Study Abroad
The University offers a range of short-term and long-term study-abroad options. There are core course based programs specifically designed for freshman and sophomore students. Junior and senior programs are designed to extend the curriculum in the student's major. While participating in any study abroad program you are qualified for all financial aid, including the Hope scholarship. In addition, there are study abroad scholarships available through International Services and Programs.
Short-term and summer programs are designed for students who have not travelled extensively and have a core focus. The programs are led by UWG faculty-and costs include airfare, local transportation, housing and most meals. Short-term programs include:
- Art in France and London (Summer)
- Marketing in London (Summer)
- French Language Immersion in Tours, France (Summer)
- Spanish Language Immersion in Heredia, Costa Rica (Summer)
- German Language Immersion in Oldenburg, Germany (Summer)
- Politics and Economics in the European Union (Summer)
- Summer Study in Canada (Summer)
- Education in Kagoshima, Japan (Summer)
- Education in London (Summer0
- European Council Consortium Program in London (Summer)
- European Council Consortium Program in Madrid (Summer)
- European Council Consortium Program in Waterford, Ireland (Summer)
- European Council Consortium Program in Paris (Summer)
- European Council Consortium Program in Berlin (Summer)
- Management in Barcelona (Spring Break)
- Marketing in China (Spring Break)
- Business in Costa Rica (Winter Break)
There are 193 universities juniors and seniors can study for a one semester or a full year. There are both discipline specific exchange agreements sponsored by departments and colleges as well as across the curriculum agreements which students from most disciplines can participate. Exchange agreements cover all continents except Antarctica. Exchange students enroll at the University of West Georgia, pay tuition and fees, and study at the exchange partner institution. As with short-term programs, students remain eligible for all financial aid and can apply for study abroad scholarships available through International Services and Programs.
