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With Academic Campuses in Places Like Washington, D.C. and Oxford, UK, UGA Takes Experiential Learning to a New Level.
It’s non-major specific and open to any undergraduate. They have the ability to intern full-time at any organization of their choice while still earning a semester’s worth of credit hours. It’s a robust program that’s a favorite among UGA students seeking experiential learning.
Washington D.C., isn’t the only place where UGA educational opportunities. The UGA at Oxford Centre hosts students in a renovated nineteenth-century Victorian mansion in North Oxford. It is not only able to accommodate 40 students but also boasts a library, seminar room, IT facilities, comfortable living areas, modern kitchens, a beautiful set of gardens, sporting lawns and laundry facilities.
UGA students are granted special status as members of Keble College or Trinity College, two of the colleges which make up the University of Oxford. As members of the colleges, UGA students have full access to every aspect of college life, right alongside the Oxford students. They may dine in the hall, study in the library, join college sports teams and participate in student societies, just as they undertake their classes in the one-on-one setting of tutorials, as all Oxford students do.
The oldest study abroad program offered by the University of Georgia is the Cortona Program located in the rolling hills of Tuscany, Italy. Since 1970, the UGA International Center in Cortona has offered study abroad programs in Art and Art History during the spring, summer and fall academic terms. Centrally located in a breathtaking region of Italy, it is within easy reach of the cultural hubs of Florence and Rome.
For students who earn top honors within the Morehead Honors College, a UGA Foundation Fellowship allows them to receive fully funded spring travel/study programs once a year for three years.
The University of Georgia is a leader in Experiential Learning. In fact, we’re one of the nation’s largest universities to offer 100% of undergraduate students hands-on learning experiences, including internships, research opportunities, and study abroad. In 2021-2022, we had over 190 study abroad programs with courses offered in 88 countries across all continents. The experiential learning requirement also includes creative, service, and leadership opportunities throughout Georgia, the U.S., and across the globe.