Opportunities at APU
Most of these programs are managed through the Center for Global Learning and Engagement. For more information about these and other study abroad options, please contact the Center.
AustraLearn
This is a study abroad option places you at one of 34 universities in Australia,
New Zealand, or Fiji for either a semester or a full academic year. You have the
opportunity to study within your major with local students, and you can often take
laboratory courses and other upper-division science courses. Each participating
university has a minimum GPA requirement.
Azusa Oxford Semester
This program affords students a unique model of study: students meet one-on-one with
their tutors weekly in their major and minor area of study and discuss assigned reading
material in those areas. This program allows students to become more acquainted with
the literature in their areas of study and it fosters independence and deeper understanding
of the subject matter. Laboratory courses are not usually offered at Oxford for APU students.
The minimum GPA requirement for this program is 3.40.
Watch a short film highlighting one APU student’s experience at Oxford University through this program.
Azusa South Africa Semester
This program currently does not offer science classes to our majors, but students may
take general education classes to fulfill university requirements. For instance, take
advantage of being able to study Zulu for your eight-unit foreign language requirement
in one semester! This opportunity may fit well for a student who is an applied health
major in the physical therapy track. The minimum GPA requirement for this program is 2.5.
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
The Au Sable Institute is ideal for a science major as it offers transferrable,
upper-division science courses with an emphasis on stewardship of God’s creation.
Courses may be taken during APU’s spring semester or during the summer, when three
different sessions are offered. Classes are offered at the Great Lakes campus in
Michigan, the Pacific Rim campus in Washington, or the India campus in Tamil Nadu.
Courses are numerous and varied and include Tropical Agriculture and Missions,
Environmental Chemistry, Watershed Management, Introduction to Environmental Medicine
and Public Health, Aquatic Biology, and many others.
The Institute also offers a certificate program for stewardship ecologists, naturalists, environmental analysts, land resources analysts, and water resources analysts. In addition, students may pursue a Certified Stewardship Ecologist diploma.
For pre-medical students or applied health majors, there is a 50 percent tuition fellowship available. Other financial aid is available, including special grants for citizens of India.
For more information about the programs available through the Au Sable Institute, contact Scott Kinnes at skinnes@apu.edu.
Creation Care Study Program
The Creation Care Study Program is a very unique opportunity to integrate
the study of tropical ecology with theology and sustainable development on campuses in
either Belize or the South Pacific (New Zealand and Samoa). Elective courses are also
offered. The program lasts for one academic semester and is only open to students attending
Christian colleges. The minimum GPA requirement for this program is 2.75.
Check out this short film on Creation Care for more information.
High Sierra Semester
This one-semester APU program is intended to allow you to have time for reflection,
prayer, conversation and study in the beautiful Sierra Mountains just south of Yosemite
National Park. Courses offered fulfill general studies requirements.
The Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, offered through the United States Department of State, is a
prestigious and competitive nationwide award for students who are United States citizens
wishing to study or to do research abroad after graduation.
If you are interested in this program, the deadlines are in October preceding the academic year you wish to attend the program. Planning ahead is critical for this opportunity, so start thinking about this and talking to your professors at the end of your freshman or sophomore year. At APU, we offer workshops on writing essays for the Fulbright application and we have a Fulbright program advisor with whom you can meet.
Read more about the student Fulbright application process at APU. You may also visit the Fulbright Program website for further details.
