Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

oth program completion purposes and financial
aid. Students must complete an RU Study
Abroad Registration and Course Approval form
outlining courses to be taken and approved before
leaving to study abroad. Grade values are
assigned as pass/fail and the awarding of specific
course credit is determined at the conclusion of
the experience and when official transcripts are
received by the Registrar’s Office.
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Bruce Mahin
INST 489K. Study Abroad Practicum in
Mexico. (3-18)
Open to all majors. Offered Spring or Fall. A
program is also offered in the Summer with
slightly different criteria - see the RU Summer
Program for additional information. A directed
program of travel study designed to augment a
student’s knowledge of the language and culture
of Mexico and Latin America. Grade values are
assigned as pass/fail and the awarding of specific
course credit is determined at the conclusion
of the experience and when official transcripts
are received by the Registrar’s Office. Maximum
of 18 credit hours.
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. John Knowles
INST 489L. Study Abroad Practicum
in China and Taiwan. (12-18)
Prerequisites: Consult Director of International
Education.
Open to all majors. This is an exchange program
that allows RU students to study at the National
Taiwan Normal University in China or Shanghai
Normal University in China while paying RU
tuition. Hours earned are treated as if completed
at RU for both program completion purposes
and financial aid. Students must complete an RU
Study Abroad Registration and Course Approval
form outlining courses to be taken and approved
before leaving to study abroad. Grade values are
assigned as pass/fail and the awarding of specific
course credit is determined at the conclusion of
the experience and when official transcripts are
received by the Registrar’s Office.
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. I-Ping Fu.
INST 489M. Study Abroad Practicum
with AIFS. (12-18)
Prerequisites: Consult Director of International
Education.
This is an affiliate program that affords students
the opportunity to study a variety of subjects
through selected universities. Affiliate programs
allow students to maintain RU student status
while abroad, thus allowing them continued
access to financial aid and future registration
at RU. Students must complete an RU Study
Abroad Registration and course Approval Form
outlining courses to be taken and approved before
leaving to study abroad. Grade values are
pass/fail, and the awarding of specific course
credit is determined at the conclusion of the
experience and when official transcripts are received
by the Registrar’s Office.
INST 489N. Study Abroad Practicum
with AIU-London. (12-18)
Prerequisites: Consult Director of International
Education.
This is an affiliate program for study abroad in
London. Affiliate programs allow students to
maintain RU student status while abroad, thus
allowing them continued access to financial aid
and future registration at RU. Students must
complete an RU Study Abroad Registration
and course Approval Form outlining courses to be
taken and approved before leaving to study abroad.
Grade values are pass/fail, and the awarding of specific
course credit is determined at the conclusion
of the experience and when official transcripts are
received by the Registrar’s Office.
INST 489O. Study Abroad Practicum
with Salzburg College, Austria. (12-18)
Prerequisites: Consult Director of International
Education.
Open to all majors. This is an affiliate program
with Salzburg College in Austria that provides
students with the opportunity to study courses
in the liberal arts, business and education. Instruction
is in English. Affiliate programs allow
students to maintain RU student status while
abroad, thus allowing them continued access
to financial aid and future registration at RU.
Students must complete an RU Study Abroad
Registration and course Approval Form
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