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Explore Areas for ConsiderationDurationConsider how long you want to immerse yourself in another culture. Programs range from a week to a year, and everywhere in between. SemesterGet the biggest bang for your buck! Studying Away on a PLU Gateway or Featured semester program, you get to use financial aid, PLU gift aid and scholarships while earning PLU credit toward your degree. Program costs are comparable to being at PLU, plus there are study abroad scholarships available. Start here to learn

How To Apply PRIORITY DEADLINES Applications will be considered on a year-round basis, though our evaluation process will be most intensive in the periods after these key priority deadlines: Priority Date – December 1 Application Deadline – February 1 All admitted applicants become part of the cohort that begins the program on June 1st, at the start of the summer term. The summer term culminates in the summer residency.Speak to a Graduate Admission CounselorContact a member of the Graduate

further be required to speak with The Office of Financial Aid to determine any fees that will accrue as a result of a withdrawal, and how this will impact their funding. Failure to return from a leave of absence will result in a withdrawal and the student must reapply to the program, but readmission will not be guaranteed. Depending on the length of the absence, upon return cohort prices and program duration are subject to increase. Graduate courses are only offered annually. Original course

A Semester in OaxacaAlexis Stauffer, a junior Hispanic and Global studies double major, spent the fall of 2012 studying the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. She remembers struggling to decide between Granada, Spain and Oaxaca before hearing Tamara Williams, director of the Oaxaca program, say that we must get to know our neighbors. “That got me hook, line, and sinker,” Alexis says with a smile. She had been to Mexico three times before to tourist destinations along the coast, but she insists

Traveling in the Pacific NorthwestPLU is located in the greater Tacoma area, but the surrounding neighborhood is called Parkland. Parkland does not offer much in the way of shopping and attractions, but there are plentiful opportunities with only a short bus trip from campus. Here you can find more information about the most popular places to visit in the area. It is by no means a comprehensive list of possibilities, but rather a place from which to start if you are interested in learning more