Course Overview
We are happy to announce that the TTP program for academic year 2023/24 will run on campus, in the rich environment of Boudha and within the Ka-Nying monastery complex with its thriving monastic community and access to Tibetan teachers and speakers.
TTP applications are accepted from December 1 (for new applicants) and January 1 (for current and returning students) to April 15 (on-campus applicants) and May 1 (online applicants). Late applications may be accepted but will be subject to a late application fee.
Admission decisions will be made by April 30 (on-campus applicants) and May 15 (online applicants). The program will begin on June 7, 2023.
Visit our admissions page for application details and program-specific dates
Course Overview
Courses in the program are a combination of regular RYI language classes and individual translator training classes specifically designed for the Translator Training Program. Class hours are approximately 20-25 per week. The schedule of classes for the 2023-2024 program year is as follows:
| Dates | Courses Taken | Weekly Class Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| June 07 – August 03, 2023 | Intermediate/Advanced Summer Course | 20 |
| August 28 – December 15 (Exams December 11 – 15) (no classes during reading week, October 23 – 27, or Fall Seminar dates TBA) | Classical Tibetan III (2nd year course) or Translation Project I (3rd year course) | 3 |
| Colloquial Tibetan V or VII | 5 | |
| Tibetan Philosophical Discourse I | 5 | |
| Translation Training I | 5 – 7.5 | |
| Reading, Writing Practice | 1.5 | |
| Dharma Conversation | 4 | |
| Translation Methodology I | 1.5 | |
| December 18 – January 1, 2023 | Holidays – no classes | |
| January 2 – 12 | Translation Seminar I | 10 |
| January 15 – April 28 (Exams April 24 – 28) (no classes during reading week, dates TBA) | Classical Tibetan IV or Translation Project II | 3 |
| Colloquial Tibetan VI or VIII | 5 | |
| Tibetan Philosophical Discourse II | 5 | |
| Translation Training II | 5 – 7.5 | |
| Dharma Conversation | 5 | |
| Translation Methodology II | 1.5 | |
| April 29 – May 24 | Translation Seminar II | 10 |
| Dharma Conversation | 5 | |
| Translation Practicum (optional) |
