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Senior Project
This opportunity allows a senior to finish course requirements in early May in order to work full-time in an internship or supervised independent project. Examples of past projects include: student teaching, independent art projects, research assistants, political internships and community service.
Independent Study
Friends Seminary offers 11th and 12th Grade students an opportunity to participate in creating a course of study in a particular area of interest. This opportunity is offered at the discretion of the department. Students are eligible if they can demonstrate a strong level of interest in the topic to be studied and have successfully completed the courses the department offers in the area they wish to pursue. Interested students must also be in good standing in the Upper School, both academically and behaviorally, and have demonstrated that they can conscientiously meet responsibilities on a sustained basis. Independent Studies earn 1 credit maximum and are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Further information is available in the Office of the Academic Dean and in the Upper School Office.
Application deadline for the fall is May 15, while that for the spring is November 1.
Friends Seminary actively promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in all its programs and operations, including admissions, financial aid, hiring, and all facets of the educational experience. To form a community which strives to reflect the world’s diversity, we do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, physical ability, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Friends Seminary is an equal opportunity employer.
Friends Seminary — the oldest continuously operated, coeducational school in NYC — serves college-bound day students in Kindergarten-Grade 12.
