<p>what is the program about? is it study abroad focused, or is it something else altogether…</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the IHP</p>
<p>[Honors</a> College - International Honors](<a href=“http://honors.cbhp.ua.edu/index.php?page=ihp]Honors”>http://honors.cbhp.ua.edu/index.php?page=ihp)</p>
<p>The program involves foreign language study, along with study abroad, and some honors classes.</p>
<p>You don’t have to belong to IHP to do a study abroad.</p>
<p>S decided not to do this program but is looking at study abroad. Anyone do the new course focused on engineers in Spain?</p>
<p>what is the difference between just studying abroad and doing this program? there seems to be some extra academic requirements, but is there anything else?..it seems really cool</p>
<p>also what are “International Honors by Contract courses”?</p>
<p>From what I’ve been told, International Honors by Contract courses are much like Honors by Contact courses in that you develop a plan with the professor to do an extra project that shows mastery of the course material, for IHP, the purpose is to add an international aspect to the course. </p>
<p>IHP is a smaller program than UHP, but not as small as CBHP or UFE. While you don’t have to be in IHP to study abroad, students in IHP are generally more interested in study abroad and learning about different cultures than the typical student. If you already have or are planning to study abroad and take 2+ years of foreign language, the other requirements needed to graduate from IHP are quite easy to fit into your schedule. If however, you were not planning on studying abroad for 10+ weeks and earning 6+ credits while doing so, you would not be completing IHP’s study abroad requirement.</p>
<p>There are many different types of study abroad and even more study abroad organizations to choose from. UA-operated summer study abroad programs are very popular and are of high quality. Due to curriculum requirements, the new Engineering in Spain program has the advantage of offering credits that can be applied to degree requirements without much difficulty. Students with majors that require a specific sequence of courses often have a more difficult time finding study abroad programs with classes that will satisfy degree requirements than those in other majors. That said, with the variety of study abroad options offered to UA students, there are bound to be several programs (including direct enrollment in a foreign university) that would work for the student.</p>
<p>thank you SEA-tide - do you happen to know if it’s recommended that my S do the Engineering in Spain after his first year or should he wait until the following summer? Is there somewhere that an explaination of these courses are listed?</p>
<p>This is the first year that engineering has done the study abroad in Spain. </p>
<p>Perhaps this link will be of some assistance…</p>
<p>[College</a> of Engineering - International Opportunities for Undergraduate Students](<a href=“http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/current_students/international.htm]College”>http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/current_students/international.htm)</p>
<p>Great link!!</p>
<p>how much does study abroad cost at UA? UC’s EAP costs an extra $10k…but Stanford students study abroad for almost free…</p>
<p>The cost for study abroad depends on the program. For example, the cost for Engineering in Spain program was $3,900 plus airfare. There are programs where you pay your home school’s tuition, ones where you pay a set fee, and ones where you pay the same tuition as you would if you normally attended the international school. There is a possibility that your study abroad will cost less than the value of your tuition scholarship (housing scholarships are only valid at UA), so UA would send you a check for the difference. Different study abroad programs offer different amenities that you may or may not want/need, and thus the costs will vary between programs. One benefit of taking IHP 105 or 155 is that the course will help you learn about the different study abroad options. Do you have an idea of where you would like to study abroad? </p>
<p>socal, you son could definitely do the Engineering in Spain program after his first year. If he really wanted to, he could study abroad during spring semester.</p>
<p>Studying abroad in the summer is often the most expensive because you’re not using money that would otherwise be paying for a semester’s tuition, room, and board. </p>
<p>Studying abroad during the school year isn’t that expensive since instead of spending money/scholarship money on tuition, it goes to the “study abroad” school. </p>
<p>Bama lets OOS students use their OOS tuition scholarships towards their study abroad costs.</p>
<p>So, if your OOS tuition scholarship is for $20k per year, you can use $10k towards study abroad for a semester. Of course you’d also use your Room and Board money towards your housing in the study abroad country. So, if you have $10k from a scholarship and you’d normally spend $5k for room and board for a semester, then you’d have $15k towards study abroad for a semester.</p>
<p>*but Stanford students study abroad for almost free… *</p>
<p>Not really. Stanford costs $25k per semester, so instead of that $25k going to Stanford for tuition, room, and board for a semester, it goes to the Study abroad school. And, I really doubt that if you do Study Abroad in the summer at Stanford that it would be anywhere close to free.</p>
<p>what i meant was no additional cost…so yeah :)</p>
<p>so since i will get a tuition scholarship, how will the university evaluate the they’ll give me if i go to a university abroad? every university has a different academic “credits” system…</p>
<p>This was something I really talked to Angela ____ (Sorry, I forget her last name), head of study abroad programs, about when I visited because I’m interested in doing a semester in Belgium. Most scholarships, such as Presidential, 2/3, 1/3, etc, can be applied to all programs, of the four the school directly offers. I say “most” because even though it sounded as if pretty much all scholarships apply, there might be an exception.</p>
<p>[Capstone</a> International Academic Program Study Abroad Programs](<a href=“http://international.ua.edu/programs/newsite/left-navs/programs/]Capstone”>http://international.ua.edu/programs/newsite/left-navs/programs/)</p>
<p>yeah i do want to do a language major so study abroad would be ideal at the very least :D</p>
<p>From what I’ve been told, if you are attending a program that is priced at UA tuition+extras, you generally have to just pay for the extras and work with UA about sending your scholarship to the program. Otherwise, while you pay the full amount to the program, UA will send you a check for the amount of your scholarship provided that you provide proof that you are studying abroad.</p>
<p>but what if ill get the engineering supplement…does the engineering college have its own policies? and what do you mean by “extras”?</p>
<p>thanks :)</p>
<p>The College of Engineering may have its own policies. By extras I mean room, board, travel, personal expenses, etc. Not all programs include the same items. For example, UA-operated programs often include airport transportation in the US and in the foreign country, while other programs may not.</p>
<p>naturally, other colleges will have other tuition rates. does UA pay based on those?</p>
<p>Many programs have a set program fee and that is paid accordingly. You might end up owing more money or you might get a refund depending on the program’s cost.</p>
<p>If you decided to do direct enrollment in a foreign university, there are usually two possibilities:</p>
<p>A. UA has agreements with some schools where the student pays whatever tuition they normally would be charged at UA, oftentimes directly to UA and UA in turn pays the other school’s tuition for you. This is particularly beneficial for instate students and/or students planning on studying at institutions with high tuition costs. Under this plan, you don’t have to worry about different tuition costs.</p>
<p>B. UA has other agreements where you pay the host school’s tuition rates directly to the host school and UA cuts you a check for the value of your scholarship(s) that you in turn use to pay for your study abroad. It is possible that you will have some money left over that you can use for non-tuition expenses. This situation is potentially better for OOS students since their scholarships have higher dollar values and is often the only way for schools that don’t have agreements with UA for method A. </p>
<p>If you haven’t done so already, browse Capstone International’s website. kraziespaghetti did already provide the link, but here it is again: [Capstone</a> International Academic Program](<a href=“Education Abroad – International | The University of Alabama”>http://studyabroad.ua.edu/) . Even if the UA website doesn’t list the specific program or school you are interested in, you should still be able to do that program and apply your UA scholarship(s) towards the cost.</p>