Major Academic Units, Programs

International Programs

Director
Shaik Ismail
Associate Director
Sandy Soohoo-Refaei
Assistant Director
Michele Tomseth
International Programs Assistant
Marie Schmidt
International Programs Community Liaison
Lori Jones
Financial/Clerical Assistant
Christine Callaghan

A primary mission of Linfield College is to develop among its undergraduates an international perspective based on competence in foreign languages, encounters with other cultures, and knowledge of world issues.

For all tuition-paying students on a Linfield study abroad program, Linfield provides for the first round-trip air transportation from the Portland International Airport to one destination for one trip – January term or other approved travel between September and May – for each student who meets program requirements. Students must pay airfare for subsequent trips arranged by the college unless a second trip is certified by the Registrar as necessary for completing a major or minor with a required study-abroad component. Students who are so certified are entitled to a second round-trip airfare provided by the college.

If international education on the undergraduate level is to be effective, it should take place over the entire four-year period. Thus, Linfield offers a comprehensive program which integrates study abroad with a stimulating international environment on the home campus. The goal is to awaken in students a concern with world affairs that will extend beyond their years at Linfield.

Linfield offers three types of study abroad opportunities to its students: semester, academic year, and January term programs. Each option provides a different kind of international experience.

Study abroad

course grades for all Linfield-sponsored semester programs and January term off-campus courses will be calculated into the student’s cumulative GPA on the Linfield transcript. For all other (non-Linfield sponsored) study abroad courses and/or programs, the course grades will not be calculated into the student’s cumulative GPA on the Linfield transcript.

Language Major Academic Year Abroad

The college requires language majors to spend an academic year in a study abroad program. The Department of Modern Languages and the International Programs Office will assist students in identifying appropriate institutions and programs where this requirement might be fulfilled and approve the final selection.

January Term Abroad

Linfield offers four-week January term courses at various locations abroad. For further information, please see page 24 of this catalog.

Language Minors

Requirements for the minor in French, German, Japanese, or Spanish are found in the Modern Languages section of the catalog. All language minors are required to spend at least one semester in a study abroad program approved in advance by Modern Languages and International Programs.

Asian Studies, European Studies and Latin American Studies Minors

Three international area studies minors, one in Asian Studies, one in European Studies, and one in Latin American Studies, are described on pages 55-56. All international area studies minors are required to spend at least one semester in a study abroad program approved in advanced by Modern Languages and International Programs.