Room and board in single residence hall rooms is approximately twice the Augustana rate. More information about these programs and application materials are available from the chair of the Scandinavian Department. Each year, approximately 10 Swedish students study at Augustana. Many of them are recipients of the Mauritzson Scholarship. The academic component is supervised by the faculty in the major area and is related to the student s prior preparation, background and current general interests.
Most academic departments offer internships.
Placements are available in large corporations and small businesses, Big Six accounting firms, television and radio stations, newspapers and magazines, United Nations organizations and many other social service agencies and organizations. The geographic location of each internship site is determined by student preference and site availability. Recent interns have been placed in Sweden, England, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, Hong Kong and Argentina. In the United States interns have been placed in Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and in the Quad-Cities area. Students in a full-time internship may earn eight credits toward graduation.