International Education Part of the mission of Gustavus is to encourage an international perspective among students. In keeping with this mission, Gustavus students are encouraged to include an international experience in their coursework. The Office of International Education helps students choose a study program abroad, based on the students' interests. Internship Program Internships are a part of the regular curriculum and are available to qualified students during their sophomore through senior years. Both components are designed to expose students to the extensive range of possibilities open to a liberal arts student, to test interests and abilities, and to apply academic theory to a work environment.
Internships are available in all disciplines.
Professional staff members on the job serve as supervisors while faculty members on campus design the academic component of the experience. During the interim, January Term, students take one course, the content of which comparable to a full semester. It provides a time for the kinds of innovation and experimentation in course work that are not always possible during the regular fall and spring semester. Opportunities exist for study abroad, as well as throughout the United States. The online JTerm Catalog provides a complete listing of all the courses offered as JTerm classes.