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Tuition/Room/Board Comparison
Tuition
Semester Year
The University of Kansas
KU resident student $3,335 $6,670
KU non-resident student $6,160 $12,320
Study Abroad Examples
(KU residents and non-residents)
University of Costa Rica $4,025 $6,800
(incl. 4-week orientation, excursions)
Besançon, France Direct Exchange $8,990
(incl. 3-week Paris Orientation)
Great Britain Direct Exchange $8,200
(incl. 1-week London Orientation)
ISEP (36 countries world wide) $4,670 $8,309
(incl. health insurance)
All fees listed are for 1995-96. KU room and board is based on a single occupancy dorm room with 19 meals per week. KU fees do not include health insurance, books, personal expenses and travel, or phone. Study Abroad program fees are subject to fluctuations in exchange rates. Study Abroad accommodations vary with program but generally include provision for a single room and all meals. Study Abroad fees do not include airfare, health insurance (except ISEP), personal expenses and travel, passport, or books.
Can I apply my Financial Aid and Scholarships to Study Abroad?
Normally, federal financial aid is applicable to study abroad programs and in most cases KU scholarships and grants may be applied to the study abroad program fee. Students who are receiving financial aid must meet with the Study Abroad Financial Advisor.
Limited scholarships from the Office of Study Abroad are available to qualified applicants of many programs. Certain departments also offer scholarships for study abroad Under the National Security Education Program (NSEP) undergraduates may apply for grants of up to $8000 per semester ($3700 for the summer) to study less-commonly spoken languages.
Graduating seniors and graduate students are eligible to apply for KU's Graduate Direct Exchange fellowships, in 12 universities in Northern Europe, and for Fulbright fellowships. Students are encouraged to apply as early as May of their junior year.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I study? Study Abroad programs are available in 20 different languages in locations throughout the world. Study in English is widely available in 25 countries in 5 world areas KU administers study abroad programs in the following countries:
The Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico Paraguay, Uruguay Europe: Austria, Belgium Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia Finland, France, Great Britain Greece, Germany Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta Netherlands, Spain, Sweden Switzerland, Russia Middle East: Cyprus, Egypt Israel
Africa: Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia Australasia: Australia, Fiji Hong Kong, Japan, Korea New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand
What can I study?
Some programs focus on a particular field of study while others offer a general curriculum. Study Abroad participants come from all schools of the university, including Architecture,Business, Education, Engineering,Fine Arts,Journalism Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Social Welfare. Most students are able to fulfill graduation requirements and maintain progress toward their degree while studying abroad.
A few examples of discipline-specific programs include those for architecture, art and design, business, engineering, environmental studies, languages, art history, international business and economics, classics, education social welfare and humanities.
Many semester and academic year programs allow qualified
students with demonstrated language proficiency to choose from regular university course offerings.
must speak a foreign language? You need not be fluent in a foreign language to study abroad. Several semester and year programs and many summer institutes are open to students with a minimum of language study. Opportunities to study in English are plentiful, both in English-speaking and non-English-speaking cultures. Of course, KU offers many study abroad programs for students with proficiency in the language of the host country.
How is credit awarded? Upon return to KU and receipt of transcripts from the host institution abroad, grades are posted for KU equivalent courses on the student's KU transcript.
Through the Office of Study Abroad, students remain enrolled at KU, earn resident KU credit, and are awarded grades for credit earned while studying abroad. Students from most disciplines may earn credit to fulfill KU degree requirements. To ensure continued progress toward a degree, an Academic Advisor's Approval form must be completed for admission to a study abroad program.
How do I apply?
To begin a search for a study abroad program, you are encouraged to visit the Office of Study Abroad, browse through the resource library and attend information meetings, then schedule a meeting with a study abroad advisor to identify the program that best fits your needs. An application, including academic advisor's approval of intended courses of study, must be submitted for admission.
Admission requirements and prerequisites, available fields of study, and competitiveness for admission vary from program to program. Early planning for study abroad will generally afford more options.
Typical application deadlines are February 15 for the following Fall semester and October 1 for the following Spring semester. Summer Institute applications are available by November. Early application is encouraged as some programs fill quickly.
Students who cannot meet their academic objectives through an existing KU study abroad program may, with academic approval, develop a Student-Initiated Study Abroad Program. Students participating in a Student- Initiated Study Abroad Program stay in residence at KU and remain eligible for federal and institutional financial aid and scholarships.
What does it cost?
Program costs vary, but studying abroad does not have to be prohibitively expensive. The University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad strives to keep costs down while maintaining program integrity, in order to offer high-quality programs to as many students as possible. For instance, KU exchange agreements with universities in Costa Rica, United Kingdom, France Australia, and with the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) provide study abroad opportunities of great value at tuition, room and board costs close to those of staying on the Lawrence campus. Students paying non-resident tuition will find that the cost of study abroad can be less than that of studying on campus.
Yes, students that study abroad do get credit for the courses they take abroad.
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