<p>I'm looking for undergrad programs that have strong emphasis on study abroad. She's generally interested in History, Poly Sci/IR, languages. The types of schools she's thinking about are LACs and small unis (under 10K).
TIA</p>
<p>I don't know about how they are with those specific majors, but Goucher requires studying abroad.</p>
<p>Tufts seems like an obvious answer.</p>
<p>Kalamazoo has the highest percentage of students studying abroad of any college in the country.</p>
<p>Centre College in Kentucky - study abroad is one part of the "Centre Commitment".</p>
<p>Dartmouth has several good programs</p>
<p>Dartmouth's is the strongest I've ever seen. What makes their's exceptional is the Dartmouth Plan, a flexible quarter system that allows students to go on several study abroad programs if they wish. DS is doing 3 hopefully, a language program, a government one and an economics one.</p>
<p>Percentage of students studying abroad can be influenced by factors other than a college's encouragement of doing so. A preponderance of engineering students, for example, usually lowers the percentage of students studying abroad. </p>
<p>It would be unwise to judge a college's study abroad options merely by looking at the school-sponsored programs offered. Study abroad organizations like [url=<a href="http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/%5DArcadia-CEA%5B/url">http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/]Arcadia-CEA[/url</a>] and [url=<a href="http://www.ifsa-butler.org/%5DButler-IFSA%5B/url">http://www.ifsa-butler.org/]Butler-IFSA[/url</a>] offer programs all over the world, and students from other universities may apply to these programs. These days it is relatively easy to study nearly anywhere from nearly any college.</p>
<p>A few questions to consider:
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[<em>]1. Does financial aid apply to study abroad programs?<br>
[</em>]2. Is there a maximum amount of aid available?
[<em>]3. If study abroad is cheaper than the college's COA, does financial aid cut grant money or loans?
[</em>]4. a) Are students allowed to participate in study abroad programs sponsored by other universities or organizations?
b) How difficult is it to petition such programs?
c) Does financial aid count toward such programs?
[<em>]5. Does the college limit how long/often students may study abroad? Is the number of transferable credits limited?
[</em>]6. Are the study abroad programs immersion (students are placed directly into the host culture) or sheltered (placed with other students from the college, often with an accompanying professor)?
[<em>]7. Do study abroad courses count toward GPA or class standing?
[</em>]8. Does the college offer courses or meetings that prepare students for study abroad?
[<em>]9. What are the admission criteria for school-sponsored programs? How competitive are the programs?
[</em>]10. Are students studying in non-English-speaking countries required or encouraged to take courses in that language?
[*]11. In the event an in progress program is canceled or students are forced to evacuate, does the college offer tuition refunds? If so, how does it handle them?[/ul]</p>
<p>I'd also watch whether doing a January term or a May term is counted in the study abroad numbers at a college. 4 weeks in Japan is very different than 4 months.</p>
<p>Beloit College has excellent travel abroad opportunities</p>
<p>Thanks, this gives me a good starting point.</p>
<p>I've heard Dickinson's study abroad is very robust.</p>
<p>I would say Dartmouth has probably the best. Great resources, profs who really enjoy going abroad with students. There are programs in pretty much every major, with most of the majors having 2-3 programs each.</p>
<p>Duke and Elon as a 1-2 NC punch.</p>
<p>Great list from IBclass06. Note that study abroad has become a huge industry and many foreign universities welcome American students because we pay so much more than they can get from domestic students. If you look at the list of approved study abroad programs/schools at various colleges, you will notice the same ones popping up over and over. So to add to IB's list:</p>
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<li><p>If you find a program you like, how open is your school to accepting credits from it and what would the process be to get acadmic work approved.</p></li>
<li><p>Does your school solicit/keep feedback from returning students on the various programs they've attended regarding how well-managed the program is?</p></li>
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