FURMAN’S AFFILIATION WITH AUSTRALEARN

The Land Down Under! The No. 1 exotic destination for today’s university students, and Furman is there!

Although Furman creates and runs the vast majority of its own study abroad options, we do have an affiliation with Australearn, a consortium of 20 universities in Australia and New Zealand. The variety of universities involved is a major attraction of this program: you can study in the ultra-urban environments of Sydney or Melbourne, along the Goldcoast or in the Outback.

Australearn enjoys a superb reputation among international education professionals. Our Down Under alums praise the assistance they receive from the American office in Denver, the orientation staff at Cairns and the Australian campus international offices.
The Australian and New Zealand school year differs from those in America in that for most schools the first semester runs from February to June and the second from July to November. “Summer vacation” is from November to February. Most Furman students choose to participate in the second semester.

The academic work in Australia and New Zealand is rigorous, but the rewards are many. To learn more about this opportunity, consult the Australearn Web site at www.australearn.org or come by the Center for International Education for a booklet and application.

Requirements: junior status, a 2.8 GPA (although some schools require a 3.0), recommendations from professors and an interview in The Center for International Education.

The next program departs July, 2003.

For additional information please contact:
Prof. W.J. Lavery
The Center for International Education
112 Johns Hall, PH: (864) 294-3294
E-mail: bill.lavery@furman.edu

Photographs courtesy of Australearn.