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Mesa offers study abroad opportunites
Brittany Wiczek
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: News
"Studying abroad is the optimal way of learning what you want to do in life," she said. "Students enhance their academic learning, employment perspectives, and career opportunities."
The International Education Department is also addressing some of the financial issues students might face when making the decision to study abroad.
The International Education website contains links to many various scholarship, grant, and loan sites, as well as alternative ways of financing your study abroad education. Government grants such as Cal Grant or Pell Grant can be applied toward study abroad expenses as well as Board of Governors Grants to cover tuition costs. Contacting the financial aid department is advised to be sure that all necessary paperwork is submitted and in order.
Sadat suggests applying for the Gilman Scholarship and the Full-bright Fellowship, both of which are available to community college students and are linked on the International Education website.
The requirements for attending various study abroad programs differ, but eligibility for most programs include at least a 2.0-2.5 GPA, completion of 12 college-level units at the end of the semester prior to departure, and a student conduct review that can be completed by an ASG representative.
Currently, a few of the study abroad programs available to Mesa Students are Fall of 08 in Buenos Aries, Argentina and Summer 08 in Cuernevaca, Mexico, both of which are hosted by San Diego City College, and Spring 09 in Florence, Italy hosted by Southwestern College.
Brochures and enrollment forms are available on the website and by contacting either Hossna Sadat or Marion Froehlich, the International Education Coordinator for San Diego City College.
Saint Augustine once said, "The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." The International Educational Department encourages students to step outside their boundaries and experience all that this world has to teach and all the wonders that they have yet to encounter.
The web address for the International Education website is www.sdmesa.edu/international-ed/index.cfm, and you can also contact Hossan Sadat in her office at 619 388-2801.
The International Education Department is also addressing some of the financial issues students might face when making the decision to study abroad.
The International Education website contains links to many various scholarship, grant, and loan sites, as well as alternative ways of financing your study abroad education. Government grants such as Cal Grant or Pell Grant can be applied toward study abroad expenses as well as Board of Governors Grants to cover tuition costs. Contacting the financial aid department is advised to be sure that all necessary paperwork is submitted and in order.
Sadat suggests applying for the Gilman Scholarship and the Full-bright Fellowship, both of which are available to community college students and are linked on the International Education website.
The requirements for attending various study abroad programs differ, but eligibility for most programs include at least a 2.0-2.5 GPA, completion of 12 college-level units at the end of the semester prior to departure, and a student conduct review that can be completed by an ASG representative.
Currently, a few of the study abroad programs available to Mesa Students are Fall of 08 in Buenos Aries, Argentina and Summer 08 in Cuernevaca, Mexico, both of which are hosted by San Diego City College, and Spring 09 in Florence, Italy hosted by Southwestern College.
Brochures and enrollment forms are available on the website and by contacting either Hossna Sadat or Marion Froehlich, the International Education Coordinator for San Diego City College.
Saint Augustine once said, "The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." The International Educational Department encourages students to step outside their boundaries and experience all that this world has to teach and all the wonders that they have yet to encounter.
The web address for the International Education website is www.sdmesa.edu/international-ed/index.cfm, and you can also contact Hossan Sadat in her office at 619 388-2801.
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