Hendrix
College, through the Office of International Programs, the Committee on
International/Intercultural Studies, and individual faculty members and
departments, promotes and coordinates overseas study opportunities for
Hendrix students. These groups also aid in the development of
international educational programs and activities. The Committee is made
up of students, faculty members, and members of the administrative
staff.
The Committee on International/Intercultural Studies must
approve students for all study abroad programs. The Committee determines
holistically if each applicant has the academic and personal maturity
to participate in an abroad program. A typical application will consist
of GPA, student affairs record, extracurricular activities, personal
statement, and letters of recommendation. Although there is a minimum
GPA requirement of 2.0, many Hendrix and external programs require at
least a 2.75. Additionally, students must complete the Level I writing
requirement (W1) before studying abroad. Applications for all Hendrix
programs are available in the fall from the Office of International
Programs.
The College sponsors student participation in several study abroad programs. The International Student Exchange Programs (ISEP) provides
many exciting and varied opportunities for study abroad by arranging
for direct enrollment of individual Hendrix students in more than
160 colleges and universities on six continents, and allows Hendrix to
bring students from overseas universities to the College. In recent
years, ISEP placements have been arranged in such places as the
Netherlands, Argentina, Japan, Hungary, Malta, Ghana, South Africa,
Korea, Finland, Thailand, and Australia. A special direct exchange with
Karl-Franzens University in Graz, Austria, facilitates overseas studies
for students interested in German. A similar arrangement with
Heilongjiang University in Harbin, China, allows Hendrix students to
pursue intensive Chinese language study.
Both the Office of International Programs and the
Department of Foreign Languages can provide students with information on
additional options for language, cultural and literary studies abroad.
The Office of International Programs seeks to expand study abroad
opportunities and is exploring new programs in India and Vietnam, among
others. The Director of International Programs also advises individual
students on participation in programs not directly affiliated with the
College. In addition, other campus organizations arrange special foreign
travel, study, and activity programs such as European tours by various
musical ensembles, service-learning trips organized by the Hendrix
Miller Center, and summer travel opportunities.
The College also encourages students
during their junior years to explore postgraduate international study
opportunities such as the Rhodes Scholarship Program, the Thomas J.
Watson Fellowships, Fulbright Fellowships, and others. Drs. Allison
Shutt and Dorian Stuber are the initial contacts for information on
these awards.