Education Abroad Program

Jean-Xavier Guinard, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director, UCEAP Systemwide Office, Goleta, CA

UCR Contact Office

International Education Center University Village Suite 204

• (951) 827-4113

internationalcenter.ucr.edu

Search for programs by specific areas at http:// eap.ucop.edu

Since 1962, the Education Abroad Program (EAP) has served as the University of California’s systemwide international exchange program. EAP offers undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to integrate into the academic and social life of prestigious international universities while earning UC credit. Available programs complement courses taken at UC campuses and help students acquire the knowledge, understanding, and skills for work and life in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.

The program stimulates the intellectual development of the participants, broadening their general education, and giving a new depth to their particular academic interests. Many gain fluency in a language other than their own, and all grow in their ability to engage in independent study. Perhaps most valuable of all are increased self-understanding and confidence, clarified life and professional purpose, and a broadening and deepening of personal values.

See http://eap.ucop.edu for partner universities and study options. Participants may fulfill lower-division, degree, major, or elective requirements and often enhance their UC education by taking courses not available at UCR. The study center director facilitates the academic work of the students through liaison with faculty at the host university. The study center director or EAP liaison facilitates the academic work of the students with faculty at the host university.

Spanning all continents, EAP offers traditional academic year, short-term, and summer programs. Students who want to gain basic foreign language skills have Language and Culture options. Thematic options include Engineering in Hong Kong and Japan, Tropical Biology in Costa Rica, and Health Sciences. Students anticipating a business career have a broad range of locations to enhance their preparation, including in-depth study on NAFTA, the European Union, and Central Europe. Internship opportunities are growing in nearly all fields of study. Future teachers, in particular, have benefited from teaching opportunities in China, Japan, and Mexico. Undergraduates have several possibilities to conduct field research in Costa Rica, Ghana, Mexico, and South Africa.

Depending on the program, EAP also provides a 5- to 10-week Intensive Language Program, which prepares students for the new country and academic system by augmenting the prerequisite language background.

Interested students should consult well in advance with their academic advisor and college counselor to determine how participation in the program would affect their degree progress. Students with a double major or minor must pay particular attention to pre- departure planning.

Search for programs by specific areas of study at http://eap.ucop.edu.

Seniors and transfer students must receive clearance of the university’s graduation residence requirement from their college dean. Refer to the Residence Requirement section under Academic Regulations.

To record units and grade points earned through EAP on the participant’s UCR transcript, students are concurrently enrolled at UCR and at the host university. Subsequent fulfillment of major and degree requirements depends upon UC departmental and campus criteria.

Requirements vary widely by program option. For most programs, students must meet the cumulative grade point average requirements of partner universities at the time of selection and maintain the support of the UCR Selection Committee throughout the pre-departure period.

In addition to academic criteria, selection is also based on the student’s seriousness of purpose, maturity, clear goals, and the capacity to adapt to the experience of study abroad.

Prior to departure, selected students must participate in a series of seminars and pre- departure orientations facilitated by the International Education Center. They must also obtain clearance from UCR’s Campus Health Center.

Graduate students who have completed at least one year of graduate work and have the approval of their department and the Graduate Division are eligible for some EAP programs. Foreign language proficiency, if required, must be demonstrated. Graduate students remain under the academic direction of their UCR graduate advisor. An EAP experience may prove especially valuable to doctoral candidates who have been advanced to candidacy and are engaged in independent study and research directed toward their dissertation.

Depending on the program, EAP can cost more than, equal to, or less than studying at UCR. Additional costs directly related to the program are round-trip transportation, health clearance, on-site orientation, and, if required, intensive language instruction. The university shares the cost of comprehensive medical and hospitalization coverage for all participants.

Many forms of financial assistance are available to EAP participants. Students who do not currently receive UC financial aid may qualify for aid while on EAP. Students receiving state and federal financial aid may use their scholarships, grants, loans, and veteran’s benefits to finance their program abroad. In addition to campus-awarded financial aid, EAP provides support through various scholarships and grants. Prospective participants should consult early with EAP counselors for national scholarship opportunities.

Students selected for the EAP program have made a serious commitment to benefit from all aspects of their international experience. As guests in another country and another university, their conduct reflects on both the UC and the United States. Students are responsible to the study center director, to the director of EAP, and to the faculty of the UC and the host university related to the program. The director of EAP reserves the right to terminate the participation in the program of any student whose conduct (in either academic or nonacademic matters), after careful consideration and full review, is judged to be contrary to the standards and regulations of the UC and the host university.

Study center directors and/or EAP staff on location are available to students and are responsible for all aspects of student welfare and conduct.

Applications for 2013-2014 will be available beginning September 2012. Students are encouraged to consult IEC advisors early in the EAP planning process to avoid missing application deadlines. The center is located in University Village Suite 204, or call (951) 827-4113. Program details are available at internationalcenter.ucr.edu. Education 246 / Programs and Courses

(visit internationalcenter.ucr.edu for program details and all the latest updates)

Argentina Universidad Tres De Febrero, Buenos Aires University of Belgrano

Australia Australian National University La Trobe University Monash University University of Melbourne University of New South Wales University of Queensland University of Sydney University of Western Australia University of Wollongong

Barbados University of the West Indies, Cave Hill

Botswana University of Botswana

Brazil Afro-Brazilian Studies, Salvador Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Canada The University of British Columbia

Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Chile

China Beijing Normal University East China Normal University Fudan University Peking University, Beijing Tsinghua University, Beijing

Costa Rica Monteverde Institute

Denmark University of Copenhagen

Egypt American University in Cairo

France École Normale Supérieure, Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) UC Center, Paris University of Bordeaux University of Lyon

Germany Free University of Berlin (BEST) Georg-August University of Göttingen (Graduate Studies) Humboldt University, Berlin Technical University, Berlin University of Potsdam

Ghana University of Ghana, Legon

Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong University of Science and Technology School of Management School Engineering School of Science University of Hong Kong

India University of Hyderabad

Ireland National University of Ireland, Galway Trinity College, Dublin University College, Cork University College, Dublin Israel Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Italy UC Center, Florence UC Center, Rome University of Bologna University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi University of Padova

Japan International Christian University Doshisha University Hitotsubashi University Keio University Meiji Gakuin University Osaka University Tohoku University Tsuru University University of Tokyo Waseda University

Korea Yonsei University

Mexico UC Center, Mexico City National Autonomous University of Mexico

The Netherlands Maastricht University- Faculty of Economics & Business Administration University College, Maastricht University College, Utrecht Utrecht University

New Zealand Lincoln University Massey University University of Auckland University of Canterbury University of Otago University of Waikato Victoria University of Wellington

Russia St. Petersburg State University

Senegal Language & Culture, Dakar

Singapore National University of Singapore Singapore Agency for Science, Technology & Research

South Africa University of Cape Town

Spain Autonomous University of Barcelona Complutense University of Madrid Carlos III University Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona UC Center, Madrid University of Barcelona University of Córdoba University of Granada

Sweden University of Lund

Taiwan National Taiwan University

Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam

Thailand Thammasat University

Turkey Bilkent University Bogaziçi University Koç University Middle East Technical University

United Kingdom — Imperial College, London London School of Economics UC Center, Edinburgh UC Center, London Bloomsbury University of Bristol University of Cambridge, Pembroke College University of Durham University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of Kent University of Leeds University of London, King’s College University of London,Queen Mary University of Manchester University of St. Andrews University of Sussex University of Warwick University of York

Vietnam Hanoi University