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All fees are paid directly to the CCCU. Students are required to complete substitution request forms prior to departure. For contact information visit the Study Abroad (https://www.biola.edu/ studyabroad/) website. Scholars' Semester in Oxford (SSO) See the SSO (http://www.bestsemester.com/locations-and-programs/ oxford/sso/) website for additional information and course offerings. The Scholars’ Semester in Oxford is specifically designed for students seeking an academically rigorous and robust experience. As official Registered Visiting Students of Oxford University, students study within Oxford’s acclaimed tutorial pedagogy to receive weekly, one-on-one instruction from a faculty comprised of widely-published authors, historians, former international ambassadors, and other celebrated scholars. Students choose from hundreds of subjects within the disciplines of Classics, English Language and Literature, History, History of Art, Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian), Musicology, Philosophy, Psychology, or Theology, and earn access to Oxford’s 119 libraries featuring 11 million books and outstanding electronic resources. SSO also offers 18 thematic or integrative concentrations including Gender Studies, Film Studies, Philosophy of Science, and more. If choosing to return for a second term, students write a substantial thesis on a topic of their choice. Applicants are generally honors students and must have at minimum a 3.7 GPA to be considered for the programme. SSO students earn 15-18 credits for a semester and may complete two semesters of the programme. For contact information visit the Study Abroad (https://www.biola.edu/ studyabroad/) website. Uganda Studies Program (USP) See the USP (http://www.bestsemester.com/locations-and-programs/ uganda/) website for additional information and course offerings. The Uganda Studies Program immerses students in local communities, Ugandan campus life, and a broad range of cultures and places within Uganda and Rwanda. Students choose to live either with a host family for the semester or on campus at Uganda Christian University (UCU), an international affiliate member of the CCCU located 15 miles east of the capital city of Kampala. Students forge meaningful relationships with their Ugandan peers, faculty members, and host families while exploring issues such as poverty, cultural expressions of Christianity and missions, and the reconciliation between the realities of East Africa and their Christian faith. Students enroll in one of three tracks: General Studies Emphasis (GSE), Global Health Emphasis (GHE), or Social Work Emphasis (SWE). Students enrolled in the Social Work Emphasis (SWE) participate in an MSW-guided Junior-level or Senior-level Social Work Practicum (up to 400 practicum hours) at a variety of sites, including Compassion International and locally-founded aid organizations, approved in consultation with the CSWE. Global Health Emphasis (GHE) students take advanced global health courses and participate in the Cross Cultural Practicum at a health-related to engage broader issues of international aid, development, and public health. General Studies Emphasis (GHE) students select from a variety of UCU electives including languages, health, religions, literature, and politics, and may also choose to receive practicum credit through service at Cross-Cultural Practicum sites in a variety of fields. USP students earn up to 16 hours of credit.
For contact information visit the Study Abroad (https://www.biola.edu/ studyabroad/) website. Affiliated Semester Programs Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) See the CCSP (http://creationcsp.org/) website for additional information and course offerings. The Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) offered by the Center for Environmental Leadership is a high-caliber academic semester in Belize or New Zealand aimed at helping students connect their Christian faith to biblical justice, ecology, sustainable community development, and to personally live more sustainable lifestyles. Within a learning context focused on Christian spiritual formation and community, CCSP offers a robust cross-cultural and interdisciplinary integrated semester of learning and discipleship. While studying with CCSP, students interact with the local communities and discover hands-on the remarkable natural wonders of Belize or New Zealand. Some highlights of CCSP-Belize include living at Macal Commons, CCSP's beautiful tropical campus, taking excursions to local Mayan ruins, snorkeling at one of the world's largest barrier reefs, and exploring pristine rainforests. The Belize semester also offers internship opportunities. The CCSP-New Zealand campus is nestled beneath the mighty Kaikoura mountains, yet only one mile from the Pacific Ocean. This offers students the unique opportunity to explore New Zealand's Polynesian and European cultures, stunning forests, mountain glaciers and abundant marine life (including whales, dolphins and seals). Both locations include homestay opportunities with local families, while CCSP also provides ample opportunity for independent travel. CCSP New Zealand or Belize is available Fall or Spring semester and is suitable for all majors, but particularly for Intercultural Studies, Biology, and Sociology majors. For contact information visit the Study Abroad (https://www.biola.edu/ studyabroad/) website. Justice Studies in Honduras (DSP) See the Justice Studies in Honduras (https://calvin.edu/offices-services/ off-campus-programs/semester-in-honduras-justice-studies/) website for additional information and course offerings. Students from all majors are invited to the Justice Studies in Honduras semester, offered through Calvin College's off-campus programs. Earn 15 credits of coursework in community development and Honduran culture, taught by professors who live out what they are teaching. Choose a two- week practicum where you work with an organization of your choice. Learn Spanish by speaking Spanish, even if you haven't taken much before. In Honduras, you'll stay with host families in the beautiful town of Santa Lucía, just outside the capital, Tegucigalpa. You may learn to cook traditional food, play soccer with your younger siblings, or hear traditional stories from your abuelo. Whatever your experience, many students say staying with a host family is one of the most rewarding parts of their semester. In coffee fields and subsistence farms, in embassies and Congress, don't just learn about a developing country: learn from one. Come together with people who share your passions and see how you can be part of the solution. Students will be ineligible to receive University Aid when attending the Justice Studies in Honduras Program. Prior to the beginning of
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