The Four Program Types

Key Questions to Ask Yourself

Narrowing Your Choices

Using the Program Self-Assessment Worksheet as a Tool

Additional How to Choose Tools

How to Choose a Program - The Four Program Types

Please keep in mind that not all fields of study are available at all EAP sites/options.

1. Immersion Program: Students are enrolled in regular host university courses for a semester or an academic year. Courses are usually taught in the language of the host country, but in some locations, instruction is in English.

EXAMPLES:
Spring Immersion Program in Bordeaux, France
Spring Semester Advanced Program in Gottingen, Germany
Academic Year in Ghana, or Japan, or UK/Ireland, or Australia
Fall Semester in India

2. Non-Immersion Program - Course Work in English: Students are not enrolled in regular host university courses. Programs are created specifically for international and/or UC students. Instruction is in English.

EXAMPLES:
Fall or Year in Budapest, Hungary
London Fall Semester in London, England
Fall Semester in English:Copenhagen, Denmark or Lund, Sweden

3. Special Focus Program: Semester length programs, usually arranged for UC students, which target a specific field of study.

EXAMPLES:
Marine Biology in Queensland, Australia
Tropical Biology & Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Global Studies in Yokohama, Japan

4. Language and Culture Program: Intensive language, culture and society programs offered during the summer or one semester. Programs include language instruction in the target language and one or more culture course depending on the program (history, politics, art, anthropology, etc).

EXAMPLES:
Intensive Japanese Language and Culture in Tsuru, Japan
Summer Intensive Language in Morelia, Mexico
Fall Semester L&C Programs in Bordeaux or Lyon, France
Fall Language and Area Studies Program in Hanoi, Vietnam
Beginning German Spring Semester in Goettingen, Germany

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