Hamilton College Junior Year in France


Since 1957


Affi liated with Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Scripps and Williams Colleges


• Full year of Hamilton College credits.


• Wide selection of course offerings at prominent Parisian institutions. Variety of special courses & internships available.


• Preliminary session in Biarritz, remainder of year in Paris.


• Comprehensive fee includes roundtrip airfare, most room and board, tuition for all courses, organized excursions.


• Housing with French host arranged by Program.


For brochure contact: HCJYF


198 College Hill Road Clinton, New York 13323


315-859-4201, fax 315-859-4969 email: ghasburgh@hamilton.edu www.hamilton.edu/france


the benefi ts of hiring students while they are co-op students, in order to get a head start on attracting the best students and exposing them to their company as early as possible.” While it is not strictly a study abroad programme, a co-op programme has many benefi ts: exposure to a different work environment, gaining different perspectives and establishing a network of connections within the industry.


Applying to go If you’re serious about studying


Hamilton College


ACADEMIC YEAR IN SPAIN Since 1974


Affi liated with Princeton, Swarthmore and Williams, associated with Amherst, in cooperation with the Universidad de San Pablo


• Full year or semester of Hamilton College credits.


• Wide selection of course offerings with outstanding professors from Spain’s intellectual community.


• Headquarters within the Ciudad Universitario.


• Preliminary session in Comillas (Fall) and Nerja (Spring), remainder of year in Madrid.


• Comprehensive fee includes round- trip airfare, room & board, tuition for all courses & monthly excursions.


• Housing with Spanish host arranged by Program.


• Strict Spanish only pledge. For brochure contact:HCAYS


198 College Hill Road, Clinton, New York, 13323 315-859-4201, fax 315-859-4969 email: ghasburgh@hamilton.edu www.hamilton.edu/spain


abroad, you’ll need to start getting organized up to a year before your intended departure date. To start the application process, many universities require that you attend information sessions run by their international department, geared towards guiding you through the array of options. You will need to make sure that when it comes time to apply, you have met all the eligibility requirements, taken prerequisite courses if they’re necessary and that you’ve started looking into visa requirements (if any) for your stay in another country.


An application to study abroad will usually require you to submit a resumé, transcripts, a statement of interest, two academic references and undergo an interview. Typically, you will need to have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of about 2.25, but this requirement can rise sharply depending on the popularity of the course or the institution you are applying to. You may also need to have completed a minimum number of credit hours within your home institution.


While many institutions overseas teach in English, some will teach only in the local language and may require a certain level of language profi ciency. Some universities offer intensive language training before or during the semester to improve your language skills—another reason to


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start planning early, as you may be able to incorporate language training into your studies here in Canada before you go.


Credit transfer is another crucial consideration and, because of this, part of the application process involves meeting with an academic advisor in your home faculty to discuss the courses you’d like to take while on exchange. In general, the courses need to be approved by your home faculty in advance, as credit transfer is not always automatic.


Looking back, looking forward In fi ve years, what will you


remember about that third-year lecture on microeconomics? Not much. What will you recall about your time living overseas? Plenty. Along with the credits earned on your transcripts, you will not only have independently explored new frontiers, but discovered a part of yourself that you didn’t know was there. And that can’t be graded. The details are really yours to fi ll in. So what are you waiting for?


FOCUS ON : Study Abroad


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