Campus Interchange Program
Barry University is part of the five-campus Dominican Colleges Campus Interchange Program. Barry students have the opportunity to spend an academic semester at one of four cooperating institutions located in different geographic areas of the country while remaining degree candidates at Barry. This cooperative educational experience is available through the joint efforts of Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California; Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan, and St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York.
These colleges have much to offer the Barry student: exposure to people with different sociological and historical perspectives, the benefits of varied cultural opportunities, the possibilities for travel to different historical sites as well as to a wide variety of natural habitats, and the interests and expertise of other faculty members.
The possibilities of participating in the educational and other personally enriching opportunities present in this interchange program should be seriously considered by Barry students who have at least second-semester sophomore standing. Students who travel to another campus for a semester remain degree candidates at Barry and the credits earned are transferred to Barry.
Students must request a catalogue and class schedule from the college they are interested in attending so that they have a complete picture of the courses that are offered prior to requesting approval.
Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, is located on a wooded campus nestled in the heart of Michigan’s second-largest city. The picturesque campus boasts a blend of historic architecture and state-of-the-art amenities and is within minutes of a vibrant downtown and its diverse cultural and entertainment offerings.
Dominican University of California in San Rafael is located on one-hundred wooded acres in a residential district just one-half hour’s drive north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Siena Heights University is located in Adrian, a small city in the heartland of the Midwest. Neighboring the lake-dotted Irish Hills, it combines the cultural advantages of three colleges with the rural beauty of southeast Michigan and the nearby bright lights of Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Toledo.
St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York is located on twenty-four rolling acres at the foot of the Clausland Mountains, an area noted for its natural beauty at the edge of the Hudson River Valley. It is within easy commuting distance of New York City, where students may avail themselves of frequent visits to museums, theatres, art galleries, and libraries.