Contact: Lindsay Quadara
School: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Course Equivalencies: Click here for more information. History Newcastle is located 1 1/2 hours from Edinburgh, Scotland and 3 hours from London. The University is located in northeast England on the North Sea. The Scandinavian countries, Germany and Ireland are accessible by ferry. Continental Europe can be reached by rail. Criteria for Acceptance - Typically sophomores and juniors with a cumulative average of 3.0, but also students with a 2.50 average should apply.
- Students who can find courses which fit their Loyola Program and allow full-time participation and who are neither on disciplinary probation nor have a history of serious disciplinary problems should apply.
- The fall-semester option is only open to the following majors: Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, Elementary Education, Accounting, Finance, Chemistry, Physics, ROTC students.
Academics - Consult the Office of International Programs as early as possible to get assistance on course selections at Loyola, so that you are prepared for Newcastle.
- The fall semester option only serves students in majors which may find it quite difficult to go for the year. See the list above for eligible majors.
- Community service is available.
Length of Stay - This program is for one semester. The term runs from early October until mid-December.
Housing - Three apartment complexes are utilized by Loyola students and other international students.
- Generally, two Americans and four British or international students will share a suite of 6 private rooms with 2 baths, a common kitchen, a sitting area and a dining room.
Cost - Students are eligible for consideration for all forms of federal, state, institutional and private sources of aid, except the Federal Work-Study Program. Students studying abroad for a semester or full academic year will forfeit the value of a Federal Work-Study assignment.
- The cost is equivalent to the tuition, room charge (Ahern), and a reduced comprehensive fee paid to Loyola, plus a program fee.
- Loyola Financial Aid applies.
Benefits This is a fully packaged program with - tuition and room
- a part-time coordinator
- a round-trip airline ticket
- two trips in Europe
- monthly trips throughout the United Kingdom
- rail pass
- ticket saver
- police registration
- international ID card
- hostel card
- evacuation insurance
Application Requirements - An application along with a brief essay must be submitted by December 1st for the Fall.
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