Kristen Giera

SEMESTER STUDY ABROAD

 GHANA, WEST AFRICA

 
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ACADEMIC PROGRAM
The North Carolina State University program in Ghana allows students the opportunity to enroll directly at the University of Ghana for a semester or an academic year. Students are enrolled in University of Ghana coursework, live in dormitories with Ghanaian students, and participate fully in Ghanaian University life. 		The NC State Resident Director (a faculty member at the University of Ghana), working closely with the University of Ghana's Office for International Programs, provides on-site orientation, assists students with registration and other administrative details, organizes selected field trips, and serves as an on-going source of support, information, and assistance to students throughout the semester.
Local artists exhibit and sell their work at ATAG, Aid to Artisans, Ghana.
THE UNIVERSITIES
Participants in this exchange have the option of studying at one of three English-speaking institutions, or to combine one semester each at two of them:		 A. UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
The University of Ghana was founded as the University College of the Gold Coast, an affiliate of the University of London. It became an independent, degree granting institution in 1961 and with a current student population of about 8,000, the University of Ghana is the oldest and largest university in Ghana. The University has faculties of agriculture, arts, law, medicine, science, social studies, and business administration, as well as an Institute of African Study and the School of Performing Arts.
Artist work on exhibit at ATAG in Accra.
B. UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
This University is located in Kumasi, Ghana's second largest city and the capital of the Ashanti region. Nestled among the hills of the forest belt of Ghana, Kumasi is known as the Garden City for its greenery. The University enrolls 5,000 students in fields including engineering, architecture, art and design. Coursework is also available in the social sciences and African Studies.
Students take a ride on a hand-crafted canoe on Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world.
C. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
The University enrolls 3,000 students in fields including education, social sciences, sciences, and humanities. Cape Coast is located on the western coastline about 200 miles southwest of Accra.
The beach along Cape Coast at sunrise.
ACCOMODATIONS
Most participants will be housed in double-occupancy dormitory rooms, which they will share with one other international student. Students will live in dormitories with a mixed Ghanaian/international student body. Dining facilities are available in each hall and there are inexpensive private restaurants on each campus as well.
A woman carries chickens in a basket on her head to sell at the market.
The market in Kumasi is the largest outdoor market in all West Africa.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Any full-time student with at least a 2.75 GPA who will have at least sophomore standing at the time of participation may apply to this program. NC State students as well as students from other institutions should apply directly through the NC State Study Abroad office.

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At dawn, fishermen return with their nights catch while women and children carry firewood into town to help prepare the fish for sale.