Students participating in these programs are admitted to foreign universities and take regular university courses. Junior standing is required as a prerequisite for these programs. AIFS offers semester, full year, and summer programs for students in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Britain, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Africa, and Spain. At some study sites students are integrated into a foreign university and are required to have language proficiency in the host language. Many programs in non-English speaking countries do not require prior language training and instruction is in English.
Programs are open to students with sophomore standing.
Students can take courses in classical languages, archaeology, art history, literature, history, philosophy, religion, ecology, and economics. Junior standing is recommended for this program. Additionally, off-campus programs for summer are announced in the summer sessions catalog. In addition to the PLU-sponsored programs, there are countless other opportunities for study abroad. Many U.S. colleges and universities have programs throughout the world, and PLU students may study through these programs by special arrangement.