semeste r-l ong educat iona l experience in Ne\\' Zealand . For in for mat ion a nd an app li catio n , contact Dr. Rafe Payne (rafc.payne@b iola.ed u) in th e Bio logica l Sc ie nce Depa rtment. FOCUS ON THE FAMILY INSTITUTE (FFI) The lnst iw tc in Colo rado Springs, Colo rado, is a hi ghl y competit ive co ll ege opportunity that focuses on leade rship training with the goal of rcscoring fam ili es, rc\' ivi ng the ch u rch and transforming soc iety. A semester at the In stitute provides persona li zed expe ri ence that strengthens studc nts' love fo r Christ and for fam ili es . The program offers 15 cred it hours (8 during the summer) in a supporting and exciti ng commun it \' li,·ing and learning cm·ironment. Regardless of academic discipl in e. a semeste r at the Institute is co ns idered one of t he best " life training expe ri ences." Biola students may apply fol low in g their sop homo re \'Car. and must meet ,,·ith t he Dean of Academic Reco rds to ensu re that course selection fits \\'ith grad uation require ments (final candidates arc selected by the Institutc). ror more information, contact the Office of the \ 'ice Provost at Biola o r , ·isit www.focus inst itutc.org . THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM (ISE) The In ternat iona l Student Exchangc Program pro,·idcs unique op portunit ies for Bio la students co study at C hri st ian uni vc r5it ies in Korea and Japan. Stude nts can stud y a t H and ong lln i, ·c rs it y, llannam Llnivcrsity, Jeon Ju Uni\'c r s itv, Seoul \\'omen'5 lln i,·c rsit,, and Yonsei L"ni, ·ers itv in 1-: ; rca, or at Tokyo Ch ri st ian L·;1i,usity in Japan . Biola ~rn dcnts with a GPA of 3.0 o r higher ma,· apply for up to two scmcstcrs of exchange studv. Fo r additi onal in fo rmat ion and an app li cat ion , contact D r. Sung Lee (su ng .w. lcc@b io la .edu) in In tc rn at iona l Student Education. COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - OFF-CAMPUS STUDY PROGRAMS Th e Co un ci l for C hri st ian Co ll eges and L 1 ni\'crsitics (CCC L.), an associat ion o f 0\'Cr ninety in st ituti ons, offe rs t he fo ll owing semester and summer programs co st ud cnts of its member institutions. Becau;e Biola L' ni, ·ers it \' is a mem ber of the Counc il , our 5tudents can participat~ in a wide rnriety of CCCL. off-campus study programs. These are avai lab lc to juniors and seniors with a minimum GPA o f 2.75 (wit h the except io n of t he ll o nour s P rogramme in Oxford, whi ch requ ires a minimum GP/\ of 3.5) . For further in formation regarding acadcm ic rcq u iremcnts, financ ia l arrangements , and sc h ed u le p lanning sec the prog ram direccors li sted belo,, for each program. \ ' isit the CCC LI
they would on the La i\lirada campus. At the e nd of the semes ter USR will fo rward the swdc nt 's transcript to Biola, whe re it will be inte rpreted in li ght of ou r American grad ing system. For additi ona l information, co nt act the Coo rdin ato r of th e Bi o la London Program in the Department of Engl ish, o r visit www.biola.edu/biolalondon. AU SABLE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ASI) Biol a Un ive rsity is a participating member of Au Sab le Institute, a Ch ri st ian env ironmental StC\\'ardsh ip in;titutc, w hose mission is to bring healing and \\'holcncss to the bi osp he re and the \\'ho le of creat ion. Students gain field experience, and deve lop practica l coo ls for cn,·ironmcnral stewa rd ship at a fi e ld stat ion in 1'l ich iga n , on an is land in Puge t Sound, in Africa or in Indi a. Seve ra l courses offe red in the summer and in tcrtcrm may be used fo r upper divi sio n e lccti,·e units in the biology major. Financial assistance is ava ilabl e from Au Sable. Interested students should obta i n inform at io n a nd fo rm s from Dr. Rafe Pavnc (rafe .payne@bi o la.edu ), Bio log ica l Sc ience Depa rtment. ,
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES PROGRAM IN HONDURAS (DSPH)
Students attending the Development Studies Program in H ondu ras spend a spr in g semester studying dc\'elopmcnt theories as thev play o ut in the t hird wo rld . They live with a H ondu ra n fam il y and exper ience life in the third wor ld . Stu de nts \'is it banana plantations , farms that gro,, sh rimp for ex po rt and the agricu ltu re, health and litcracv p rojects of development o rgan izations, analyzing their impact in improving the li ves of the poor in Honduras . For addit iona l informati o n a nd an app li cation, sec Dr. Brad C hri sterso n (brad. ch ri stc rson@bio la.edu) in the Soc io logy Department. Seminars Units Exp loring a Third \\'o rld Society .) The Problem of Po,·crt,· ,) Development Thco r 1 and Practice 3 Spanish Language -t-8 TOTAL C REDITS 13-17 GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP STUDY PROGRAM (GSSP) S tud ents attend ing the G lobal Stcmmlship Study pro gram spend t he fa ll or spring semester in Belize. The pur pose of GSSP is co prov id e C h rist ian-based undergraduate ed ucatio n that is cross-c ultura l a nd intcrdisciplinarv, with a focus on the ,,·el fare of all God's creation, both human and no nhuman. through the susta in ab le stewardship of the eart h' s intercon nected systems . The GSSP mission is accomp li shed by the interconnected dimensi ons of eco logy, theology, cu lture, and Christian disci pl es hip. An opportun ity to interact wit h commun ity leade rs, work with nongo\'crnmcnt organizat ions, li ve among the Bcli zea n peop le and exp lore the rema rkab le natural resources of Beli ze, inc lu ding the second largest barrier reef in t he ,,·orld and the ri ch diversity of a tropical ra inforest. Exc ur s io ns co the Bar ri e r Reef, 1'1ayan ruins a nd ot her areas of interest in Be li ze, 1'1cx ico and G ua tema la occur th roughout th e semeste r. Additionally, each scmcstc r students ha, ·c opport uniti es for ind ependent travel aro und Belize or other co untri es in Centra l Ame ri ca . GSSP a lso offers a ;im il ar
webs ite : ,,·ww. bestscmcstcr.com. American Studies Program (ASP)
Founded in 1976, the American Studies Program has scn·ed hundreds of swdcnts as a "Washington, D.C.. campus." ASP uses \\'as hingcon as a st imul ating educational laboracorv ,, here coll egians gain hands-on experie nce with an internship in their chose n fie ld and explore pressing national and in ternationa l issues in publi c poli cy semi nars that arc issue-oriented, intc r d iscip linar\' and led by ASP facu lty and \\'as hington profess ion als. Internships arc ta il ored to fit students' talents and aspira tions, and arc a\'ai lab lc in a wide range of fields. ASP bridges
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