Johns Hopkins University
Office of Study Abroad
Levering Hall Annex, Suite 04B
3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
410-516-7066, 7856 Fax: 410-156-7878
jhuabroad@jhu.edu
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Johns Hopkins University Office of Study Abroad Levering Hall Annex, Suite 04B
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Resources Study Abroad for Prelaw Students |
"The most wonderful time of my life!" Each year over 200 Johns Hopkins undergraduates enjoy the advantages of study abroad. Where would you like to go: Great Britain, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia? You may leave with the expectation of learning about another culture, but return after discovering yourself. Studying abroad is a great privilege and an extraordinary academic opportunity, an experience that can change your life!
Students may choose to study for a full academic year, a semester, a summer, or during intersession.Most students go abroad during junior year since by then they have decided on a major and have a clear understanding of which specific courses they need to take during the next two years in order to complete their graduation requirements. When they return for their senior year, enriched from their experiences, they are better able to pursue advanced course work in their major and fulfill the requirements for graduation.
All students in all majors can go abroad. It just takes planning.
Students who choose to study abroad should have at least a 3.0 grade point average the semester before they leave. Johns Hopkins students must be juniors or first semester seniors during their stay abroad. While some foreign study programs admit sophomores, we feel that the Johns Hopkins curriculum makes study abroad inadvisable at that time. In a practical sense, students should have earned approximately 60 credits toward graduation at the time they leave for the study abroad period. As the maximum number of credits which can be earned in a year abroad is thirty (a maximum of fifteen per semester), students who return from a year's study abroad are in a realistic position to finish their graduation requirements in the remaining year. University policy dictates that students must be in residence at Johns Hopkins for their final semester except for The Johns Hopkins Villa Spelman Program.
As of April 10, 2006, the following revisions to the Residence Requirement have been approved: All candidates for a bachelor's degree in either the School of Arts and Sciences or the School of Engineering must complete a minimum of four semesters as a full-time student in these schools. To meet this residence requirement, students must spend two of the last four semesters in residence, and one of these must be the final semester in which all degree requirements are met. The authorized exceptions to this policy are students enrolled in the combined BA/MA degree programs with the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and students enrolled in the Hopkins-Sciences Po Program who must complete at least two of the final four semesters, but not necessarily the last seemester, in residence at Homewood.
Transfer students who meet this new residence requirement will be allowed to study abroad.
All programs make their requirements quite clear. As long as the students meet the requirements and submit the application in a timely fashion, they stand a good chance of admission. Moreover, because most programs and universities use a "rolling admissions" procedure -- one in which applications are reviewed as they arrive and decisions are made on an individual basis -- students who apply early have a better chance of admission than those who wait for the deadline. As a rule, Johns Hopkins students do not have difficulty gaining admission to the programs of their choices as long as they meet the minimum requirements.
With careful planning, study abroad should not hinder you from graduating on schedule. Consequently, it is essential for you to plan your academic program in cooperation with the faculty adviser. When calculating overall credits for graduation, it is important for you to bear in mind that you can receive no more than fifteen credits per semester and a total of no more than thirty credits for a year abroad. Courses taken abroad do receive designators (H, S, N, Q, E) so they do fulfill University distribution requirements. Many departments will apply courses taken abroad to fulfill major requirements. Of course, it is best to go over the schedule of courses with the faculty adviser or undergraduate coordinator beforehand to determine which courses will count. Sometimes, however, the specific course lists are not available, or the courses which are actually available may differ from what is described in a program's literature. Should this happen, it is wise to correspond with the faculty adviser during the time abroad if an approved course is being replaced by a new one.
An official transcript from the host university or program must be sent to the Study Abroad Adviser at the end of the period of study abroad. When the transcript is received, it is evaluated. You then receive a written confirmation of the courses which will transfer and which designators they have been assigned. The rules governing the transfer of courses from American universities apply also to study abroad. Independent study and internships may receive credit only if a Homewood faculty member sponsors them. The faculty sponsor may require additional work. No more than three credits of independent study/internship may be earned per term. Internships always receive satisfactory/unsatisfactory credit. Other courses taken for satisfactory/unsatisfactory credit while studying abroad will NOT transfer; you must earn a minimum grade of "C" or its equivalent in a course in order to receive credit. While the University requires that the courses be taken for a grade, the grades which are earned do not transfer and will not appear on the Johns Hopkins transcript. Credits are awarded commensurate to comparable course work at Johns Hopkins. Generally, U.S. college-sponsored programs provide a transcript that assigns credit values to courses taken abroad in accordance with U.S. standards. Foreign universities themselves use entirely different methods of evaluation and record keeping. It is your responsibility to make sure that an official document reflecting your course work is sent to the Study Abroad Adviser. Credit is never awarded based on anything except official documentation.
If, for whatever reason, you have not discussed the course work actually completed with your faculty adviser or undergraduate coordinator prior to or during your time abroad, you should do so upon completion of the credit evaluation. The transfer of credit determinations are critical since they often affect which courses you need to take in the senior year and, ultimately, your clearance for graduation.
The official status of students studying abroad including international students studying outside their native country is called "off-campus matriculated." It resembles a Leave of Absence and, indeed, is commonly referred to as such. Leaves of Absence, however, are taken for personal or health reasons and courses taken during that period are generally not transferred to Johns Hopkins. In contrast, the "off-campus matriculated" status enables you to transfer credits earned abroad to Johns Hopkins. The University requires that students who are granted the "off-campus matriculated" status pay 10 percent of tuition to Johns Hopkins for each semester of the academic year spent abroad. The only exceptions to this policy are for Johns Hopkins programs, and programs where Johns Hopkins financial aid follows. In these cases, 100% of JHU tuition is charged. The procedure for requesting "off-campus matriculated" status will be described below.
Students can study abroad in two types of settings. One type is total integration into a foreign university. The other type is an "island program," where a group of American students forms a separate learning community in a foreign country. Some island programs allow students to also take a few courses at a foreign university.
Students planning to apply to medical school after graduation should choose only programs which can supply transcripts through an American university. Consult with Dr. Lori Citti, Director of the Office of Study Abroad to assure this requirement will be met.
We strongly encourage students to go to Johns Hopkins programs if they have the qualifications. All grades and credits earned while abroad appear on the Johns Hopkins transcript. All financial aid and Hopkins grants and scholarships apply.
Students apply directly to the foreign study or junior year abroad office of the foreign university. They are accepted for non-degree work as a special student for a limited amount of time. Only students who have fluency or near-fluency in the native language of the country should employ this form. It is most frequently used by Johns Hopkins students who wish to study at British universities. The Study Abroad Adviser has literature from most of the British universities on file.
Many foreign universities have special divisions expressly for foreign students. Such divisions focus on language courses and courses with a direct bearing on the literature, culture, politics, etc., of the host nation. Generally, the academic work is not as rigorous as that offered by the rest of the university, although there are exceptions. Course work will usually be in the native language of the country. The unique opportunity offered is in meeting people from all over the world. You may feel somewhat frustrated by the lack of opportunity to meet native speakers, although you will still be able to do so if you are resourceful. The specific program will have to be carefully assessed before approval for a Johns Hopkins student will be given. This option is often very appropriate for summer study.
You apply to the U.S. college-sponsored program; in turn, the program handles the application to, and subsequent enrollment in, the foreign university. The programs usually provide an on-site adviser or university liaison, sometimes even meeting rooms. Occasionally, they offer tutorials in conjunction with courses, program-related travel and other "extras." Most Johns Hopkins students who study abroad use this form, especially those studying in non-English-speaking countries.
The application process is the same as described in the previous section. While this form is often not as academically challenging as the preceding one, it can be appropriate for the student whose language skills are less developed. Sometimes the special courses are taught in English, sometimes in the native language. The instructors for these courses are most often natives who have an affiliation with the university (either as professors or graduate students). Approval for Johns Hopkins students is dependent upon the assessment of their individual needs and the particulars of the program.
Courses are taught by faculty from the sponsoring institution and foreign faculty. The course work is often organized around a theme: Politics in the European Economic Community, for example. The language of instruction is English with supplemental language courses usually available. While most Johns Hopkins students do not opt for this form, it can be very valuable to the student who has a particular interest in the topic(s) treated in the program.
Most students assume that they must be fluent in the language of the host country in order to study there. This is not the case. If you wish to study directly in the foreign university, you must, of course, already be very proficient in the language (unless you are taking only language instruction in the foreign students division). In contrast, many of the U.S. college-sponsored programs are conducted in English with native faculty and supplemental language instruction. These programs enable you to conduct substantive academic work while learning the language of the host nation. Under all circumstances, the non-fluent student should take instruction in the language to facilitate a maximum integration into the host culture.
There are opportunities to study all over the world. The only restrictions may be countries where there is a U. S. State Department travel warning. Take some time to see the variety of locations where other students have gone. (See Reference Works and Web Links at the end of this document and http://www.jhu.edu/~advising/Programs.htm.) There is an extensive resource library in the Office of Study Abroad.
The Johns Hopkins student may study abroad for one or two semesters, during junior year or the first semester of the senior year (as long as you plan to return for the second semester.) The final semester before graduation must be spent at the Homewood campus. The only exception is the Johns Hopkins Villa Spelman Program which is regarded as equivalent to being at the Homewood campus.
The cost of programs varies widely. Each program's literature indicates the costs for the upcoming academic year. To a certain extent, the part of the world in which one intends to live, along with specific factors such as whether it is a rural or an urban setting, will affect the cost of living. For the most part, study abroad costs no more than what the equivalent amount of time would cost at Johns Hopkins; it often costs less. All students who have "off-campus matriculated" status must pay 10 percent of Johns Hopkins tuition during their absence. Students who attend Johns Hopkins programs just pay Johns Hopkins tuition.
Scholarships for study abroad are sometimes available. Consult the the staff of the Office of Study Abroad. Those students who are interested in Rotary Scholarships must apply in their freshman year. See the section on Reference Works and Web Links for other opportunities.
Students who study in a program of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) may receive the same financial aid that would be available to them at Johns Hopkins if they go through Johns Hopkins. They may elect to go directly through the Council, in which case only Federal loans and grants may be used. The 10% Study Abroad Fee applies. The same conditions apply to students who study in a program of the Institute for International Education of Students (IES).
Students who study at the School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna are in residence at Johns Hopkins. Their financial aid, therefore, does apply to the cost of their program.
Students holding an academic scholarship through the Beneficial Hodson Trust may use their annual scholarship to pay the 10% tuition charge for off-campus matriculant status. Hodson Scholars are advised to consult with the Office of Student Financial Services regarding the use of their scholarship for studying abroad.
Many forms of Johns Hopkins financial aid do not apply to study abroad. Students should consult their financial aid officer to determine what portions of the existing financial aid packages may apply and which loans are possible. For example, Maryland residents who hold a Maryland Senatorial Scholarship must be registered in a Maryland college. This scholarship could be used for study abroad programs sponsored by the University of Maryland or by another Maryland institution, but not for programs sponsored by an out-of-state college.
Students attending Hopkins-affiliated programs abroad and who pay full tuition to Johns Hopkins may use their scholarship for this purpose.
Several study abroad programs administer some financial aid as well.
The Office of Study Abroad offers a resource library of literature and reference books from many programs. Peer advisors and computers are also available to aid in your search. Additionally, a folder of appraisals of different programs completed by Johns Hopkins students is available for reference.
Other valuable sources of information are the professors and academic departments. Professors are particularly knowledgeable about research being conducted at specific centers abroad. Many have studied or taught abroad themselves and so have first-hand experience to share. The academic departments often receive literature about study abroad which is either filed in the department office or posted on a bulletin board. If you learn of a program from a source other than the Office of Study Abroad, it is wise to check with the Study Abroad Director before applying to determine whether the chosen program will be approved.
A list of the reference works on hand in the Study Abroad Adviser's office may be found at the end of this manual. See weblinks also.
Some students wish to keep a totally open mind when investigating possibilities for study abroad, while others have very fixed notions about where they would like to study. No matter what your initial conception of your study abroad experience is, it is helpful to undergo a process of self-examination. The preceding sections of this manual should raise the sort of questions that must be answered before you begin researching the possibilities.
Essentially, you must determine what type of experiences you wish to have academically, culturally, and socially. For some students, the primary interest is an immersion in another culture. These students are best served by universities in non-urban or rural settings which have low enrollments of foreign students, thus maximizing access to the culture and natives. Other students are more interested in the cultural stimulation offered by major world cities. For these students, the opportunity to visit museums, for example, or to attend the opera frequently makes up for the greater difficulty in having contact with natives. Consequently, as a first step, you should have a clear conception of what you would like to gain from the experience abroad.
After making this initial decision, you should think about the country or region where you would like to study. One important consideration is whether you wish to take courses conducted in English. One does not need to study in an English-speaking country in order to have classes in English, but one does need to know where the English-speaking programs in non-English-speaking countries are located. The second consideration is whether you wish to apply to a U.S. college-sponsored program or directly to a foreign university. (For a discussion of the advantages of each form see the section on "Types" under "Choosing a University or Program.") You must also determine when and for how long you would like to study abroad. Of primary concern here is how much time you can afford to be away from Johns Hopkins given your particular course of study. You should also know exactly which courses you will have to take abroad in order to fulfill distribution and major requirements and make sure that the chosen program will satisfy those requirements.
The types of U.S. college-sponsored programs and sources of information about them are described below. Many students are interested in knowing which programs have been pursued successfully by Johns Hopkins students. Johns Hopkins sponsors, or is affiliated with, a small number of programs. Descriptions of these programs along with their on-campus representatives follow. In addition, there is a list of some programs sponsored by other U.S. colleges and universities in which Johns Hopkins students have participated. While students are encouraged to investigate further possibilities, these programs do offer at the very least a point of departure for your investigations.
Selected undergraduates have the opportunity to spend their junior year in Italy at JHU's Bologna Center, a graduate facility offering an interdisciplinary program in international studies and economics. Applicants should be sophomores with a background in economics, political science and/or history. Applications are made early in the spring semester for the following academic year by submitting a letter to the Office of Academic Advising that outlines a proposed program of study and that explains how the year at the Bologna Center fits into your personal and academic agendas. A current transcript and an endorsement by the faculty adviser must also be submitted usually by the middle of February. Each applicant will be interviewed by the Bologna Selection Committee. Four or five of the applicants will be selected. Final decisions will be made by March 15. Accepted students will pay the regular Johns Hopkins tuition charges as well as travel costs and living expenses. Students are eligible for financial aid based on normal need criteria for the period in which they study in Bologna.
This program is open to students of all majors with a fairly good knowledge of Spanish (pre-requisite of 2 years of Spanish at college level). Johns Hopkins students will spend a semester in Madrid, studying at the highly prestigious Carlos III University. They will choose their core-courses from the multi-disciplinary offering of Curso de Estudios Hispánicos. Curso de Estudios Hispánicos is a Carlos III University program specifically designed for international students. The plan of studies is varied and flexible and includes classes in disciplines such as Literature, History, International Studies, Sociology, Film Studies, Pre-Law, Economics, Art History and so forth, so that students are able to follow their own personal interest and their academic need. All classes are taught in Spanish. With the director’s approval students can take one or two courses outside the core-program, selected from the University general offering. Two courses in business administration and economics may be taken in English and are part of the general offering of the LADE department (Licenciatura en Administracón de Empresas). Students will stay with Spanish families (with single or double room option). All homes are located in the center of Madrid and are selected by a family placer. Students will have breakfast and dinner at home during weekdays, and three meals at home during weekends. Weekly laundry service is included. The program offers several excursions (to Segovia and Avila, to Toledo and to El Escorial, among others) and a weekend trip to Granada. Many cultural activities and events (theater, concerts, cinema, and special dinners) are included in the program. Regular full time JHU semester tuition includes: classes at Carlos III University, one-week Intensive Language program at Alcalá de Henares, excursions cultural activities, and a week-end trip to Granada. Questions? Please e-mail Prof. Barbara Zecchi, Program Director, bzecchi@jhu.edu
Because this is a Hopkins Program, grades and credits will be transferred to the Hopkins transcript. Students are elegible for financial aid based on normal need criteria.
The Nanjing Program offers qualified Hopkins undergraduates the opportunity to spend a summer (seven weeks) at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, China. In a program jointly offered by CET and Johns Hopkins University students may study Mandarin Chinese.
If you are interested in the program, please contact Daniel B. Wright, Executive Director of the Nanjing Center (wright@jhu.edu).
Because this is a Hopkins Program, grades and credits will be transferred to the Hopkins transcript.
Johns Hopkins is a member of a consortium with five other major American universities --Columbia, Yale, Princeton, the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania. Students with at least two years of college German from these institutions will spend either the Spring semester or an entire year studying at the Free University of Berlin and exploring the new capital city of Germany.
Applications must be submitted by October 15 for the following spring semester and by February 20 for the following autumn semester or academic year. Students participating in the program pay the normal Johns Hopkins tuition. Financial aid may be applied. Interested students should contact Professor Deborah Mifflin in the German Department.
Bilkent University is an English-language university on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey. Professor Bruce Hamilton of the Economics Department serves as the Hopkins coordinator for this program. Bilkent is a modern and attractive university, of very high quality intellectually with some world class departments.
Each year Hopkins can send up to four students (undergraduate or graduate) to Bilkent. Students will pay Hopkins tuition, plus charges for housing, health insurance and other incidentals that are billed by Bilkent.
Reciprocally, Bilkent will be invited to send four students annually to Hopkins.
Hopkins students in both the School of Engineering and the School of Arts and Sciences are eligible to apply. Bilkent offers particularly exciting opportunities in engineering, archaeology and Near Eastern studies, international relations, and graduate training in Ottoman history (for advanced and specialized history students). The physical science departments are also very strong.
For information, contact: Bruce Hamilton, Professor of Economics, Mergenthaler 441, 516-7613, bruce.hamilton@jhu.edu.
Hopkins has an undergraduate exchange agreement with the Institut d'Études Politiques, or Sciences Po, as it is commonly known. Founded in 1872, Sciences Po is considered one of the world's premier centers for the study of political and social sciences. It enrolls about 4,000 students, half of them in graduate or professional degree programs, including some 800 foreign students. Its international program in political and social sciences gives students an opportunity to study political science, international relations, sociology, political economy, law and related disciplines with some of the top faculty and students in Europe.
Each year, Hopkins can send up to five undergraduates to Sciences Po for the academic year, and will in turn welcome five of their students to Hopkins. Students will pay Hopkins tuition, plus charges for housing, health insurance and other incidentals billed by Sciences Po. Because instruction is in French, prospective Hopkins students need a strong background in the language, generally through the intermediate level. There are opportunities for French language instruction during the summer before entering the program.
Professor Claude Guillemard, of the French Department, will serve as the Hopkins coordinator for this program. For further information, contact her at 410-516-6041 or claude@jhu.edu. Students should expect to complete application materials by March 15. They should also be aware that the French academic calendar runs from the middle of October until the end of May.
The Classics Department of Johns Hopkins has an affiliation with the Intercollegiate Center sponsored by Duke University. The program is for one semester and is appropriate for Classics majors and Art History majors interested in classical antiquity. Thirty to forty students from 10 to 20 different U.S. colleges take part in a predetermined program that consists of a mandatory double course in the Ancient City; a mandatory classical language course in Intermediate Latin, Intermediate Greek, or Advanced Latin; and an elective of either Italian or Renaissance Art. The courses are taught by master teachers from various U.S. institutions. The program offers extensive program-related travel. Interested students may contact the Classics Department.
Financial aid can be applied to all of these programs.
See Director Uma Saini in the Language Teaching Center. Financial aid is available for this program.
Art history, contemporary issues, drama/theater, film studies, history, linguistics, literature and philosophy at the Paris Center for Critical Studies, University of Paris III (Sorbonne-Nouvelle), Paris, France.
For fall or academic year. Financial aid is available. See Professor Neil Hertz in the Humanities Center.
Fall, spring and academic year. Financial aid is available. See Dean Steven David in the Political Science Department.
Programs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Financial aid is available. See the Program in Latin American Studies in the Greenhouse, Room 3.
Financial aid is available. See The Romance Languages Department.
Financial aid is available. Please consult with Dr. Ruth Aranow in the Office of Academic Advising.
See Director Uma Saini in the Language Teaching Center.
See Dr. Sara Berry in the History Department.
Financial aid can be applied to the costs of these programs.
See Director Uma Saini in the Language Teaching Center.
Full curricula and public health.
See Dr. George Fisher in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
See Dr. Lori Citti in the Office of Study Abroad.
Program in Anthropology.
Affiliations with many universities throughout Great Britain; Vienna, Austria; Greece, Mexico, Spain and Australia.
France; Israel; Spain; Niger; England; Italy; Russia, China, Ireland, Belize, and Ecuador.
Great Britain; Ireland; Australia; New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Cuba and Costa Rica.
The program is conducted in English and has extensive program-related travel to surrounding countries. Programs in humanities, social science, marine biology and public health.
La Plata, Argentina; London, England; Freiburg and Berlin, Germany; Dublin, Ireland; Milan and Rome, Italy; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Madrid, Spain; Dijon, Nantes and Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; Mexico City, Mexico; Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan; People's Republic of China; Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia. These programs may receive financial aid from Johns Hopkins University.
Paris, France; Mainz, Germany; Florence, Italy; Pushkin Russian Language Institute in Moscow, Russia; Madrid, Spain.
Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America. Of particular interest to Anthropology and Public Health majors.
Leuven, Belgium; Mexico
Ports of call include cities in England, Austria, Hungary, India, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Belize, and Mexico.
While engineering students often do not have the same flexibility as many Arts and Sciences students, it is still possible to arrange study abroad. Several options are currently available:
See the Engineering programs page linked above. Also consult Academic Affairs .
English language programs are available in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Contact Stephanie Schreckinger
The Institute for International Education now has a website designed for U.S. Students going abroad, particularly on IIE's Global Engineering Education Exchange Program. Global E3 Website:Resources for Students
Please plan to speak to Mrs. Savage, Prelaw Adviser, before you go abroad. There are no hindrances to studying abroad in summers, for the entire junior year or for the Fall semester of the senior year. The student should go through a program which leads to a transcript from an American university or four year college because LSDAS will not record grades reported from a foreign program or university.
It is important to plan when and where the LSAT will be taken. It is offered in February, June, October and December in several locations in the United States and abroad. In addition a student should be aware of obtaining letters of support from faculty who teach them upper level coursework. In some cases it might be appropriate to solicit a letter from a study abroad professor.
While premedical students do not have the same flexibility as others, it is still possible to arrange to study abroad.
The options depend upon the timing of the application to medical school. If the student intends to apply at the end of the senior year for medical school matriculation a full year after graduation, there are no hindrances to studying abroad for the entire junior year or for the Fall semester of the senior year. The student must go through a program which leads to a transcript from an American university or four year college because AMCAS will not record grades reported from a foreign program or university.
If the student intends to apply to medical school at the end of the junior year, the best times for study abroad are in the Fall semester of the junior year, or in the summers. The Spring semester of the junior year is usually occupied with MCAT examinations and the Recommendation Committee process at Johns Hopkins. The Fall semester of the senior year is the time for medical school interviews. While the MCAT is given in London in the Spring, the committee process would have to be done out of the normal sequence.
Physics is normally taken in the junior year. If a student studying abroad cannot take a calculus-based physics course abroad, physics can be taken at Johns Hopkins in the summer if the faculty adviser in the major program approves.
Denmark International Studies in Copenhagen offer an unusual program in medical practice and policy. An American transcript is available through the University of Minnesota or the University of Maryland (among others).
Hebrew University has developed a special English language premedical program. Goucher College and the State University of New York at Albany may function as the school of record and the sending institution.
The University of Wollongong, Australia, offers a public health program and calculus-based physics course. Students may use financial aid to attend through the Council of International Educational Exchange, but a separate school of record must be arranged for with the Council.
New York University has its own program in London.
Through Butler's Institute for Study Abroad and Arcadia University's Center for Study Abroad, students may attend Lancaster University, the University of Sussex, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Bristol and Oxford University which have strong science offerings.There are others. The Universities of Aberdeen, Lancaster and York have public health offerings as well. King's College, London and the Univesity of Melbourne, Australia have developed programs designed for the pre-medical students specifically.
The School for International Training has developed a special public health program in South Africa.
Medical school admissions committees have expressed the opinion that study abroad offers students an opportunity to broaden their liberal arts experience. The student who has had this experience gains in maturity, self-knowledge, and appreciation of the cultural differences among people. These students bring an enhanced wisdom to any medical program that accepts them.
After you have decided to accept an offer of admission, you must formally request a leave of absence from the University. In order for the leave to be considered, the following four letters or forms must be submitted to the Study Abroad Adviser (forms that may be used in lieu of these letters are available in the Office of Academic Advising):
1. A letter from you requesting a leave of absence for the purpose of study abroad. The letter should be directed to Dean John Bader and should indicate clearly the name of the program, the university with which it is affiliated, the duration of the proposed leave, and the semester in which you will return to Johns Hopkins. Any further information which can be supplied at that time such as courses to be taken abroad should be included.
2. A letter from your faculty adviser indicating approval of the plans for study abroad. The letter should give approval for the specific course of study abroad, indicating which courses, if any, may be applied toward the major; it should also indicate that the adviser does not foresee any difficulty in your graduating on time.
3. A letter from your parents. The letter should indicate the parents' awareness of the student's plans for study abroad.
4. Student Waiver Form.
When these four letters (or forms) are received, the student's request will be reviewed. If the request is approved, a letter granting the "off-campus matriculated" status will be sent to you. The letter will indicate the title of the program and the duration of the stay. The leave of absence is only valid for the purpose for which it has been requested. Should your plans change in any way, you must request permission to make the change.
Copies of the letter granting the "off-campus matriculated" status are sent to the student's parents, the student's faculty adviser, the Housing Office, Auxiliary Enterprises, the Registrar's Office, the Office of Student Financial Services, and the Office of Student Accounts. You should inform the Registrar's Office and the Office of Academic Advising of your foreign address so that pre-registration materials can be sent in the semester prior to your expected return. You will be expected to return at the time you have indicated in your letter of request.
Upon returning, your transcript will be evaluated for transfer of credit by the Study Abroad Adviser. U.S. college-sponsored programs are generally very prompt and efficient in supplying the transcript; foreign universities may be less so. You should do everything possible before leaving the foreign university to ensure that documentation of your work will be sent. For specific criteria in the evaluation of transcripts, see the section above entitled "Requirements."
Many students who have studied abroad report that the experience has changed them wonderfully and irrevocably. Speak to them! A list of those who studied abroad last year is posted outside the Office of Academic Advising. The international exchange of students is a positive force for change in the world. Become a part of this!
Most of the books listed below are available in the Office of Study Abroad in Levering Hall.
On-Line Reference: "What's Up With Culture?": This is a wonderful new tutorial produced by graduates of the Peace Corps and others to help acclimate students going to and returning from Study Abroad.
On-Line Reference: University of California at San Diego predeparture site with excellent suggestions. Link to "Go Global" from this site..
On-Line Reference: British Council Web Site.
On-Line Reference: DiversityAbroad.com This site was developed to promote awareness of study abroad to minority (African-American, Asian-American, Latino and Native American) students.
On-Line Reference: Study Abroad Funding
On-Line Reference: IIE Passport.Org.
On-Line Reference: GoAbroad.com.
On-Line Reference: LonelyPlanet.com.
On-Line Reference: PlanetEdu.com.
On-Line Reference: StudyAbroad.com.
On-Line Reference: Expo-Studyabroad.com.
On-Line Reference: Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes.
On-Line Reference: David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Information.
On-Line Reference: Bridging Scholarship for Study in Japan Information.
On-Line Reference: Freeman Scholarship in Asia Information.
On-Line Reference: DAAD Scholarship-EDU de Program to Germany.
On-Line Reference: Gilman Scholarship.
On-Line Reference: Woodrow Wilson Public Policy Foreign Affairs Fellowship.
On-Line Reference: IMDiversity Information
On-Line Reference: Rotary Scholarship Information.
On-line Reference: Finaid.com.
On-line Reference: Traveldocs.com.
On-line Reference: Consortium of programs for science students
On-line Reference: American Students blog from the UK
On-line Reference: Study abroad Funding
On-line Reference: CIA World Factbook.
On-Line Reference: Institute of International Education Global Engineering Education Exchange Website. This site is designed for US students planning to study abroad, particularly on IIE's Global Engineering Education Exchange (Global E3) program, and includes web links for all of the "basics" related to study abroad, such as the US State Department (for passports), CDC and health-related links, currency and metric conversions, etc. It also includes links to country-specific web pages for the countries where US students can study through Global E3. These country pages include links to US embassies abroad and embassies in DC, country-specific study abroad grants, recommended book and video lists, maps of the countries, etc.
Global E3 is an international exchange program for engineering students at more than 70 participating universities in 14 countries. The program is designed to allow students to take courses overseas for credit at their home institutions, and receive practical training in another country, if desired. At the same time, the Global E3 program strives to minimize the increased costs to students associated with most study abroad programs tuition-swap agreements.
The International Studies Funding and Resources Book (Fifth Revised Edition). Ginny Gutierrez and Ward Morehouse, eds. Apex Press in cooperation with Education Interface. A guide to sources of support for international education.
U.S. College-Sponsored Programs Abroad: Academic Year. Gail A. Cohen, ed. Institute of International Education. Contains descriptions of 928 study abroad programs; consortia which sponsor study abroad programs; list of publications on higher education abroad; list of sponsoring institutions; fields of study index.
Vacation Study Abroad. Gail A. Cohen, ed. Institute of International Education. Contains descriptions of 939 opportunities for study abroad during the summer and intersession; consortia which sponsor study abroad programs; publications on higher education abroad; list of sponsoring institutions; fields of study.
Work. Study. Travel Abroad: The Whole World Handbook. Marjorie Adoff Cohen. Council on International Educational Exchange. General information; sources including embassies and consulates; regulations.
Teaching Abroad. Barbara Cahn Connotillo, ed. Institute of International Education. Foreign embassy and ministry information; lists of positions.
1986 Directory of Overseas Summer Jobs: Where the Jobs Are and How to Get Them. David Woodworth, ed. Notes on applying for a job; summer jobs abroad; au pair paying guests and exchange visits; visa, residence and work regulations; useful publications; special supplement on England, Scotland and Wales.
International Jobs: Where They Are and How to Get Them. Eric Kocher. A handbook for over 500 career opportunities around the world. International career planning and job strategy; how to get a job; how to get a job when you live overseas; the international job market: the federal
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