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        May 17, 2025  
    Lee University Catalog 2022-2023 
        
    Lee University Catalog 2022-2023 [Archived Catalog]

    Study Abroad


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    Global Perspectives

     

    The Global Perspectives Program is one of the most unique and exciting opportunities that Lee University offers because it requires students to travel and to study a culture different from their own. Through the Global Perspectives Program, students will fulfill at least two credit hours: GNST 200: Global Perspectives Seminar (1) and GNST 250-3: Cross-Cultural Experience (1-3 credit hours). GNST 200 is the prerequisite course that prepares students for the intentional study of a culture different than their own. This course should be taken in the semester immediately preceding travel except in the case of spring break trips when the course can be taken in the first part of the spring semester. Registration in this course is handled manually by the Global Perspectives Office once a student has applied for a trip. GNST 250-3 is the actual experience component where students engage and immerse themselves within an intended target culture. The GNST 250-3 cross-cultural experience should be taken immediately after the completion of GNST 200.  These courses cannot be taken out of sequence.

    Three options are offered for fulfilling the experience component of the requirement:

    1. Participate in one of Lee’s many school-sponsored Global Perspectives trips. Every year, Lee offers between 25-30 Global Perspectives trips, led by our very own credentialed faculty, as an economical and rewarding cross-cultural experience. While the majority of trips occur during the summer, several are offered during Christmas and Spring breaks. Not only can students fulfill their cross-cultural requirements by participating in a Lee-sponsored trip, they can find a trip that offers course credit in most major fields of study. By traveling and earning credit at the same time, 50% of the tuition dollars paid are used to cover trip expenses. Very few universities if any have made a financial commitment of this magnitude to assist students in studying abroad.

      Global Perspectives trips must be paid in full prior to departure and all require a minimum $1000 deposit to reserve a place on the trip.​

      There are separate late fees listed below for students who are not cleared for travel by posted deadlines for health clearance, travel paperwork, payment in full and enrollment confirmation:

      2022-2023

      * Students not cleared by the posted deadlines - $50
      * Students not cleared by the week before departure - $75
      * Students not cleared by the day before departure - $100

      These fees must be paid to the Global Perspectives Office before the student will be allowed to travel. 
       
    2. Apply to conduct an Individually Arranged Cross-Cultural Study. Some students choose to conduct their own cross-cultural experience by researching and designing an independent study unique to their preferences and personality. A student can fulfill this requirement if the experience is designed to be an in-depth academic analysis of a particular culture; it has to be prepared for and intentionally undertaken with an academic goal in mind. Many students opt to become active participants in a domestic church or community where the culture differs significantly from their own.  Students conducting such studies will be required to complete a minimum of 45 hours over a period of no less than 7 days, not including travel, during a semester or summer term interacting with members of a targeted culture significantly different from their own. This model is based upon a typical one credit- hour internship experience requirement. Individually arranged cross-cultural study experiences that cause students to miss regular semester classes will not be approved.

      There are separate fees involved for the individually arranged study as listed below:

      2022-2023

      * Standard fee for GNST 250 Individually Arranged Cross-Cultural Experience - $250 per credit hour
      * Late fee charged to students who apply after the posted deadlines for a particular term - $30
       
    3. Qualify for exemption from the Cross-Cultural experience requirement. Some students who have had significant cross-cultural life experiences prior to coming to Lee may qualify for exemption from the GNST 250-3 requirement. These students may take the GNST 200: Global Perspectives Seminar course at any time after they have submitted the Petition for Exception on the Global Perspectives website and it has been approved by the Global Perspectives Committee. The school has set clear guidelines for students who may be exempt:
    • Extensive missions work in one particular culture, at least 6 months in duration; short-term mission trips do not qualify
    • Being raised or having lived in a foreign country as a young adult for at least 24 months
    • Significant academic study in a foreign college/university
    • Having spent a minimum of one year as a foreign exchange student during high school

    Lists of current trips as well as information about individually arranged study applications and exemptions can be found on the Global Perspectives website: www.globalperspectives.leeuniversity.edu.

    Off-Campus Study Programs

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    Lee University Off-Campus Student Programs

    Below is a list of Global Perspectives trips typically offered by Lee University. Visit the Global Perspectives website for up-to-date details about each trip being offered.  The availability of programs is subject to change without notice. 

    Any student participating in a Lee sponsored faculty-led trip must have successfully completed a minimum of one full semester, equal to 12-15 credit-hours, of studies in residence on the Lee University campus, with one of those hours being the prerequisite GNST 200: Global Perspectives Seminar.

    Institutional Scholarships (including academic scholarships and employee tuition discounts) can be applied toward only one off-campus study program during a student’s enrollment at Lee including intercultural studies internships, student teaching distant placements, the UK Semester Study Abroad program and Global Perspectives trips.

    Off-campus study programs that are directly sponsored by Lee University and led by Lee University faculty are the only study programs eligible for institutionally-funded aid.

    Global Perspectives trips must be paid in full prior to departure and all require a minimum $1000 deposit to reserve a place on the trip.

    Alaska: Education
    Australia: Wildlife Biology
    Central America: Medical Missions, Guatemala
    Central America: Medical Missions, Honduras
    China: Child Development and Culture
    Colombia: Spanish Language and Culture
    Costa Rica: Science
    Ecuador: Spanish Language Institute
    Egypt: Mathematics
    England: Literature and Writing
    England/Scotland: History
    Europe: Humanities for Healthcare Professionals

    Europe: Psychology
    Germany: Reformation
    Greece: Theatre
    Hawaii: Ethnic Studies
    Honduras: Religion
    Iceland: Science
    India: Religion & Language
    Indonesia: Nursing
    Ireland: Humanities
    Israel: Archaeology
    Israel: Biblical Lands
    Israel: Business

    Israel/Palestine: Anthropology
    Italy: Art & Humanities
    Italy: Business
    Italy: Communication
    Italy: Religion

    Italy/Austria: Music
    Jamaica: Deaf Studies
    Japan: Language and Culture
    Mexico: Education
    Native American: Nursing
    New England: American Ethnic Studies

    New Zealand: Education
    Peru: Missions
    Philippines: Education

    Spain: Humanities
    Thailand: Education
    UK: Theatre
    UK: Semester Study Abroad
    Uruguay/Argentina: Business
    Vienna: Theatre

    *Other programs not confirmed at the time of publication may be offered.  

    Cooperative Programs

    Study Abroad Collaborative Programs

    Lee University supports off-campus study programs that are sponsored by various schools and organizations. A student who chooses to take advantage of one of these opportunities is registered at Lee University while taking classes at an off-campus location. The list of current collaborative programs is below. For more information contact the Office of Global Perspectives at gperspectives@leeuniversity.edu or 423.614.8357.

    CCCU GlobalEd (cccuglobaled.org) Include:

    Australia Studies Centre
    Costa Rica Latin American Studies
    Los Angeles Film Studies Program*
    Middle East Studies Program
    Nashville Contemporary Music Center*
    Northern Ireland Semester
    Scholarship & Christianity in Oxford
    Uganda Studies Program
    Washington, D.C. American Studies Program*

    * Please note that programs with an asterisk do not provide Lee University cross-cultural credit due to being domestic programs.

     

    Collaborative Programs Include:

    Accès Study Abroad French Language Program
    Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies (www.ausable.org)
    Atelier Neo Medici
    Chez Vous French Program
    Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Global Education Programs (cccuglobaled.org)
    European Theological Seminary
    LCC International University (Lithuania)
    Living and Learning International (www.landli.org/)
    NYC Journalism Center: The King’s College
    Tokyo Christian University

     

    The collaborative study programs listed immediately above are not eligible for institutionally-funded aid.