TAIWAN - ISEP Providence University - Lake Forest College

Providence University is a great destination for international students, as it offers active campus life, ... (http://www.clec.pu.edu.tw/Default.aspx) COVID-19precautionsandpoliciesareinplacetoensurethehealthandsafetyofourcampuscommunity.Informationcanbefoundonourmain COVID-19page TAIWAN-ISEPProvidenceUniversity Academics / GlobalEngagementOffice / StudyAbroadandDomesticStudyAway / TAIWAN-ISEPProvidenceUniversity ProvidenceUniversityisaCatholicco-educationalinstitutionthatwasfoundedbyanAmericancongregation,theSistersofProvidenceofSaintMary-of-the-Woods,Indiana,USA.TheUniversity’shistoricfoundationcanbetracedbackto1920inMainlandChina.Ithasgrownrapidlythroughtheyears,valuingdiverseculturesandwelcomingstudentsandprofessorsfromaroundtheworld.ProvidenceUniversityassistsstudentsinthedevelopmentofglobalawareness,lifelongvalues,servicelearning,research,andcriticalthinkingskillsinacademicareastoencouragesocialresponsibility,inlinewiththeschool’smotto:VirtuscumScientia–VirtuewithKnowledge.  ProvidenceUniversityisagreatdestinationforinternationalstudents,asitoffersactivecampuslife,anoutstandingChineselanguagetrainingcenterandavarietyofavailablecoursestaughtinEnglish.TheinternationalofficetakesgreatcareoftheirstudentsandoffersavarietyexcursionsandactivitiesthatwillmakeyourtimeinTaiwanablast. LearnmoreaboutProvidenceUniversity here! Readthe ISEPCountryHandbook tolearnmoreaboutvisarequirements,educationalsystem,andculture. Eligibility Tobeeligibletoparticipateinthisprogram,studentsmustmeetthefollowingrequirements: GoodacademicandjudicialstandingduringtimeofapplicationANDtimeofparticipationinprogram UndergraduatesmusthavecompletedatleasttwosemestersofstudyatLakeForestCollegeANDhavesecond-semestersophomorestatusorhigherbeforeparticipation.  Atleast18yearsofagebytheprogram’sdeparturedate.  Beabletostayatthehostprogramforthedurationofthesemester,includingthroughtheexamandtravelperiods MinimumGPAof2.75.  StudentsapplyingtoISEPmustapplyforanExchangeoption(inanycountry)asafirstchoicebutmayapplytoaDirectoptionasaback-up.Directoptionsmayhaveanadditionalcost(seeafinancialsectionformoreinformation). Location ProvidenceUniversityislocatedinTaichung,theheartofTaiwanandthehistoriccapitaloftheisland.Taichungisapproximatelyatwo-hourdrivefromTaipeiandisservicedbymultipledailybusesandtrainstoandfromallpartsofTaiwan.  Taichunghasconvenientaccesstoallstudentnecessitiesandoffersawidevarietyofrecreationalactivities.Studentsareonlyminutesawayfromspectacularnaturallandscapeswiththeopportunityforhikingandbikinginadditiontootheroutdooractivities.Sportsandoutdoorrecreationandadiversityofculturalactivitiesareavailable.Thecityalsohostslivelyfestivalsyear-round. MainCampus(Chineseisspokenoncampus) Over85studentclubsandorganizationssponsorawide-rangeofextracurricularactivities.Theofficeofinternationalaffairsorganizesregularstudentparties,outings,culturaltripsandotherfunactivities.ProvidenceUniversityalsoprovidesnumeroussportingandphysicalfitnessopportunities.Sportsincludebaseball,basketball,swimming,tennis,andfitnessinsuperbathleticfacilitiesincludingatrackandanewlybuiltworld-classsportsarena.Theannualsportsdayprovidesopportunitiesforstudents,faculty,andstafftoparticipateinadayofactivities.Studentsalsohaveaccesstoastudenthealthcenter,careeradvisingservices,andacampusministrycenter.Otherfacilitiesoncampusincludetheaters,amusicappreciationcenter,diningservices,Cavesbookstore,conveniencestores,anartgallery,anauditorium,achapelandastate-of-the-artlibrary.ExchangestudentsalsohaveaccesstoInternational Corner,aninformal,friendlyenvironmentwhereonecanmakenewinternationalfriends,findacademicpartners,andlearnaboutthediversecultures,traditions,andcustomsofothercountries.IncomingstudentscanalsotakepartintheInternationalFriendshipBuddyprogram.Thisbuddyprogramfacilitatesinternationalstudents’initialcontactwithTaiwanesestudentsandhelpsthemadjusttolifeinnewaculturalenvironment. Academics CourseDescription Forafulllistofcoursesofferedoverthepastyear,pleaseviewProvidence’s courselistpage. UndergraduatestudentscanalsoenrollinGraduate-levelcourses,taughtinEnglishthroughthecollegeofmanagementandthecollegeofcomputingandinformatics. StudentsenrollinginProvidencehavetheoptionoftaking10hoursofMandarincoursesandthreetofourEnglish-taughtclassesor20hoursofMandarinandoneEnglish-taughtclass.ForinformationonMandarinclasslevelsbothforthe10hourand20hourtrack,takealookatthe ChineseLanguageEducationCenter’s courselistings. Forcourseavailability,clickhere. FieldsofStudy(inEnglish) Business:Accounting,  Finance,  InternationalBusiness/Trade/Commerce ComputerandInformationSciences:Informatics ForeignLanguagesandLiteratures:ChineseLanguageandLiterature,  SpanishLanguageandLiterature HospitalityandTourism:TourismManagement LanguageandCulture LiberalArtsandSciences:Humanities AreaStudies:JapaneseStudies Biology:EcologyandEvolutionaryBiology Communication:MassCommunication/MediaStudies HumanServices:SocialWork FieldsofStudy(inMandarin) AreaStudies:AreaStudies,Other ComputerandInformationSciences:Informatics Education EnglishLanguageandLiterature ForeignLanguagesandLiteratures:ChineseLanguageandLiterature,  JapaneseLanguageandLiterature,SpanishLanguageandLiterature Law/CriminalJustice LiberalArtsandSciences:Humanities Mathematics:Statistics SocialSciences PhysicalSciences:Chemistry Engineering:ComputerEngineering HealthSciences::CosmeticSciences,  NutritionSciences Biology:EcologyandEvolutionaryBiology Communication:MassCommunication/MediaStudies HumanServices:SocialWork AcademicEnvironmentandTeachingStyle Pleaseunderstandthattheacademicsystemisquitedifferent.Classesareusuallylecture-based,insteadofdiscussionorgroupwork.ClassesareoftenmuchlargerthanthosefoundatLakeForestCollege.Gradesarebasedheavily,attimesalmostentirely,ononeend-of-termexam,thoughsomecourseswillalsoofferamidterm. ProfessorsareoftenmoreformalthanthoseintheUnitedStates. Allcourses/modulesmayhaveprerequisites. Somedepartmentsmayhavelimitationsonnumbersofcoursesthatcanbetakenwithinoroutsideit. Beawareoftheselimitations. Courses Allcourses/modulesmayhaveprerequisites. Somedepartmentsmayhavelimitationsonnumbersofcoursesthatcanbetakenwithinoroutsideit. Beawareoftheselimitations. HintsforResearchingCourses: HINTSFORRESEARCHINGCOURSES Fromthewebsiteof OfficeofInternationalAffairs,ProvidenceUniversity,clickonAcademicsonthetopmenu. Select“CoursesTaughtinEnglish”.Thisshowsalistofallcourseswithineachcollegeandeachdepartment.  Inadditiontoundergraduatecourses,additionalgraduatecoursesinEnglishareavailableinManagementandInformationScience.Pleasevisitthe GIPwebsite forthelistofcourses.  PleasenotethatstudentsarealsowelcometotakecoursesthataretaughtinMandarinorotherlanguages.  Forinformationaboutthesecourses: Enterthewebsiteof ProvidenceUniversity,andthenenterthe E-Campusservice. Select Courseonline.Therewillbeasearchareaforstudentstoenterthekeywordsordesiredcoursetitleordepartment. Forexchangestudents,thereisnolimittothenumberofcoursesthatcanbetaken. AllexchangestudentsmustattendtheChineselanguagecoursefor10hoursperweekfreeofchargewhichwillcountfor2creditspersemester.Morehoursforanadditionalfeearealsoofferedforalllevels. (http://www.clec.pu.edu.tw/Default.aspx) TheuniversityalsoprovidestrainingandassistanceoncourseselectionduringOrientation,wherealearningpartnercanhelpyouselectyourcoursesonebyone. PleasereviewtheISEPcountry handbookformoreinformationontheeducationsystem,grades,classhours,andclassroometiquette. StudentLife Anorientationisprovidedwhenstudentsarriveoncampusandwillincludevariousinformationsessions,acampustour,lunch,andameetingwiththeOfficeofInternationalAffairsStaffandtheirLearningPartners.Duringorientation,studentswillreceiveassistancetoactivatetheircomputeraccounts,applyforalienresidency,healthinsurance,abankaccount,cellphone,andtoregisterforcourses.Theorientationalsoincludesacitytour. Over85studentclubsandorganizationssponsorawiderangeofextracurricularactivities.TheOfficeofInternationalAffairsorganizesregularstudentparties,outings,culturaltripsandotherfunactivities.ProvidenceUniversityalsoprovidesnumeroussportingandphysicalfitnessopportunities.Sportsincludebaseball,basketball,swimming,tennis,andfitnessinsuperbathleticsfacilitiesincludingatrackandanewly-builtworld-classsportsarena.TheannualSportsDayprovidesopportunitiesforstudents,faculty,andstafftoparticipateinawholedayofactivities.Studentsalsohaveaccesstoastudenthealthcenter,careeradvisingservices,andaCampusMinistryCenter. Otherfacilitiesoncampusincludetheaters,amusicappreciationcenter,diningservices,Cavesbookstore,conveniencestores,anartgallery,anauditorium,achapelandastate-of-the-artlibrary.ExchangestudentsalsohaveaccesstoInternationalCorner(I-Corner),aninformal,friendlyenvironmentwhereonecanmakenewinternationalfriends,findacademicpartners,andlearnaboutthediversecultures,traditions,andcustomsofothercountries.IncomingstudentscanalsotakepartintheInternationalFriendshipBuddyprogram.Thisbuddyprogramfacilitatesinternationalstudents’initialcontactwithTaiwanesestudentsandhelpsthemadjusttolifeinnewaculturalenvironment.     ExperientialOpportunities Excursion(included) AspartofProvidence’sorientation,youwilltakeatourofTaichungCity.TypicalsitesincludeHungkuanguniversity,DonghaiVillage,DonghaiArtsStreet,TunghaiUniversity,ShinKongMitsukoshi,SOGODepartmentStore,NationalMuseumofNaturalScience,FengchiaNightmarket,Chinatrust,TaisucoHypermarket.Theitinerarymayvaryifnecessary. Volunteer(included) ProvidenceUniversitywasthefirstuniversityinTaiwantoofferstudentstheopportunitytoparticipateinavolunteerprogram.StudentsareencouragedtotakepartincommunityserviceandnativeSpanish,English,French,Japanese,andKoreanspeakerscanvolunteeraslanguagetutors.ContacttheCampusMinistryCenterforopportunitiestogetinvolved. HousingandMeals   FinancialInformation Forallapprovedprogramsforguaranteedfinancialaidtransferability,studentspaytheirLakeForestCollegetuitionplusaprogramfee.TheprogramfeeforasemesterwiththeISEPExchangeprogramincludesorientation,on-sitedirector,collegefees,housingandastipendtocovertheequivalentof19/mealsperweek. Hereisan estimated budgetfortheFall2018/Spring2019programs: BudgetItem Amount LakeForestCollegeTuition $23,160 Programfee(estimated) Note:Springmayhaveaddedcost TBD TotalExpectedBilledbyLakeForestCollege  TBD ISEPFees  $475 ISEP-requiredhealthandrepatriationinsurance(estimated,$90/mo) Note:Somecountriesrequirenationalinsurance.CheckISEP  $360 AdditionalMeals  $400 EstimatedAirfare *StudentsplacedonISEPExchangemaybeeligibleforupto$750airfareaward  $1,800 EstimatedPersonalExpenses(passport,visas,immunizations,textbooks,supplies,personalexpenses,additionalnationalinsuranceifrequired,travelinsurance,additionaltraveletc.)  $850 Total Expected Out-of-PocketExpenses  $3,735 Total TBD Tuitionratesandprogramfeesaresubjecttochangeeachyear,butthisinformationwasup-to-dateasofFebruary2018.Wewillnotifyapplicants,andupdatethispageiftheprogramfeeorotherestimateschange. YoucandiscusswithFinancialAidyourspecificaidpackageandyourexpectedfamilycontribution. Keepinmindthatyoumayspendmoreorlessincertainareaslikepersonalexpenses,travel,meals,orairfare,dependingonexchangeratesandyourownspendinghabits. Classroomorlabfeesarenotincludedinthisestimateandwilldependonyourcourseregistrationchoices.   Don’tforgettoapplyforscholarships! Agreatlistingcanbefoundhere.  DocheckyourstudentaccountonMy.Lakeforestforyouraidawards,asmuchofthiswillgowithyou.Ifyouwanttocompareyourprogramtothecostofbeingoncampus,thosenumberscanbefoundhere: https://www.lakeforest.edu/offices/business/students/2019-2020/ Contact: ForQuestionsAbouttheInitialApplicationProcess: AlexandraOlsonCoordinatoroftheGlobalEngagementOffice847-735-5231aolson@lakeforest.edu    StudyAbroadandDomesticStudyAway StepstoApply SemesterPrograms LakeForestCollegeInTheLoop SummerPrograms Financials GEOProgramPolicies NotesfromAbroad CareerPreparation InformationforParents InformationforFaculty