Journey Away for January Term
Each January, PLU offers a variety of local and global faculty-led study away courses. These intensive short-term travel programs are academically integrated experiences, carefully planned and administered by PLU faculty and Wang Center staff. J-Term study away courses are Global Scholar Award eligible and students are encouraged to check out these external scholarship/funding resources.
J-Term 2019 Study Away Programs
Explore study away options for J-Term 2019 in any of the following ways:
- click on the ‘J-Term 2019 Program Search’ button below,
- gather course flyers and add your name to interest lists at the Study Away Fair [March 2nd / Sept. 19th, 10am-2pm in AUC Regency Room]; connect with faculty leaders and past program participants,
- open the J-Term 2019 study away list for a complete view of the offerings
IMPORTANT DATES:
- January 2018: J-Term 2019 study away course offerings announced
- February 7th: J-Term 2019 study away application opened
- March 2nd: Study Away Fair [10am-2pm in AUC Regency Room]
- March 22nd: J-Term Greece application closed at 5:00pm
- April 1st: Final program fees posted for J-Term 2019 international programs
- April 10th: Final program fees posted for J-Term 2019 domestic programs
- April 15th: J-Term 2019 study away application deadline
- May 1st: Global Scholar Award application deadline
- May 4th: J-Term 2019 acceptance notifications
- May 15th: Global Scholar Award recipients notified
- May 18th: J-Term 2019 confirmation deadline
- May 31st: Extended application deadline for select J-Term courses (space available basis only)
- Sept. 30th: Extended application deadline for select J-Term courses (space available basis only)
- Nov. 1st: Extended application deadline for select J-Term courses (space available basis only)
Things to Know about Financing Your J-Term Study Away Experience
- If students maintain their full-time registration at PLU (12 credits minimum) for either the Fall semester before or the Spring semester after J-Term, participants will not pay any additional tuition for their J-Term study away course
- Each J-Term study away course has a different program fee, depending on the cost of travel and cost of living at the study away location
- Global Scholar Awards provide a 20% reduction
- Click here to access a listing of external study away scholarships
- Click here for more payment options
** Wang Center staff regularly assess the political situations at all PLU program sites in light of student safety and health so that you have a safe and productive educational experience while studying away. **
The Wang Center offers support for the following BMBA 509 Global Business Perspectives programs:
Please contact the School of Business if you are interested in these program opportunities, 253-535-7244 or business@plu.edu.
- January 2019 – Chile
Dr. Chung-Shing Lee - March 2019 – Germany
Dr. Ralph Flick
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