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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Study Abroad HARLAXTON SPRING 2018 Program Guide Visas for Travel to Other Countries ................... 11 ABLE OF ONTENTS T C Packing Tips .......................................................... 11 General Information ................................................ 5 Clothing ............................................................. 11 The Program......................................................... 5 Appliances ......................................................... 11 The Location ........................................................ 5 Travel to England .................................................. 12 Academic Calendar .............................................. 5 Travel Arrangements/Group Flight .................. 12 Academics ................................................................ 6 Airport Pick Up .................................................. 12 Pre-departure Planning ....................................... 6 Independent Arrival .......................................... 12 Honors Option ..................................................... 6 Immigration ...................................................... 13 Registration at Harlaxton ..................................... 6 Settling In .............................................................. 13 Credits and Course Load...................................... 6 Orientation ........................................................ 13 Course Equivalencies ........................................... 6 Buying Textbooks ............................................. 13 Grades .................................................................. 6 Money ................................................................ 13 Class Attendance ................................................. 7 Housing ............................................................. 13 Harlaxton Academic System................................ 7 ........................ 13 Money Matters ......................................................... 8 On-Campus Alcohol Policy ............................... 13 Cost Estimate ....................................................... 8 Meals ................................................................. 14 Personal Travel ..................................................... 8 Meet-A-Family ................................................... 14 Currency and Currency Exchange ....................... 8 Helpful Hints...................................................... 15 Travelers Checks .................................................. 8 Student Life ....................................................... 15 Health & Safety ......................................................... 8 Communication .................................................... 15 On-Campus Medical Services .............................. 9 Time Difference ................................................. 15 Counseling Services ............................................. 9 Telephone Information ..................................... 15 Services for Students with Disabilities ................ 9 Email .................................................................. 16 Intro to the British Health System ....................... 9 Snail Mail/Mailing Address ............................... 16 Safety in England ................................................. 9 Travel While Abroad .............................................. 16 Hiking ................................................................. 10 Local Travel........................................................ 16 Longer Travel .................................................... 16 ............................................................................ 10 Independent Travel ........................................... 17 Emergency Contacts .......................................... 10 Bus & Train in the U.K. ....................................... 17 911 Equivalent in the UK ................................... 11 Cultural Notes ....................................................... 17 Required Documents ............................................. 11 Where am I going? UK, England, or Great Britain? Visa ..................................................................... 11 ........................................................................... 17 The Government ............................................... 18 Population .......................................................... 18 Country .................................................................. 19 WEB RESOURCES: HARLAXTON ............................. 19 Contact Names & Addresses ................................. 20 University ............................................................... 19 City.......................................................................... 19 CONGRATULATIONS on being accepted by UW- program in Harlaxton, England. Living and studying in a foreign culture is both an exciting and a challenging experience. Past participants of study abroad report that the many advantages of international study include: Gaining new perspectives on a chosen academic field Increasing understanding of different cultures Enhancing personal development Developing different perspectives on U.S. culture Gaining self-confidence and independence Learning skills for the future international job market It is up to you to determine how you can best benefit from these possible advantages. This is your adventure! Use this guide with the general Study Abroad Handbook. The handbook has information that is valid for all study abroad programs. This guide has specific information for the Harlaxton study abroad program. It is designed to complement the handbook, study abroad orientation, and your individual pre-departure preparations. Please realize that although this guide contains all of the information available at the time of printing, it is impossible for any single resource to answer all of your questions. Your peer adviser will email additional information throughout the semester. Please contact the Center for International Education (CIE) staff, your peer adviser, and past program participants with your specific questions. You should also make use of the additional written and web resources listed towards the end of this guide. Basic questions only you can answer include: 1) What are YOUR goals for this experience? Common goals of students abroad include advancement in a future profession, desire to expand personal and academic horizons, need for a change, and wish to challenge oneself with immersion in a new culture. 2) Given the way the program is set up; how can you best prepare to meet your goals? For example, if one of your goals is truly being immersed in British culture, yet you are living in a historic manor full of U.S. students, how are you going to get out and meet the locals? The information in this guide was current at the time of printing, though changes may occur at any time. ENERAL NFORMATION Arrive January 4 G I Orientation January 5-7 The Program Classes Begin January 8 Each semester, 130 to 165 students from Classes End April 12 across the U.S. study at Harlaxton Manor, an Final Exams April 14-17 extension of the University of Evansville, British Studies Exam April 18 Indiana. UE is a medium-sized, private liberal Depart the Manor Afternoon of Apr.18* arts institution affiliated with the Methodist Fly Home April 19* church. Although some students come from End of Semester Trip April 19-27** public universities like UW-Eau Claire, most are Fly Home after Trip April 28** from liberal arts colleges with religious affiliations. *Tentative move-out day: Students must depart the Manor the afternoon of April 18, Professors are from U.S. partners and the U.K. after the British Studies exam. However, the In Spring 2018, Dr. Teresa Sanislo from UW-Eau earliest you can fly out of London is April 19. You will need to make your own housing Harlaxton. All students take a 6-credit British arrangements in London for the night of Studies course as the core of the academic April 27. program. **Tentative end-of-semester trip: The The Location optional end-of-semester trip to Italy is from Harlaxton Manor is in central England, two April 19-27. The trip returns to London on April miles away from the town of Grantham, 27. The earliest you could return home after Lincolnshire. The landmark manor is set in the the end-of-semester trip is April 28, so you will green pastures and rolling hills typical of the need to make your own housing English countryside. The nearest city is arrangements in London for the night of Nottingham, about 20 miles away. A fast and April 28. frequent rail network provides easy access to other parts of Great Britain, making trips all Here is the complete, tentative academic over the country possible. London is about an calendar including required and optional hour away by train. fieldtrips. Academic Calendar Class schedule and independent travel: The following is a tentative schedule for the Classes are scheduled Monday through Spring 2018 semester at Harlaxton College. Thursday to allow time for the many low-cost The calendar will not be finalized until the weekend field trips or independent travel. group flight is arranged, which typically Although most classes end by 5pm, some may occurs by mid-April for fall semester and early have lab sections in the evening. September for the spring semester. Not every Friday is free