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meaningful components of their degree program. International study,<br />

internships, volunteer activity, and work abroad are experiences that will<br />

help one to understand and work with persons from different cultures,<br />

provide a venue for foreign language acquisition, enormously add to<br />

personal growth, and increase knowledge that aids the development of<br />

careers based both in the U.S. and internationally. Experience and study<br />

abroad is especially important for students in the School of <strong>Architecture</strong>,<br />

particularly as more firms engage other cultures and partnerships from<br />

around the globe.<br />

Exciting international education opportunities are currently offered by<br />

several colleges and schools within the university that act as<br />

supplements to the School of <strong>Architecture</strong>'s programs, and new<br />

opportunities are currently being developed. International opportunities<br />

available include: Junior Year Abroad <strong>Program</strong>s (including some<br />

semester programs), Semester Abroad <strong>Program</strong>s, and Summer Abroad<br />

<strong>Program</strong>s. Semester Abroad and Summer Abroad programs are open to<br />

both <strong>Tulane</strong> and non-<strong>Tulane</strong> students.<br />

Additional education abroad opportunities exist through direct enrollment<br />

in foreign universities as well as through participation in education<br />

abroad programs of other U.S. universities. Direct enrollment<br />

opportunities are for students who are willing to undertake the<br />

admissions and study abroad process themselves. Students participating<br />

in non-<strong>Tulane</strong> study abroad semester programs in cities where <strong>Tulane</strong><br />

has a semester abroad program are required to present a petition for<br />

program participation approval to the Executive Director of the Center for<br />

International Studies with the academic reasons for choosing a non-<br />

<strong>Tulane</strong> program. Students participating in non-<strong>Tulane</strong> study abroad<br />

semester and year-long programs must have a cumulative GPA of 2.70<br />

before program participation in order to transfer credit back to <strong>Tulane</strong>.<br />

The School of <strong>Architecture</strong> faculty reviews the student’s coursework prior<br />

to and after returned from any non-<strong>Tulane</strong> study abroad program.<br />

JUNIOR YEAR (AND SEMESTER) ABROAD PROGRAMS<br />

Founded as an honors program in 1954, <strong>Tulane</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s Junior Year<br />

Abroad <strong>Program</strong> (JYA) is one of the most highly respected of American<br />

study-abroad programs. JYA offers immersion into the student life of a<br />

foreign country, as well as the opportunity to experience the social,<br />

economic, and political life of that country. Outstanding students from<br />

<strong>New</strong>comb College, <strong>Tulane</strong> College, and the Schools of <strong>Architecture</strong>,<br />

Business, and Engineering participate each year.<br />

With approval of the major departments, and depending on the<br />

availability of space in the foreign university, students can pursue an<br />

academic program abroad in most of the fields of study offered at <strong>Tulane</strong>.<br />

Courses taken abroad under the JYA <strong>Program</strong> carry credit toward<br />

graduation, and grades earned count toward the cumulative grade point<br />

average and division honors. JYA <strong>Program</strong>s currently are available in:<br />

The United Kingdom and Ireland, France, Scotland, Germany, Greece,<br />

Israel, Italy, Malta, and Spain. JYA <strong>Program</strong>s are for a full academic year<br />

unless otherwise indicated. There are additional specialized semester

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