FIVE REASONS TO STUDY ABROAD

• Understand and appreciate other cultures and how the culture of the United States is perceived by others. You will be immersed in a different culture, enriching your personal and professional future.
  
  
  
• Gain a global education. By experiencing the environment of a new culture on a daily basis, you will gain a tangible sense of how other people live and work.
  
  
  
• Learn a foreign language. New languages come alive when you immerse yourself in the environment.
  
  
  
• Enhance your professional opportunities. Future employers recognize the value of the intercultural communication skills you will have gained by studying abroad, which are important in today’s global economy.
  
  
  
• Earn academic credit. Expand your horizons, meet interesting people, sample exotic foods and enjoy the sights while you earn college credit.