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Study Abroad Opportunities and Information Are you considering a study abroad opportunity to broaden your educational perspectives and personal view of the world? We hope so! If you want to explore the wide variety of opportunities that await you, you might find some of the information below helpful. See you adviser to discuss ways these programs might fit into your academic plan.
A) ISU Study Abroad Center, 3224 Memorial Union Call 294-6792 or email studyabroad@iastate.edu This office can help you begin to explore your options as well as to answer just about any and every question along the way. The office has a library of inter-cultural information, catalogs from colleges and universities abroad, scholarship information, etc. The staff can help answer your specific questions, help you with passports and applications. There are websites for you to learn more about the study abroad and countries where you might be interested in studying. B) ISU Study Abroad Fair -- events are held in September and January. Information tables are staffed by representatives that can answer your specific questions. Over 100 programs are represented.
Q: What kinds of programs are there? A: There are a number of programs to choose from - programs where you study and travel for a few weeks, a full semester or an entire year! There are group programs led by faculty, Regents' semester programs where you take a specific set of classes with other US college students or are integrated into classes with students from the foreign institution. Exchange programs allow you to pay Iowa State tuition and "exchange places" with a student from a foreign country who wishes to study at Iowa State. There are programs where you complete internships or student teaching or you may work for a summer in a foreign country. You can also participate in programs organized by other US or foreign schools. Q: Do I need to learn a foreign language? A: Not necessarily. You may choose a country in which English is the common language. You may choose to apply a language that you have learned and learn to speak and write better. Q: Will a study abroad delay my graduation? A: Be sure to see your adviser to talk over just how the courses you plan to take will apply to your degree requirements. It depends on the study abroad opportunity that you choose and which classes remain to be completed in your academic program. Study abroad credits DO meet the ISU International Perspectives requirement -- check the "policies" section of the International Perspectives website on the ISU homepage for details. Q: Can I afford to study abroad? A: ISU offers a number of study abroad locations where an ISU student pays tuition, room and board at ISU and will change places with a foreign student who comes to study at Iowa State ("exchange programs"). The educational costs of these programs is the same as attending ISU with the exception of the additional monies spent in travel and tourism while you are in your exchange country. Other study abroad programs can be more expensive -- check out the scholarship opportunities provided through the many on-campus and off campus resources listed at the following website: If you are receiving aid through the ISU Financial Aid Office, this money can be applied for study abroad as long as you are earning ISU credits or transferring academic credits into your program at ISU.
University of Newcastle, Australia University College Cork, Ireland Swansea University, Wales Valencia, Spain University of Cuernavaca, Mexico University of Otago, New Zealand International Fitness Club, Brussels, Belgium Gold's Gym, Sydney, Australia Prince Charles Hospital (cardiac rehab), Brisbane, Australia Wesley Corporate Health (health promotion), Brisbane, Australia |
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Resources to help you locate a place to study abroad:
In the past year, KIN students have experienced a variety
of study abroad opportunities with the following programs and
countries:
Department of Kinesiology, 235 Forker Building, Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: (515) 294-8009, Fax: (515) 294-8740, hhp@iastate.edu.
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