Study Tours

What is a Study Tour? 

Liberty University offers a variety of study tours that last anywhere between one week or 10-days to a few weeks. These trips offer a variety of academic and professional benefits to both the resident and online learner. Students in an undergraduate or graduate program can receive course credit through these short-term abroad programs while learning under the instruction of one of our resident faculty members. Please use the below contacts to gain information about each trip along with an application, costs, course offerings, and more.

Upcoming 2013-14 Study Tours

Please note: If you are already enrolled at the maximum credits for full time status during the term of the study tour, you will need to consider adjusting your schedule or will need to appeal to the Registrar’s Office if you are within the required GPA level for overload approval.

Liberty University Abroad Summer 2013 Study Tours

The following information is in regards to Athens trip listed directly below.

Dates and Department: (Applications below under Required Forms)

• Athens: June 25 - July 4, 2013 (History Department)

Liberty University Courses: (Students may choose one of the following courses per trip)

• Athens: June 25 - July 4, 2013 (HIEU 201, HIEU 321, HIEU 497, HIEU 697, CHHI 520 or 697)

* Course work may involve pre- and post-trip assignments along with lectures throughout the trip

• Sightseeing/Itinerary: Each of these trips offers a unique opportunity to travel around and learn about the city and its history while engaging in course work. Below is a general list of what will be seen and visited during your 10-day study tour. Each trip also allows for a free day to explore the city on your own.
  • Athens: Acropolis and Museum, Mars Hill, Agora and National Museum, Greek Church Tour, Corinth, Olympia, Mycenae, Plaka, Beaches, Andros Island, and more.
     
• Price: Trip fee* will be paid through an online LU payment portal with two non-refundable payment deadlines. Participants are welcome to pay their non-refundable fee in full if desired. - (excluding airfare, course tuition, pocket expenses, some meals, and international health insurance):
  • Greece: $950.00
    * This fee is not applied to your student account and cannot be paid for through Financial Check-In. Financial Aid will not cover the trip fee. Accepted students must issue trip fee payment separately.
     
• Tuition: The above price does not include the cost of course tuition. A three credit hour tuition fee will be applied to your student account after being accepted and can be paid for through Financial Check-In. There are no LU scholarships or grants awarded for study tours.
• Lodging: Students will be living in the heart of each city and will be staying in college resident hall style buildings. Air conditioned classroom space is also located within the same building. Students will be paired with another classmate of the same gender during the 10-day period for lodging. Living corridors are not air conditioned.
• Airfare: Students will be required to make their own flight accommodations. We can connect you with a travel agent if requested. Students will be provided with the flight number of their professor if they would like to connect with their professor's specific flight leaving the US. All students will be required to land in their city of study by a certain date/time which will be provided. Participants will need to arrive to the city's airport by the afternoon of the first date of the trip listed above. We will have a shuttle service pick you up. Participants will need to leave the lodging facility by late morning of the last date of the trip listed above. We can provide a shuttle service back to the airport on the last day.
• Majors: Applications for all majors accepted if above courses are on the students DCP, or can be used as an elective, and they are fully accepted into their program.
• Required Forms: Please fill out the following Athens (by April 25) application and return it to the email listed on your application by specific location. There are no GPA or credit hour requirements for these trips.
• Insurance: Students must obtain international health insurance if their current provider does not cover them internationally. You may purchase short-term insurance through providers listed on our website.
• Spouse/Family Member: Some trips permit a spouse or family member to attend. Each participant must be over the age of 18, complete an application, and pay the full trip fee. However, priority for each study tour goes to students who plan to enroll in a course. A spouse or family member can be placed in the same room as the LU student at our overseas lodging facility.
• Questions: If you have questions about these Summer 2013 Rome and Athens 10-day study tours please email studytours@liberty.edu.