Study abroad programs provide students with the opportunity to work toward their degrees, usually for a semester at a time, in another country through their “home” university. While COVID-19 made travel difficult, study abroad programs through UNC Asheville have resumed. According to the UNCA Study Abroad Office, such programs provide experiences that, not just in terms of location, are so different from studying here on campus.

“Students sometimes, but not always, may be taking courses in a different language, and they are certainly exposed to traditions and expectations in higher education that differ from those in the U.S.,” said Deaver Traywick, director of institutional planning and accreditation support