airport; limousine or taxi to campus takes approximately 40 minutes.

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Apply for admission.Goucher typically receives about 4,000 applications for an entering class of 400 first-year students, and more than 200 applications for an entering class of 45 transfer students. Members of the Admissions Committee review every application carefully. The number and level of college preparatory courses a student has taken are key factors in assessing academic preparation for Goucher. Personal qualities, special talents, extracurricular involvement, and employment or volunteer activities are also important considerations. For transfer applicants, previous postsec-ondary academic results will be given primary consideration.

early DecisionIf you’ve identified Goucher College as your top choice, you should consider Early Decision. This is a binding admissions option, meaning that students who are admitted under this plan are required to withdraw all other college applications and are expected to enroll at Goucher.

early actionIf Goucher is one of your top choices, you should consider Early Action, a non-binding entrance plan. Goucher mails out admissions notifications on February 1 to Early Action applicants. If you’re accepted under Early Action, you’ll have until May 1 to return the Declaration of Intent and nonre-fundable enrollment deposit.

regular DecisionGoucher sends out Regular Decision notifications on or before April 1. Under this plan, you’ll have until May 1 to return the Declaration of Intent and nonrefundable enrollment deposit.

Students whose complete application and supporting materials are not received by February 1 may not receive notification until after April 1. For complete information about applying, visit www.goucher.edu/apply.

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Early Decision I (Binding)

Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15

Early Action (Non-Binding)

Dec. 1 Feb. 1 May 1

Early Decision II (Binding)

Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15

Regular Decision Feb. 1 Apr. 1 May 1

Transfer May 1 Jun. 1 July 15

Apply for financial aid.The college offers a comprehensive financial aid program designed to put a Goucher education within reach of students who have the desire and ability to pursue an academic career here.

We make the vast majority of our admissions decisions without regard to a candidate’s financial means. At least 82 percent of Goucher students receive some financial assistance. In 2011-12, the average aid award was $29,272. Full-time tuition in 2011-12 is $36,011. The most common room and board plan combination is $10,569. With activity and health fees of $542, cost of attendance is $47,122.

To receive full consideration for need-based assistance, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile by February 1—earlier if you are applying as an Early Decision candidate.

In addition, Goucher’s Educational Opportunity Program offers financial aid and support to low-income students living in Maryland who are among the first in their family to attend college.

Goucher also awards the following merit-based scholarships:

Dean’s scholarshipsAwarded as full tuition

Global citizen scholarshipsAwards ranging between $10,000 and $20,000

the Fine and Performing arts scholarships $10,000 per year

the rosenberg scholarships in Music, Dance, and visual art; and the Wilhelm scholarship in theatre$7,500, one year only; for new and returning students

The college provides a variety of financial resources to support independent and collaborative research, internships, and study abroad.

For more information on these and other aid programs, visit www.goucher.edu/financialaid, e-mail finaid@goucher.edu, or call 410-337-6141. Our financial aid counselors will gladly answer your questions, guide you through the necessary forms, and recommend helpful resources.

Goucher College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, sex, age, disability, or genetic information in its programs and activities. The college has adopted a Non-discrimination Policy and Grievance Procedure.

Federal law (through the Clery Act) requires colleges and uni-versities to make available to the public information on security, crime, and fire safety. This information can be found online at www.goucher.edu/clery. It can also be obtained by contacting Goucher’s Office of Public Safety at publicsafety@goucher.edu or 410-337-6112, or by writing to the following address: Office of Public Safety, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204-2794

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Office of Admissions 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, Maryland 21204 1-800-GOUCHER x6100 admissions@goucher.edu