Orientation and Field Trips
Before classes begin, two days are reserved for an orientation to the San Francisco
Bay Area. Students become familiar with the public transportation system, with the
facilities they will use at the University of San Francisco, and with the city's new main
public library, located less than a mile from the Bransten House. Issues of personal
safety are also addressed.
Numerous field trips are undertaken throughout the semester. Within the city, these
include neighborhood visits to Chinatown, North Beach and the Mission District, the Golden
Gate National Recreation Area, and the Yerba Buena Center. Students also explore the East
Bay, especially Oakland and Berkeley. At a greater distance, students may visit the
historic mission town of San Juan Bautista, the Central Coast and the Sierra Nevada
Mountains.
In those semesters when the Culture Forum is offered, all of the
students in the Program are invited to attend the Culture Forum's
excursions to performances and other events.
Student Services
Trinity has established a cooperative relationship with the University of San
Francisco for use of their fine physical education facilities (including an olympic size
swimming pool), its library and student health office. The cost of these services is
included in Trinity's comprehensive fee. The University of San Francisco is fifteen
minutes from the Bransten House via public transportation.
 Comprehensive Fee
The cost of the semester is equivalent to Trinity College's comprehensive fee. For the
Spring Term of 2002, the fee was $16,180. This figure may be somewhat higher for the
2002-2003 academic year. The fee includes tuition, room, meals, health insurance,
tickets to cultural events and expenses for field trips. Non-Trinity student are billed an
additional $25 for a transcript fee, which entitles them to a lifelong supply of their
official Trinity transcripts.
The cost of transportation to San Francisco is not included. Students are expected to
make their own arrangements for travel to and from the program. They are also
responsible for the cost of in-city public transportation. Muni-passes (for bus,
trolley, and cable-car within San Francisco) are available for approximately $35 per
month.
Financial aid from Trinity College for students from other institutions is not
available.
Application to the Program
Open to Trinity College students and to those in good standing at other colleges and
universities, the Trinity-in-San Francisco Program is suitable for sophomores, juniors,
and, in some cases, first-semester seniors. The program is limited to 22 students.
Admission to the program is based on the student's academic record, faculty recommendation
and personal statement of purpose.
 The program requires that students be intellectually curious and
behave responsibly at all times. Students must be comfortable with a degree of
independence within an urban environment, be respectful of a historic building, and be
courteous to neighbors within a residential district. Thus, students are asked to sign a
code of conduct as part of the application process.
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