Perhaps at no other point in your life will you have the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time living in another country, experiencing the richness of another culture or society. Students returning from study abroad almost invariably say the experience is unmatched by anything else they have ever done in their lifetime to that point. Again, advanced planning is a must if you hope to make regular academic progress while you study abroad. Students who enter the Microbiology major are assigned two advisers. The Academic Adviser is provided for the first and second years while the Professional Adviser is assigned for the entire college career.
Academic advisers are available for routine advising matters during the first two years of study.
By the time a student reaches the Junior year, most required courses have been completed or are already scheduled, and questions regarding elective courses, professional goals and graduate education begin to arise. The Professional Adviser is available to address these matters. Two units of the same foreign language are recommended but not required. Awards provided through private donations are awarded as merit scholarships predominately at the end of the Junior year. A number of grants, loans, work-study programs, and scholarships are available through Penn State.