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The Oregon University System Chinese Language and Culture Program goes beyond standard China-based language programs. You won’t just live in China, you’ll be engaged with China. Whether it’s interviewing Chinese friends and students for a research paper or traveling by local bus through the countryside outside of Beijing, structured program activities will help you expand your comfort level, challenge your personal expectations, and gain the skills and confidence to participate in Chinese life.
This program includes a once in a lifetime 12-day trip to the interior of China where you will leave crowded Chinese tourist sites far behind and live in Chinese agricultural villages with rural families. While there, you may have the opportunity to engage in community service projects alongside your Chinese hosts and gain a firsthand understanding of life for China’s vast rural population.
You may study in Beijing for a semester or full academic year. Each semester program includes intensive language at the elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels, equivalent to a full year of non-intensive language instruction in the United States. Participants take an additional course, taught in English by the OUS resident director, that helps students discover the complexity and diversity of modern China.
Depending on how many classes you take, you should receive approximately the same amount of credit for your time in China as you would being a full-time student in Oregon. You will be registered at your home campus in the OUS (or at an OUS partner institution) and will receive credit from that institution. Consult with your academic advisor and Campus Contact to determine how coursework done in China will integrate with your home campus curriculum requirements. The OUS requires that you attend the day-long pre-departure orientation that covers the academic, administrative, financial and cultural information necessary for successful participation.
Central University for Nationalities
Our longtime partner in Beijing, the Central University for Nationalities, is a comprehensive university with humanities as its focus and ethnic studies as one of its unique characteristics. At CUN, you will benefit from a rich student-focused environment, where you will be easily incorporated into campus life and meet students from all over China. More than 8,000 students from minority regions such as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang study at CUN. At the Chinese Teaching Center for Foreign Learners, you will also study with students from other Asian countries, using Chinese as a common language to establish friendships with students from Korea, Japan and Thailand.
You will live in a foreign student dormitory that also houses the foreign affairs office and the OUS program office. Each double room has a bathroom, TV and telephone. Korean and Japanese students also live in the dorm, and you may request one of them as a roommate if you want to avoid speaking English. Limited homestay opportunities may be available. Several student cafeterias and many ethnic restaurants are located on or near the campus.
The Oregon Study Center Office is located in the foreign student dormitory. The OUS Resident Director will assist you with academic and cultural advising and will lead activities to help you expand your knowledge of China and your fluency in Chinese.
Application Deadlines
Oct. 15, 2006 Winter/Spring 2007
March 3, 2007 Fall 2007 or academic year
Orientations
Nov. 18, 2006 Winter/Spring 2007
May 19, 2007 Fall 2007 or academic year
Program Dates (dates below are for 2006-2007; 2007-08 dates will be similar)
Fall semester Aug. 24 – Dec. 9
Spring semester Jan. 20 – July 7
Academic year Aug. 24 – July 7
The Oregon University System seeks to make the China program as affordable and accessible as possible. For the 2007-08 academic year, the program fee for resident undergraduate students is $6,719 for Fall, $9,305 for Winter/Spring, and $15,812 for the academic year. Program costs for the 2008-09 academic year will be set in May 2008. Costs for non-resident and graduate students are higher.
The program fee includes:
‡ Academic and administrative fees
‡ Housing (dorm, double occupancy)
‡ Visa and orientation expenses
‡ 12-day study tour
‡ Books and activities
‡ On-site support
‡ Health and accident insurance
The program fee does not include meals, airfare, campus-based fees, and personal expenses such as local transportation, visa extension fees in China, personal supplies and incidental expenses. See http://oregonabroad.ous.edu for an estimate of comprehensive costs.
You can finance your exchange in Beijing in many ways. There are several generous scholarships for study in Asia for which you can apply. A listing of available local and national scholarships can be found at http://oregonabroad.ous.edu in addition to links to resources on your campus. Most forms of financial aid, such as grants or loans for which you are eligible on your home campus, may be applied to the program. Veteran’s benefits may also be applied.
The program is open to students from all fields of study. To be eligible, you must meet these minimum requirements by the time of participation:
‡ 45 credit hours or more (sophomore standing) with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75
‡ At least one term of college-level Chinese or one 3 credit course on modern Asia (or an approved equivalent)
You may obtain an application form and instructions from the international office on your campus (see Campus Contacts) or at http://oregonabroad.ous.edu. Early application is encouraged.
Earn academic credit while gaining professional experience… in China!
The Oregon University System IE3 Global Internships provide a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of Chinese culture and enhance your résumé.
The IE3 Global Internship program has partnered with Abroad China, Inc., to offer customized business internships in China. Positions in other disciplines are also available in China and throughout Asia.
For more information talk to your study abroad advisor or visit http://ie3global.oregonstate.edu/ie3.
Eastern Oregon University
Miki Goodall
Study Abroad, Inlow Hall 113
La Grande, OR 97850
mgoodall@eou.edu
(541) 962-3237
Oregon Institute of Technology
Mark Clark or Julianne Murray
LRC 219 (Mark) or LRC 211 (Julianne)
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
clarkm@oit.edu or murrayj@oit.edu
(541) 885-1880 (Mark) or (541) 885-1677 (Julianne)
Oregon State University and
OUS International Programs Office
Theresa Cuenca
International Programs, Snell Hall 444
Corvallis, OR 97331
theresa.cuenca@ous.edu
(541) 737-6481
Portland State University
Alyse Collins or Todd Waddell
International Affairs, East Hall 101
632 SW Hall, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207
ayc@pdx.edu
todd.waddell@ous.edu
(503) 725-8256 (Alyse) or (503) 725-5309 (Todd)
Southern Oregon University
Jennifer Yockey
International Programs, Stevenson Union 321
Ashland, OR 97520
yockeyj@sou.edu
(541) 552-6336
University of Oregon
Cari Vanderkar
International Programs, Oregon Hall 330
Eugene, OR 97403
cvanderk@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-3207
Western Oregon University
Michele V. Price
Study Abroad and International Exchanges, APS 501
APS 501, Monmouth, OR 97361
studyabroad@wou.edu
(503) 838-8905
