Global Education Programs

Intercultural Honors Experience (IHE)

The Intercultural Honors Experience is a competitive program designed to help students build a solid intercultural foundation, introduce them to interdisciplinary learning, and provide them with opportunities and incentives to study abroad. The core element of the program is completed in the spring: students take a seminar which focuses on a topic or issue of global interest. As part of this course, students present a research paper at a symposium open to the campus community and the public.

After completing all the elements of the program and receiving at least an 80% in the seminar, students are eligible to apply for scholarships that they can use to study abroad for a semester or a summer program. The amount each student receives will be based on the number of applicants, each student’s financial need, the cost of their program, and the quality and amount of planning put into their application. While the selection committee strives to help all students as much as possible, the amount of funding each student will receive cannot be guaranteed. It is strongly recommended that all students work with the Office of Global Education to find a study abroad program that is affordable.

Applicants will be evaluated based on an interview, their academic achievement in high school (for first-year students) and at Franklin College, their community involvement, extra-curricular activities, reference letters, and an exam. For more information on this and all international programs at Franklin College, please go to http://franklincollege.edu/academics/engaged-learning/global-education/intercultural-honors-experience-ihe-new/

IHE 100 Intercultural Honors Experience Seminar

4 credit hours

Spring International exploratory Prereq: selection by committee The course will serve to show students how the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences all contribute to an in-depth understanding of a major global issue or world region. Topics will vary depending on faculty interest and with approval of the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Students who successfully complete this course will receive credit for the international requirement.

Global Education Opportunities

Franklin College recognizes the value of carefully planned study abroad for students who are qualified and interested in such opportunities. A list of Franklin College’s preferred provider programs is below. More details on each program can be found at http://www.franklincollege.edu/academics/global-education/ or at the Office of Global Education.

Students must be in good standing at Franklin College to study away. The program must be approved in advance by the student’s major advisor. Upon return, students are expected to present evidence, via an official transcript, of satisfactory achievement (C- or above) in all courses presented for transfer credit. It is preferable for students to complete their final semester of study at Franklin College in order to ensure that courses are transferred in time for graduation.

Costs and Financial Aid

Students should be aware that the cost of studying abroad will vary. Semester study away students must travel overseas through a preferred provider program. Semester students will pay the program fee for tuition and accommodation charged by the partner program plus a $1000 Franklin College administration fee. Both the administration fee and the partner program costs will be billed to the student by Franklin College for semester programs. Summer study away students can travel abroad through an approved Franklin College program. Summer

students will pay all program fees directly to the overseas program. With the assistance of generous donors, Franklin College has established scholarships specifically for international travel. For additional information regarding specific scholarships available for international travel contact the Office of Global Education.

Franklin College Preferred Provider

ISEP Direct – Multiple Destinations CIS-Multiple Destinations