University of Gloucestershire
BCA Study Abroad
Have you ever wanted to live in a picturesque British town? Cheltenham, located in the peaceful Cotswalds region of England, provides an ideal setting for students to experience British culture! Students take classes with English peers at the University of Gloucestershire, selecting courses from the school’s 40 academic disciplines. Program participants live in student housing, which offers easy access to the university’s social activities. The program, run by BCA Study Abroad, includes field trips to significant cultural and historical sites throughout the country. Previous excursions include Stonehenge, Bath, nearby villages and countryside, Oxford, Wales, and Stratford-upon-Avon.
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BCA Study Abroad offers students, who are seriously interested in enriching their college experiences, an opportunity to enhance their curriculum with a semester or year of study abroad. Programs in China, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, and Spain give students a wide range of options.
Goals and Objectives
BCA Study Abroad attempts to integrate American students into an overseas university, allowing them to broaden their horizons, to experience different cultures, and to practice speaking another modern language.
Requirements
Students must have completed one full years of college (completed 24 credits) and must have a 3.0 GPA or higher to qualify. Recommendations are a large part of the application process. Students may apply to England and Greece during their sophomore year. Students are required to attend all Messiah-run pre-departure orientation sessions the semester before studying abroad as well as half-day reentry retreat upon returning to campus the following semester.
Credits / Grades
The 15 or 16 credits students earn each semester may meet some general education or major requirements. Courses taken will appear on Messiah transcripts with letter grades. Please refer to the grade conversion chart.
Students will meet their third language/cross-cultural requirement by participating in this program. Students will not earn 3 credits, rather the requirement will be waived.
Costs: 2013 - 2014 $20,770, plus $250 deposit
Fee covers tuition, housing, meals, *round-trip airfare for the group flight, educational excursions, pre-departure, and re-entry orientation. Note: additional fees students may encounter include (but are not limited to) local transportation, visas, passports, immunizations, and course fees.
For comparison, a typical semester in Grantham for 2013-2014 is $19,655.
Note: *Once flights are booked, students are responsible for the cost of the flight if they cannot participate for any reason, including visa issues. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the jumping off point in the United States.
Costs: 2014-2015 – Messiah College is currently reviewing its parameters and pricing structure for study abroad programs. Costs for 2014-2015 will be available in November 2013 and will be posted on this website as soon as they become available.
Application Deadlines
| Fall 2014 Semester: |
Deadlines will be posted in November 2013 |
| Spring 2014 Semester: |
October 15 |
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“I became close with the other Christians on campus, and made it a point to seek out friends in the local church I attended, Trinity Church. The worship there was a bit different than what I was used to, but it was a good opportunity for me to experience God in a new way.”
--Kaitlin Hiserote
To learn more about BCA Study Abroad program in Cheltenham, England, check out:
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