To be eligible, students must have completed 15 to 24 hours of college-credit courses, including English 101, having maintained a GPA of 2.75. For those who qualify, some scholarship funding is available through the Oakton Community College Educational Foundation and other sources. England In Canterbury, about an hour and a half from London by train, students attend classes at Christ Church College, which enrolls nearly 2,500 students from England and other countries. They take 12 hours of courses with both Illinois and British students. Part of the curriculum includes the study of British culture and social institutions and a program of class field trips.
Students stay in local homes and have access to all college facilities and activities.
In Salzburg, famed as the birthplace of Mozart and home of the Salzburg Music Festival, students take classes at Salzburg College, a private liberal arts college which enrolls students from throughout the U.S. and several foreign countries. Participants take 15 hours of course work, including a seminar on Austrian civilization. Instruction is in English, although students are required to study the German language during their stay. Here, too, students are housed with local families. Students will enroll in a Spanish language class at the appropriate level and a course in Latin American Civilization and Culture, for a total of seven semester hours of credit.