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Global Awareness Program


Program Components

Eligibility

All currently enrolled KU undergraduate students are eligible to register. Study abroad experiences, course work and some volunteer and co-curricular activities will be considered retroactively.

To qualify for GAP certification, a student must complete two out of three of the following components.


A. International Experience

(a student must fulfill 1 of 3)

1. Participation in a study abroad program conducted in a foreign language or an internship, practicum, research project or volunteer activity abroad for which a student earns KU credit

2.Participation in a study abroad program in an English-speaking country or in a program in a non-English speaking country in which the language of instruction is English and completion of the Foreign Language requirement (B, 1) of the Academic Component

3. Being enrolled as an international student at KU


B. Academic Component

(a student must complete both 1 and 2)

1. Foreign Language (a student must complete either a or b)

a. A minimum of one year or two semesters of college level study (or its equivalent as determined by the appropriate language department) in the same modern foreign language with the grade of C or better

b. Meeting the University requirements of English proficiency for international students.

2. International Courses: (a student must complete either a or b):

a. Three courses with a significant modern international focus in three* different departments selected from a list of suggested courses with the grade of C or better. This list will include upper as well as lower level courses.

*Students admitted as freshmen to professional schools may chose to take two of the three courses in one department

b. For international students, one of the three courses must have a significant modern U.S. focus

C. Co-Curricular Activities:

Significant involvement (a minimum of 60 units) in co-curricular activities of an international nature and/or participation in service oriented activities with an international focus. Student may choose from a list of such activities or service from clubs and organizations, Area Studies,or other departments that schedule such activities. It is expected that most students will participate more than one activity or service.



"Higher education's responsibility to educate students about the world is greater than ever. The ability to live and work in a pluralistic society and in a polarized and frightening world is not an optional skill"

The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 9, 2001 "Point of View : Global Learning in a New Age" By Green, Madeleine & Baer, Michael