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UST Rates in Top 20 Schools in Study Abroad
12/11/2007
 The University of St. Thomas is one of 20 top schools in the United States for Study Abroad programs according to a report by the Institute of International Educational Exchange. These reports track study abroad participation by undergraduate and graduate students at hundreds of American universities.
“The survey shows we can compete with the big schools in the area of study abroad,” said Dr. Hans Stockton, UST study abroad director and international studies associate professor. “We are one of the nation’s elite programs. Part of our mission is to globally expose our students and because of that an amazing number of students can say they have done it.”
Studying abroad is increasingly becoming for expectation of students. It helps to make students more competitive on the job market and in graduate school applications.
It’s estimated only about two percent of American university students study abroad, UST sends an average of 8-10 percent of its undergraduate students abroad each year.
“These days study abroad is more necessary for students,” said Stockton. “Students that are looking to work in the private sector or are corporate career oriented are most apt these days to spend time overseas studying different cultures than ever before,” said Stockton.
UST group programs in past years have included winter courses taught in London and Argentina; summer programs in Ireland, France, Mexico and China; and individual experiences in France, Germany, Japan, Jordan and Spain, to name a few.
“The Study Abroad Office has made every effort to simplify the process of arranging course credit and admissions to our exchange partners abroad,” said Stockton.
Please contact Study Abroad at 713-525-3530 or e-mail garciad@stthom.edu for more information.
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