Admission

Admission Criteria Course Requirements & Materials
   
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admission criteria

  • Facility in spoken and written English.
  • A secondary-school diploma and at least two years of university or equivalent work experience in peacebuilding, restorative justice, relief and development, trauma recovery, human rights, or other closely related fields.

Courses can be taken for training as professional or personal development. Courses taken for training have no additional requirements outside of class time. Courses may also be taken for university credit. Students taking courses for university credit will be expected to complete readings and assignments. A syllabus will be distributed by the beginning of each course.

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Application Deadline: The application deadline for CSOP 2010 is April 1, 2010. Late applications may be accepted with a $50 late fee.

Application Form
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course requirements & Materials
All CSOP participants are expected to attend class sessions, which run from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., engage in class activities, and complete the basic reading assignments. Additional requirements for those earning academic credit will be included in the course syllabus. The deadline for completion of CSOP 2010 academic course work is August 15, 2010.
 
Course syllabi and introductory readings will be available online prior to CSOP for those registered for courses. Those who do not have access to the internet will receive these materials upon their arrival. Course readers will be distributed the first day of each class. Additional books listed in the syllabi should be purchased ahead of time.


Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.

It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.

Albert Einstein