Information for Graduate Students
Overview of Opportunities for Graduate
Students
Graduate students can be accommodated at many EAP-affiliated host universities
for up to one year. For some MA, MS, and pre-candidacy PhD students, EAP
offers graduate-level coursework in their disciplines or related ones,
the possibility to develop their foreign language skills, and opportunities
for independent research or internships.
Graduate students must be enrolled in one or more courses for UC credit.
An advanced student who enrolls in independent study or research while
on EAP, must, with the assistance of the Study Center abroad, be appropriately
supervised by some faculty member(s) of the host institution.
Participation in EAP has advantages for graduate students, including:
- eligibility for financial aid
- inexpensive health and accident insurance
- assistance in securing suitable housing at a reasonable cost
- participation (when appropriate) in intensive language program courses
offered for UC at some Study Centers
- availability of academic advising
- assistance in establishing relationships with host university professors
- securing UC recognition of courses taken and grades and units earned
(must be approved by the home campus department and graduate division).
Graduate students must meet EAP minimum requirements, have completed
at least one year of graduate work, and have the support of their academic
department and graduate advisor or dissertation committee chair.
EAP has few academic regulations concerning graduate students. Consequently,
students generally follow their departments’ or advisors’
instructions about the minimum number of credit units and the mix of courses
taken, research plans and activities, and the availability of the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
grading option, as noted on the academic graduate planning form in the
EAP application, and officially stipulated in the GSAG or GSAG-S forms.
For graduate students, EAP facilitates participation in study abroad
programs while acting as a liaison between them and their academic departments.
As part of the EAP application, students must submit a proposal explaining
what work they wish to accomplish while abroad.
Role of EAP
In graduate studies the Universitywide Office of EAP perceives
itself as a facilitator among the graduate student, his/her UC academic
department, and the host university and faculty abroad. It is assumed
that the student will remain under the general academic direction of his/her
own UC advisor, assisted where appropriate by the Study Center and guided
in host university academic work by an appropriate host university professor.
The prescribed conditions are designed to assure high quality representation
of the university overseas. Graduate student credit and grades are recorded
through EAP, not the home campus. In addition to host university registration,
graduate students must complete an EAP Registration Study List to receive
UC credit for their work.
Types of
Graduate Programs
Graduate applicants must complete and submit a Graduate
Preliminary Inquiry Form to their Campus EAP Office prior to completing
all other application forms and materials. The purpose of this procedure
is to allow a quick, easy assessment of the feasibility of the graduate
student’s proposed activities at the study site abroad.
Programs Designed for
Graduate Students
Ecole Normale Supérieure
Paris (rue d’ Ulm), France
Graduate students may participate in one of two options: they may participate
in research seminars or they may be assigned tutors in their disciplines
who will assist in facilitating connections to support the students’
research. Academic foci include the natural and physical sciences, humanities
(antiquity, classics, French literature: Middle Ages and 18th and 19th
century), French and foreign literature, geography (contemporary problems
in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the environment), and the social sciences.
Instruction is in French.
Institut d’Etudes
Politiques (Sciences Po), Paris, France
Graduate students enroll in the Programme Internationale, which offers
courses in French society, history, economics, and international relations
with a special emphasis on the new Europe. The academic focus is political
science. Instruction is in French.
Graduate Student
Instructors (GSI), EAP’s UC Center in Paris, France
In the GSI program, graduate students funded by their campuses (UC Berkeley,
Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz) assist in the
Paris Center’s academic programs while they pursue their dissertation
research. The UC Center in Paris offers intensive French language and
culture courses.
Central European
University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
CEU is an internationally-recognized institution of graduate education
in the humanities and social sciences. This advanced center for research
and policy analysis is designed to train Central Europe’s next generation
of public servants, academics, business leaders and scholars. CEU offers
interdisciplinary opportunities in human rights, nationalism studies,
and social theory. Special attractions include the archives of Radio Free
Europe and one of the largest collections of Cold War documents in the
world. Academic foci include economics, environmental studies, European
studies, history, international relations, legal studies, medieval studies,
and political science, as well as interdisciplinary programs in gender
and culture, human rights, nationalism studies, social theory, and Southeast
European studies. Instruction is in English.
Tec
de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Through its graduate school for business administration (EGADE), Tec de
Monterrey offers opportunities for graduate students to network internationally
with future business leaders, to develop their use of technology, and
to learn from internationally-recognized faculty. The graduate business
program offers tracks in management, insurance, marketing, international
business, manufacturing leadership, e-management, services management,
and leadership in public policy. Instruction is in English and Spanish.
Agricultural
and Environmental Science Programs - Wageningen University and Research
Center (WUR), the Netherlands
This special-focus pilot program is available only to UC Davis College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences students during the pilot phase
2006-2008. Wageningen University, a world leader in education and research
in plant sciences, animal sciences, environmental sciences, agrotechnology,
food technology, nutrition, and biodiversity, offers English-language
course work to qualified undergraduate and graduate students. In addition
to course offerings, students may (in consultation with their departmental
advisors) benefit from extensive opportunities to undertake independent
research projects and internships. Instruction is in English and Dutch.
Opportunities for MBA Students
EAP can accommodate UC MBA students at several EAP partner institutions:
Programs that Include Graduate Level
Courses
EAP offers numerous programs with different academic structures, curricula,
and pedagogies (i.e., some 240 program options at 150 institutions in
33 countries) Although most EAP programs are designed for undergraduate
students, graduate students are eligible to participate in many of these
programs under the terms of UC agreements with partner institutions.
Use the EAP Program Wizard
to search for current EAP programs by country, language, subject, program
length, and other attributes. The EAP
Course Finder allows you to search for courses previously taken for
UC credit by EAP students. Some newer courses may not be listed on Course
Finder. Students should review the host university website for complete
course listings.
Check with your Campus
EAP Office for additional details.
Programs that Offer Language Acquisition or Enhancement
Learn a new language or improve your oral and written foreign language
skills. Dozens of languages are available for study on EAP programs. Some
programs require language study before or as part of the program (Intensive
Language Programs, Language and Culture Programs), and some provide specific
language courses through host universities. See EAP’s
language page for a list of options.
EAP’s Language and Culture Programs focus exclusively on foreign
language acquisition or on area or cultural studies with a foreign language
component. Several of these programs have no language prerequisites, whereas
others require minimum and/or maximum language levels before participation.
Some of these foreign languages are not available for study on many of
the UC campuses.
Check with your Campus
EAP Office for details.
Language study available through EAP includes:
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Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
Catalan
Chinese (Putonghua and Cantonese)
Danish
Dutch
Filipino (Tagalog)
French
German
Hebrew |
Hindi
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Malay
Maori
Russian
Sanskrit
Spanish |
Swedish
Taiwanese
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Twi
Vietnamese
Zulu |
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Independent or Directed Research or Study
EAP requires graduate students conducting independent or directed research
or study to have a host university mentor, although the Study Center Director
may be able to serve as on-site mentor in some circumstances. In addition,
EAP assumes that participating UC graduate students will continue to be
supervised by their UC graduate advisors via email or other distance telecommunications.
Graduate students concentrating on research submit proposals to the Universitywide
Office of the Education Abroad Program (UOEAP) and the supervising UC
professor during application. UOEAP forwards the proposal to the Study
Center Director, who may forward host university responses directly to
the student or through UOEAP. The work of the graduate student on EAP
will be evaluated by the host university mentor, and this evaluation will
be passed to the Study Center Director and UOEAP. Depending on the arrangements
made with the student’s home UC campus advisor, the final assessment
may be made by the UC advisor or by the Study Center Director.
Graduate students contemplating independent or directed research or study
on EAP should discuss their plans with their UC advisor and check with
the campus EAP Office for details.
Application Process
Pre-Application Procedures
After reading the Graduate
Information Sheet, but prior to completing all other application forms
and materials, graduate applicants must complete and submit a Graduate
Preliminary Inquiry Form to the Campus EAP Office. The Graduate
Preliminary Inquiry Form should contain a concise but complete statement
of the intentions of the applicant in applying for academic study under
EAP. The purpose of this procedure is to allow a quick early assessment
of the feasibility of the graduate student's proposed activities at the
study site abroad. In some cases this step may be quite involved, but
in most cases a preliminary determination can and will be made quickly
by the Universitywide Office of EAP in consultation with the Study Center.
The Universitywide Office of EAP will notify the Campus EAP Office when
the student is approved or not approved to complete the EAP on-line application.
Following the approval of the Graduate Preliminary Inquiry Form, and as
part of the remaining process of selection and pre-departure preparation,
each graduate student and his/her advisor will be expected to complete
and submit an EAP Graduate or Professional Student Agreement as described
below.
The Graduate or
Professional Student Agreement
A clear understanding must be reached among the several
parties involved regarding the role and responsibilities of each during
graduate study under EAP. Depending on the program to which a graduate
student applies, different versions of the agreement are required. One
is for use with the regular programs (GSAG)
and one for use with short-term or language and culture programs (GSAG-S).
The GSAG and GSAG-S constitute a contract that spells out everyone’s
responsibilities. Typically, those required to sign include the:
- Applicant
- Graduate Advisor or Dissertation Committee Chair
- Study Center Director or Liaison Officer
- Universitywide Office of EAP
The GSAG and GSAG-S address the specific academic and/or
research activities that are planned and any limitations on them; the
minimum number of units, the mix of types of courses, and the application
of the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option; the obligations of
the student and the student’s good faith promise to meet these;
the assistance to be provided at the Study Center or host university;
the supervisory role (if any) to be played by the Study Center Director;
the supervisory role to be played by the graduate advisor or dissertation
committee chair along with the means by which the planned supervision
will be exercised (e-mail, site visits, periodic returns home, etc.);
and the right of EAP to involuntarily withdraw students from EAP and UC
if they fail to perform academically or deviate from the agreed plan in
ways that EAP believes may jeopardize the Program or EAP’s good
relations with the host university or country.
The final admission decision for all graduate applications,
including any conditions or limitations that pertain, shall rest with
the Study Center or host university. Once accepted, UOEAP will inform
the Campus EAP Office of the approved intended program of study.
Minimum Load
The minimum load to qualify for UC full-time status as a
graduate student depends on the student's home campus requirements and
may range from 4 to 12 units per quarter (12 to 36 units per year). In
some instances these general guidelines will be waived with the approval
of the student's UC departmental advisor as indicated on the GSAG forms.
Graduate students are expected to be familiar with their department and
Graduate Division home campus requirements prior to departure, as well
as any additional requirements imposed by fellowships and other financial
assistance.
NOTE:
Graduate students must carry a minimum number of units
during the academic year to qualify for Financial Aid (to be eligible
to receive Federal funds). See your campus Financial Aid office
and your graduate division for the minimum number of units required
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