University of Gloucestershire
BCA
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, 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 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 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.
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: 2011 - 2012 $19,198, plus 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. A $100 deposit is typically requested withint two weeks of acceptance.
(Note: Starting 2012-2013 BCA deposit will be $250.)
For comparison, a typical semester in Grantham for 2011-2012 is $18,388.
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.
Application Deadlines
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April 15 |
| Spring 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 program in Cheltenham, England, check out:
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