The WSI is a short-term summer program that will run June 30 - July 13, 2024. While on the program, the students can choose one of our not for credit courses to learn about U.S. Culture, U.S. Politics, or U.S. Law. They will be able to gain insight into the American experience while enjoying Mason’s beautiful campus and all the opportunities our proximity to Washington, DC provides.

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The two-week preset program costs $2,950 per student and any individual undergraduate or graduate student can apply on their own or be nominated as part of a group by their university.

Institutions sending groups over 15, 20, and 25 students on the preset program, receive progressively larger discounts.

The program fee includes housing on the Mason campus (double rooms), all breakfast, 20 hours of classes (not for credit), site visits, airport pick up and drop off (for groups of 10 or more participants), access to the university's recreation center, on-campus activities, and certificate of program completion. It will not include airfare to or from Washington, DC, visa fees, most lunches and dinners, or travel insurance. Students can travel on a B1/B2 type visa.

The planned program excursions include:

• A city tour
• July 4 fireworks in Washington, DC
• July 4 parade in Fairfax City
• A Nationals baseball game
• Visiting George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate
• Seeing the National Monuments, Capitol Building, and the Library of Congress
• Visiting the Air&Space Museum in Chantilly, VA to see SR-71 Blackbird & Space Shuttle Discover

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