The departments of the College offer many opportunities for foreign study in which participants earn academic credit while studying abroad. Those programs most specifically sponsored on a regular basis within the College are Architecture in Rome I and II, Rome Studies, Italian Hilltowns, and Landscape Architecture in Great Britain. In addition, various study and exchange opportunities exist through the College's agreements with similar international institutions in such locations as Great Britain, Germany, the Scandinavian countries, People's Republic of China, Mexico, and Japan. Regular faculty exchanges also occur between the College and institutions of other countries.

Architecture in Rome
The A.I.R. Programs I (Autumn Quarter) and II (Winter Quarter) provide courses for undergraduate students in architecture, urban design and planning, and related fields. Students are enrolled in an introductory language course in Italian before going to Rome; courses in Rome include Architectural Study Abroad and Design Studio each quarter. The A.I.R. Programs are well accommodated in the historic Palazzo Pio located in the heart of Rome with classroom, studio, and library space in the building. Students stay in a nearby pensione. The Programs use Rome and environs as a laboratory to augment lectures and documentation relative to continuity and change in the urban fabric. A.I.R. I introduces students to the urban history and development of the city of Rome through first hand studies of its morphology. A.I.R. II concentrates on studio-oriented projects and the application of experience gained during the preceding program. During this additional quarter in Rome, seminars are held with Italian students, professionals, and educators to encourage professional exchange and cultural understanding.

Italian Hilltowns
The Program (Summer Quarter) is centered in Civita di Bagnoregio, a small hilltown in upper Latium. With a year-round population of about 25 people, the town preserves much of its traditional life pattern and ancient character of its built form. Participants in the seven week program live with Italian families and participate in the daily routine of the town. Civita is a Summer Quarter Program with scheduled time for weekly language and sketching instruction, as well as time in studio for work on individual project assignments. Course topics include Urban Vernacular in Upper Latium, Rural Houses of the Region, Strongholds of Pleasure and Prestige, as well as separate student projects.

Rome Studies Program
This Program (Spring Quarter) is a multi-disciplinary undergraduate introduction to the art, architecture, and history of Rome. Primarily intended for non-College majors, it is also accommodated in the historic Palazzo Pio which is operated by the College. Students have the opportunity to live in the heart of Rome, to study the customs of the Italian people, and through an extensive program of lectures, walking tours, and individual research learn to read the city in all its complexity. In addition, students take field trips south to the Greek ruins at Paestum and the Roman city of Pompeii, and north to the Medieval hilltowns of Lazio, Umbria, and Tuscany. Program participants conduct independent research projects on site in Rome. Projects and lectures are supplemented with language classes, sketching sessions, and group workshops.

Landscape Architecture in Great Britain
The Department of Landscape Architecture sponsors the Program during alternate years (Summer Quarter). The course focuses on the landscape of Great Britain, specifically urban design and English gardens. The course in Summer 1987 studied the triangular area created by the cities of London, Cambridge, and Oxford. Students are enrolled in LARCH 498 Making of British Landscape prior to the trip; credit is given for Landscape Architectural Studies Abroad and, possibly, Independent Study by participation in the Program.

Foreign Exchange Programs
Every year the College enrolls four to six foreign students recommended for visiting graduate student status by foreign institutions with which units of this university have exchange agreements. About the same number of students here may be participating in studies at those institutions. The College has exchange agreements with the University of Groningen, Kobe University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Technischen Hochschule (R.W.T.H.), and the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering.

The University has exchange agreements with other foreign institutions as well, and the opportunities afforded may be appropriate for College students. Students are nominated on the basis of a statement of purpose and selected in consultation with the foreign university. Scholarship assistance (tuition and fees) is generally provided by the foreign institution for selected exchange students. Instruction will usually not be in English, therefore, students are expected to have, or achieve, proficiency sufficient for carrying out their studies. Most foreign exchange visits are for purposes of thesis research or independent study at the graduate level.

Scholarships
As noted above, students selected by foreign institutions for exchange programs may be provided with scholarship assistance, often including some language instruction. Most scholarships, and exchange programs, are for one year or less, but extensions may be granted by host institutions.

The College participates in the selection of scholarship awards from the Valle Fund of this University which supports Scandinavian student study here and allow study here and abroad by our graduate students. The Valle Fund generously supports Scandinavian studies to acknowledge the special relationship this region continues to have with those countries.