faq - the international concentration
1. What is the language requirement for the International Concentration?
The language requirement for the International Concentration is the same as the language requirement for the College as a whole.
2. Can I graduate in both the International Concentration and the Honors Concentration in Financial Services?
Yes. It will require careful planning of your course schedule; you might have to take summer classes in order to graduate in 4 years.
3. Can I satisfy the ’Semester Abroad’ requirement of the International Concentration during Jan Term?
No.
4. Can I satisfy the ’Semester Abroad’ requirement of the International Concentration during the summer?
Permission is occasionally granted to do this. You must demonstrate that it would be a severe hardship for you to go abroad during the regular semester. You must be a full time student for the entire summer (a 4 -week trip to take 1 class wouldn’t be acceptable, for example).
5. I was raised in India. Can I return to India for my Semester Abroad?
The International Concentration is designed to add breadth to a student’s international experience. Foreign students must spend a semester abroad in a country where they have not previously lived.
6. I was raised in Philippines. Can I be exempted from the Semester Abroad requirement?
The International Concentration is designed to add breadth to a student’s international experience. Everyone in the International Concentration must spend a semester abroad. Occasional exceptions may be made for foreign students in cases of extreme financial hardship.
