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NOT COMPATIBLE WITH UARK SPRING 2025 CIEE January in Legon
(Outgoing Program)
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Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Study Abroad Advisor:
Bumpers College: Miranda Behrends, College of Architecture & Design: Brian Poepsel, College of Education & Health Professions: Miranda Behrends, College of Engineering: Madison Barnes, Fulbright College: Katie Sabo, Walton College: Kat Stoddard
Type of Program:
External
Credit Hours Available:
3 Credit Hours
Area of Study:
Community Health Promotion, Gender Studies, Humanities, Sociology
Explore this extraordinary West African culture in the country ranked 11th-friendliest in the world by Forbes magazine. Take a class with a local university faculty, explore palm-lined beaches and exotic wildlife, volunteer at local organizations, and begin to learn the Twi language -- there's no shortage of opportunities to experience Ghanaian society firsthand.
Unique Experiences
EXPLORE SITES
like Aburi and Cape Coast on CIEE excursions.
VOLUNTEER
at local orphanages, NGOs, schools, and other service organizations.
LEARN ABOUT THE CULTURE
from faculty from the premier institute of higher learning in Ghana.
Participate in cultural activities, like learning how to weave traditional clothes.
Go on daytrips to places like Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the W.E.B. Dubois Center, and the Shai Hills Game Reserve, where you can see baboons, vervet, and spot-nosed monkeys.
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Meals are not included
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation - an introduction to Irish culture, your academic program, and the city, plus practical information about living in your host city.
Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
Field trips and cultural activities
Overnight excursions
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext
24/7 emergency on-site support
1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!
GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.
Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.
Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.
Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.
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