Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

http://www.purdue.edu/

City Population: 100,000 Enrollment: 69,050 – system-wide 38,847 – West Lafayette Standard Course Load: 15 credit hours

ABOUT PURDUE UNIVERSITY  Medical Education Purdue University was founded in 1869 and named after  Nursing its benefactor John Purdue. Purdue University began its  Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences journey with six instructors, 39 students and a mission to  Science provide agriculture and mechanic arts education. Purdue  Technology is famous for its engineering and in particular  Veterinary Medicine aeronautical engineering which was, in part, founded by Amelia Earhart who taught at Purdue. Just about every US rankings for Purdue Courses are NASA mission has had at least one Purdue graduate. Science Departments In 2004 more than 5,000 students and about 700 faculty Department of Chemistry program in analytical chemistry and staff from 126 countries are part of the Purdue 2nd Boilermaker family. This fall semester, Purdue ranks first Department of Computer Sciences 20th in international student enrolment amongst all public Department of Statistics program in mathematical United States colleges and universities statistics 7th Department of Mathematics 26th There are more than 675 student organisations at the Department of Mathematics program in applied University. They involve special interest groups, mathematics 27th academic societies, religious groups, programming Department of Physics doctoral program 32nd boards, musical groups, athletic groups, political Department of Biological Sciences program 36th organizations, fraternities, sororities and cooperatives and everything else in-between. The undergraduate School of Management Production/Operations Management 3rd COURSES Quantitative Analysis/Methods 5th Schools Supply Chain Management/Logistics 11th  Agriculture Management Information Systems 13th  Consumer and Family Sciences Finance 22nd  Education General Management 24th  Engineering Overall 17th  Health Sciences  Liberal Arts  Management Engineering INTERNSHIPS / ACADEMIC TRAINING / WORK Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering The Office of International Students and Scholars is able 2nd to extend your visa to allow for "academic training”. In the School of Industrial Engineering 3rd reception area of ISS is a rack of flyers and information School of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering brochures with the requirements and process for 6th extending for an internship. The internship has to be School of Civil Engineering 7th related to your major and you would have to provide School of Mechanical Engineering 7th additional proof of financial support. School of Nuclear Engineering 7th School of Electrical and Computer Engineering The following link http://web.e- 9th enterprise.purdue.edu/dlc/duri/students.jsp provides School of Chemical Engineering 16th information on Undergraduate Research Internships. School of Materials Engineering 16th These are quite selective.

SEMESTER DATES ABOUT WEST LAFAYETTE 1st Semester/term: August – December West Lafayette was founded in 1829. The diversity of the 2nd Semester/term: January – May city has created a rich cosmopolitan flavour that offers cultural events and opportunities found in cities twice our HOUSING size. Students are provided with 2 main options with regards to housing. They can elect to reside in an on-campus The City of West Lafayette is located in the north central residence hall or look for private accommodation off- portion of Indiana approximately one hour and thirty campus. minutes southeast of Chicago, Illinois, and sixty minutes northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. West Lafayette is on Residence Halls Eastern Standard Time year round which means, West About 85% of first year students live on campus. There Lafayette is on Chicago time in the summer and New are 12 on-campus residence halls, some are single sex York time in the winter. only and others are mixed. The residence halls organise social and recreational activities. Most rooms are shared Culturally the City has a large music hall seating 6,027 but are fully furnished including a phone and access to people featuring international performances. There are cable TV. Living on-campus provides students with a also several smaller experimental theatres and meal program. There are two meal plans to choose from playhouses in the area. The City is situated two hours and the food includes buffets, pizza parties, picnics and from Chicago and one hour from Indianapolis which offer more. obvious cultural amenities in addition to those found locally. The area is served well by several large City, Living off-campus County and State parks which provide a myriad of For off-campus accommodation there are 13 co- recreational opportunities including camping, bicycling, operative houses in West Lafayette with approximately horse back riding, hiking, backpacking, boating, fishing, 35 students in each. There are also privately owned canoeing and kayaking. places for rent. Students wishing to live off-campus are responsible for determining their own residence. ABOUT INDIANA However, the on-campus housing office maintains a list You may know that James Dean was born in Indiana. But of available off campus housing in the Greater Lafayette did you know that Frances Farmer was as well? You may Area. It also lists people who already have housing and know that the Indianapolis 500 race is the largest single- are searching for roommates. This listing is updated day sporting event in the world, but did you know that daily and you may look at it in the Dean of Students Wolf Park near Lafayette is the only known private facility Office. The office also provides many informative written where wolves are allowed to interact with bison? And did materials for your use. You may find information about you know that it's quite likely that the microwave popcorn subleasing procedures, city codes, safety tips and area you're munching was grown in Indiana's golden fields apartment complexes.

Rates (including meal plans) for on-campus housing can OTHER INFORMATION be found at the following address – Read the Purdue section in the blue files in the Study http://www.housing.purdue.edu/ProspectiveStudent/New Abroad Office. You will find some very useful information Student_Rates.htm or check in the blue box for Purdue from returned UWA students. University in the Study Abroad office for information on accommodation rates. CONTACTS HEALTH INSURANCE http://www.purdue.edu/ UWA has insurance to cover its outgoing exchange Our contact details: students: UWA Corporate Personal and Travel Policy. It http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/se/welcome is usually accepted by the host universities as primary Tel: 6488 8199 insurance. However, Purdue University will advise you if [email protected] you need to take out additional insurance. If your insurance is not accepted, you will be required to purchase Purdue’s insurance at a cost of $320 per semester.