The Humanities program at Seattle Language Academy ('Humanities Workshops') is designed to provide lifelong-learners with a spectrum of continuing-education options that are typically available only in a university setting. The heart of the program is a curriculum in literature in translation. This curriculum aims at making a broad range of world literary, religious and intellectual classics accessible to a general audience by presenting the literature in English translation under the guidance of academically qualified instructors. The workshops are designed for a non-specialist audience and have no prerequisites. In addition to offerings in literature, the SLA Humanities program will feature general-interest classes on various aspects of world artistic, cultural and intellectual history.

INSTRUCTORS

The instructors in Seattle Language Academy´s Humanities Workshops are either working scholars or hold an M.A. or Ph.D. in the relevant academic field. Instructors are selected for their expertise, their love for their field of intellectual endeavor and their commitment to adult education in the humanities.

TUITION AND MATERIALS

The tuition for each 15-hour class in the SLA Humanities Program is $195. The cost of books and other materials is not included in the tuition fee.

For a list of required materials, please refer to the textbook price list:

Text & Material Price List

Please note: a $20 post-deadline fee applies for those who register after the registration deadline.

Refund Policy

• 100% refund for withdrawal before the registration deadline.
• 85% refund for withdrawal before the end of the first week of class.
• 50% refund for withdrawal before the end of the second week of class.*
• No refunds are issued after the second week of classes.

*No refund available in the second week for Accelerated Classes.

Make-up Class Policy
Classes may be cancelled if weather conditions make travel to and from SLA difficult, unsafe or impossible. A maximum of two make-ups will be scheduled for foreign language classes cancelled due to severe weather. Classes starting at 9:45am, 11:30am, and 4:15pm will be made up on either the fifth or ninth Friday of the quarter at their regular meeting times; for 6:00pm and 7:40pm classes, make-ups will be scheduled on either the fifth or ninth Saturday of the quarter at 9:45am and 11:30am, respectively.

Severe Weather Policy
To find out about possible cancellations due to severe weather, call the SLA main number (206-325-4109) after 7:30 am on the day of your class for a voice-mail announcement.

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