Riga, Latvia

Academics

ELIGIBILITY
To apply, you must be a currently enrolled, degree-seeking, undergraduate UW-Eau Claire student. You must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative resident GPA of 2.8 or higher. Although you may apply as a Students in old town freshman, you need to be at the sophomore level or above at the time of departure.

COURSES
The LU Baltic Study program offers several courses, taught in English, for international students. Exact course offerings vary; sample offerings are below, UW-Eau Claire equivalents are listed if available. You may also take a 3-credit Latvian or Russian language course.

Sample courses/UW-Eau Claire Equiv
Baltic History—1200-1850/Hist UD
Baltic History--1850-present/Hist UD
Economic Dev. of Latvia/Econ LD GE3
Baltic Music
History of National Minorities in Latvia
Latvian Literature/Engl UD GE 4
Europe and the Baltic States, Reunification/Pols UD GE 3
International Human Rights Standards in the Baltics
Most Baltic study courses are 1.5 UWEC credits.

For business majors, additional courses in English are offered through the Faculty of Economics and Management. Credits vary from 1.5-4 UWEC. See http://www.lu.lv/eng/istudents/exchange/courses/ for details on courses in English.

For more information about how specific University of Latvia courses have transferred back to UW-Eau Claire, go to: http://www.uwec.edu/oakdev/rar850/C5062.htm. Please keep in mind that this is a historical record of past course equivalencies. There is no guarantee that the same courses will be offered in the future, or that they will be offered during the term in which you are abroad.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
You will arrive in Riga in late August. Classes begin in early September and run through late December. Exact dates will be available the semester prior to departure.