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Where do you want to go?

Averett faculty regularly offer special travel courses. Semester or year abroad programs are available in China, Russia, Finland and Eastern European countries. Averett's foreign language faculty can assist you with study in countries where French or Spanish is spoken. Students interested in study abroad should contact the Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences in 107 Main.

Study Abroad Opportunities

Averett University is pleased to announce study abroad agreements with Dundee University in Dundee, Scotland and Trinity College University of Wales. Averett students may take courses for one or two semesters at these institutions and transfer credit hours to Averett.

Dundee’s promotional brochure for study abroad students states: “We offer a unique and challenging education mixed with a broad range of extra-curricular activities and clubs. From the classroom to the dance floor we’ve got something that’ll suit your taste. Our slogan is ‘Serious Fun’ and we intend to live up to it.”

Students may view a Power Point slide show about Dundee.
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Recent Study Abroad Trips:

  • South Africa
  • China
  • England
  • Russia
  • Central Europe
  • Scotland
  • Costa Rica
  • Israel
  • Egypt

Check out these links

The AU Office of Study Abroad and International Learning suggests the following institutions for semester or year abroad.  Each of these institutions has been visited by an Averett representative.  While they all are of superior academic standing, some of their significant programs are highlighted in parentheses.  Check out the respective websites and search for the programs that interest you.  We also recommend that you check out the links at the bottom of the page for companies we work with in other countries.

Trinity College-University of Wales             www.trinity-cm.ac.uk
(Theatre, Physical Education, Liberal Arts, Welsh History and Language)

University of Dundee, Dundee Scotland    www.dundee.ac.uk
(Bio-medical,  International Business, Computer Science and Mathematics, Art)

University of Birmingham, England www.bham.ac.uk      
(International Business, Shakespeare Institute www.shakespeare.bham.ac.uk)

National University of Ireland-Galway         www.nuigalway.ie
(Irish Studies, Language and Literature, Celtic Civilization)

University of Limerick, Ireland                       www.ul.ie
(International Business, Equine Science, Irish Studies)

University College of Dublin, Ireland           www.ucd.ie
(International Business, Political Science, Literature)
see also Quinn School of Business

Lahti Polytechnic, Lahti, Finland                  www.lamk.fi/english/
(International Business)

Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi            www.uqac.ca/
(French, French-Canadian History and Literature)

Institute of Shipboard Education                 www.semesteratsea.org
(Liberal Arts, History, Political Science)

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American Institute for Foreign Study                       www.aifsabroad.com

International Studies Abroad                                   www.studiesabroad.com

CAPA International Education                                 www.capa.org

Council on International Education Exchange       www.ciee.org

Study Abroad Scholarship

The Barksdale Study Abroad Fund was established by Mary Morten Barksdale for Averett students who wish to study in a foreign country. The recipient must be a full-time student with 60 or more credits and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Interested students can apply to the Dean of Arts and Sciences.