New Study Abroad Policy Aims to Improve International Experience
By Jessica Sleep | May 1University officials say a new study abroad policy could give students a more affordable and higher-quality international experience. The policy, effective spring 2003, states that undergraduate students can only receive academic credit for study abroad programs that are formally administered and approved by UNC. The Educational Policy Committee and the administrative boards of the College of Arts and Sciences and the General College approved the policy at a March meeting. Madge Hubbard, senior associate director of the Study Abroad Office, said the policy is an effort to strength