Undergraduate - Lee University

46 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
earn up to six hours of credit in a combination of history, literature, and
humanities courses.
• Summer Spanish Institute—Each summer 25 Lee University students
spend five weeks in Ecuador, studying Spanish while immersed in Latin
American culture. Students may complete their Intermediate Spanish language
requirement through this experience, or they may earn upper-division
credit toward a Spanish minor or a Modern Foreign Languages major. They
spend several hours each day in the classroom with a Lee University
teacher, but they also have structured interaction with native speakers and
frequent trips to places of interest throughout Ecuador.
• Study in France—Students interested in the French language and culture
may spend six weeks in France in June and July. Beginning with a 10-day
home stay with a French family in Paris, students then travel to Normandy
where they study at the Universite de Caen in an intensive program of
French as a second language. While in Normandy, they stay in a Christian
facility near the university. Students can earn six hours of upper-division
French credit as well as two hours of Cross-Cultural Experience for this trip.
• Study Tour of England and Scotland—Each May, Lee University
offers an intensive study tour of England and Scotland. Students may earn
up to six hours of upper-division credit in Political Science and History
while visiting sites pertinent to topics under discussion. Special emphasis is
placed on the histories of Medieval and Roman Britain and the development
of the British parliamentary system. The program is open to all Lee
University students regardless of major.
New programs being developed include a business intership in Paraguay,
an education/business cooperative program in Russia, a study tour to the
Middle East, plus other study programs in Manila, Ukraine, China, and
Washington, D.C.
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS
• The American Studies Program—This program is sponsored by the
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and provides an
exciting opportunity for juniors and seniors to make Washington, D.C., their
classroom for one semester. Students earn 16 hours credit while participating
in internships individually designed, based on the student’s interests
and major. In addition, students are involved in public policy seminars
which are based on the current political agenda. Applicants must have a
2.75 cumulative GPA or higher and have successfully completed a minimum
of one semester in American Government. Applications for the programs
are due by mid-March for the fall semester and mid-September for the
spring term.
• China Studies Program—Students interested in China will have the
opportunity to engage this intriguing country from the inside. Jointly sponsored
by Lee University and the Council for Christian Colleges and