"Come to the border knowing that you have to keep your mind and your heart open to every experience."

Location
Situated in a bilingual, multicultural region composed of the three states of Texas, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, the Border Studies Program explores the many ways in which nations, cultures and languages interact to construct what is known as border culture. Ciudad Juárez, with nearly two million inhabitants, and El Paso, with approximately 800,00 inhabitants, together form the largest bi-national metropolitan area in the world.

Eligibility
The program is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors of all academic majors and backgrounds. Two semester of college level Spanish (or equivalent) are required.  Students from all colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

Credits
Students may earn 18 semester credits (or equivalent) for successful completion of the program. All students must be full time participants.

Resident Director
The Resident Director coordinates all aspects of the program throughout the semester and works closely with the students. The RD also teaches the course, Globalization, The Border, and Human Rights.

Program Dates
The Border Studies Program takes place every fall semester. Fall 2008 begins August 8th and ends December 7th.

Program Fees
The program fee will be announced in 2008. The fee covers academic costs, room and board, and required program excursions as well as transfer of credits and grades. A non-refundable deposit of $350.00 will be due upon acceptance. Students at member colleges of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc. (GLCA, Inc.) remain eligible for their college's financial aid program and should consult the Financial Aid Office on their campuses.

Students are responsible for the cost of transportation to and from the program site, books and materials, independent travel, and personal expenses.

"This is an incredibly, wonderful, amazing, unique, excellent, challenging, important, inspiring program with excellent program leaders-take the program seriously and try to bring to it as much hard work, compassion, insight, self awareness, hope, enthusiasm, courage, introspection and love that you can." - Program Participant

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