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The University of Pittsburgh's School of Engineering and College of Business Administration have combined to offer you a new unique study abroad opportunity for the third consecutive summer: Plus3. For the past four years, this program has met with tremendous success. The program was recently awarded the Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education.
Plus3 is a three-credit, two-week optional add-on to CBA's required Managing Complex Environments (MCE) course and Engineering's ENG 12 course. The program is an international research project held immediately after the end of spring term. The program is targeted to students between their freshman and sophomore years.
Beginning in 2008, all engineers that obtain a 3.0 GPA or better during their first semester will receive a $500 scholarship to be used on a Plus 3 program (pending acceptance and no disciplinary issues).
Listed below are the four locations for this summer's Plus 3 program. Please click on each link below to view each program's website.
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Plus3 will be offered in the following locations for summer 2008:
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Dates
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Subject to Change:
Brazil, 3 - 17 May 2008
Chile, 3 - 17 May 2008
China, 7 - 22 May 2008
Germany, 3 - 17 May 2008
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Costs
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Summer 2008 Program Fee: $2950.00
(program fee is an estimation and is subject to change)
Fee includes:
- Tuition for three credits
- International Airfare from major U.S. city
- Brazil: Round-trip - New York - JFK
- Chile: Round-trip - New York - JFK
- China: Round-trip - Newark International
- Germany: Round-trip - Washington, D.C. - Dulles International
- Housing
- Some meals
- Field trip(s) to various sites of cultural importance
- Visa
- Health and accident insurance
Additional Expenses:
Students will need to budget for meals not covered in program fee and personal expenses. An estimated budget for these expenses is shown below. Because students’ spending habits vary depending on living and travel preferences, this should only be a rough approximation.
- Administrative Fee $350 (billed through billpay upon registration)
- Personal expenses $300-800 (dependent on spending habits)
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Requirements
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- Must be registered during the Spring 2008 term for the Managing Complex Environments (MCE) course or Engineering 12 course.
- Must have at least a 2.75 QPA (2.5 for Engineering students)
- Must attend 12 hours of mandatory workshop classes during the spring term of 2008 (four three-hour workshops held during the spring semester).
- During the trips, students visit a number of companies, attend lectures and cultural events, meet with local students and sightsee. Students must participate in all activities and keep a journal.
- Students will prepare a written and oral group project related to one of the company visits to be presented during the fall term.
- Students must have completed two semesters at Pitt prior to program departure.
- There is no language requirement for this program.
- Students MUST have a valid passport at the time of submitting application.
- Students under disciplinary sanctions will not be admitted to the program.
- If a student obtains a disciplinary sanction after admission to the program participation will be revoked.
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Applications
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Application Deadline for Summer 2008 Program
Thursday, 10 January, 2008 - 4:00pm
Download the Program Application by clicking the following links: Plus 3 Application PDF, Plus 3 Application Word Document, or by visiting our Applications and Forms Page. Individual interviews with the faculty and staff members participating in the programs will be conducted soon after the application deadline. Students will be informed of program acceptance by mid February 2008.
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For more information, please contact:
Study Abroad Office
College of Business Administration
2502 Sennott Square
412-383-7489
saocba@pitt.edu
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Engineering International Programs
School of Engineering
4178 Posvar Hall
412-624-5942
saoe@ucis.pitt.edu
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