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Center offers
gateway to rest of the world
By Ayako Ando
On-line Forty-Niner
Cal State Long
Beach's study abroad program will send more than 75 students
to 13 different countries this academic year.
The Center for
International Education, located in BH-201, offers the programs
to students who are interested in studying abroad.
"We have workshops
for students who wish to study abroad, and offer detailed
information throughout the semester," said Cecilia A.
Fidora, study abroad coordinator.
Fidora said CSULB
now has three different study abroad programs.
The first program,
the International Program, takes place over one academic year
and is sponsored by the Cal State University system.
The second program,
CSULB Direct Student Exchange, is offered for one or two semesters.
"This program
contains countries such as Argentina, Holland, Singapore and
Switzerland, [Countries] that the International Program does
not have on the list," said Fidora.
The CSULB London
Semester is the third program. CSU Professors accompany students
from CSULB, San Diego State and Cal State Fullerton to London
during the spring or fall semester.
"I want to
expand my ability to know a foreign country," said CSULB
student Cindy Chang, a liberal studies major who is interested
in the London program. "Since I don't speak any other
languages, the London program is a good step."
In these three
programs, students pay tuition to CSULB while they are abroad
and all of their academic work is given CSU credit.
"This is financially
great because students only pay for units to CSULB as they
have been doing, even though some countries require higher
tuition," said Fidora.
"Since available
countries and requirements such as GPA and languages vary
from programs, it is good for students to make an appointment
for the workshop and get more information," she said.
Fidora said there
is one more option, the Independent program, which is not
sponsored by CSULB. Students can choose this program if they
don't meet the requirements for the other programs or if the
other programs don't include the countries they wish to study
in.
"Most students
study abroad for their curiosity and for their future job,"
Fidora said. "If the resume says that they did something
that other people didn't do, they will get more chance for
the great job. Also, studying abroad is something difficult
to do after graduation, so it is good to do now if you are
interested."
Center offers
gateway to rest of the world
By Ayako Ando
On-line Forty-Niner
Cal State Long
Beach's study abroad program will send more than 75 students
to 13 different countries this academic year.
The Center for
International Education, located in BH-201, offers the programs
to students who are interested in studying abroad.
"We have workshops
for students who wish to study abroad, and offer detailed
information throughout the semester," said Cecilia A.
Fidora, study abroad coordinator.
Fidora said CSULB
now has three different study abroad programs.
The first program,
the International Program, takes place over one academic year
and is sponsored by the Cal State University system.
The second program,
CSULB Direct Student Exchange, is offered for one or two semesters.
"This program
contains countries such as Argentina, Holland, Singapore and
Switzerland, [Countries] that the International Program does
not have on the list," said Fidora.
The CSULB London
Semester is the third program. CSU Professors accompany students
from CSULB, San Diego State and Cal State Fullerton to London
during the spring or fall semester.
"I want to
expand my ability to know a foreign country," said CSULB
student Cindy Chang, a liberal studies major who is interested
in the London program. "Since I don't speak any other
languages, the London program is a good step."
In these three
programs, students pay tuition to CSULB while they are abroad
and all of their academic work is given CSU credit.
"This is financially
great because students only pay for units to CSULB as they
have been doing, even though some countries require higher
tuition," said Fidora.
"Since available
countries and requirements such as GPA and languages vary
from programs, it is good for students to make an appointment
for the workshop and get more information," she said.
Fidora said there
is one more option, the Independent program, which is not
sponsored by CSULB. Students can choose this program if they
don't meet the requirements for the other programs or if the
other programs don't include the countries they wish to study
in.
"Most students
study abroad for their curiosity and for their future job,"
Fidora said. "If the resume says that they did something
that other people didn't do, they will get more chance for
the great job. Also, studying abroad is something difficult
to do after graduation, so it is good to do now if you are
interested."
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