Professors at Georgetown University , Stanford University , and St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., travel with some of their students and teach the courses. It is studying abroad. Another option is to study overseas on a program run by an independent study-abroad organization. The Chicago-based Institute for the International Education of Students, for instance, has 18 academic centers worldwide. You also can go abroad as an exchange student.
Many American universities trade students with a partner school overseas.
One advantage to studying on this kind of program is that all the travel logistics have been ironed out. Also, your home school has already approved the program, so the transfer of credit for overseas coursework is virtually guaranteed. For starters, a good study abroad program is one that you can afford. Some schools restrict the amount of aid they will send overseas with their students. Study abroad experts also say students should think twice about programs that don't give you academic credit that will transfer back to your home school.