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Harlaxton England Academics

ELIGIBILITY
To apply, you must be a currently-enrolled, degree-seeking undergraduate UW-Eau Claire student . A cumulative resident GPA of 2.3 and good academic standing are required.  You may apply as a freshman but must have at least sophomore by the time the program begins.

COURSES
You are required to enroll in the 6-credit British Studies course. Three different versions of the British Studies course are available:

ID H282 British Studies Lower Division

ID H382 British Studies Upper Division

ID H382H British Studies Honors Upper Division

The six-credit British Studies course comes back to UWEC as 2 three-credit courses. You have the option to take a lower or upper division version of British Studies depending on what type of credit you need.  (Lower Division option- ID H282 British Studies= UWEC Ints 170 and History Elective LD GE 4 or Upper Division option- ID H382 British Studies= UWEC Ints 370 and History Elective UD GE 4). In addition to the British Studies course, you will take 2-3 additional courses for a total of 12-15 credits.

Honors option:
In addition to the British Studies honors sections, students can turn any Harlaxton course into an honors courses by contracting with the professor to complete additional work. You can learn more about the British Students honor section by visiting the Harlaxton Web site: http://www.ueharlax.ac.uk/academics/cbs/HonorsCourse.cfm

Nursing option:
Harlaxton offers a nursing option in the fall semester.  UWEC nursing students in the first-semester of their junior year can apply to spend the first-semester of their senior year at Harlaxton. Students interested in this option should be aware that there are limited placements and that the courses offered at Harlaxton do not contain content in acute pediatrics. Interested students must complete a change of program form with the College of Nursing at the same time that they apply to the Harlaxton program. For information about this option and course transfer, please contact the Harlaxton program coordinator at the CIE.

Harlaxton & UWEC Faculty:
Harlaxton College courses are taught by a combination of British faculty and visiting U.S. faculty. In 2013-2014, the following UW-Eau Claire faculty will teach on the program.

Fall 2013: Dr. Nathan Miller, Physics

Spring 2014: Dr. Rhetta Standifer, Management and Marketing

COURSE EQUIVALENCIES
To learn what courses are offered in fall 2013 and spring 2014 and their UWEC equivalencies, please view the course offerings sheets:  Harlaxton Fall 2013.pdf and Harlaxton Spring 2014.pdf. A few courses are still currently being evaluated.  Please contact Colleen Marchwick in the Center for International Education about specific courses.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Fall semester runs from late August to mid December. Spring semester runs early January to mid April. Exact dates will be available the semester before you go.

updated 3/7/13 sw


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