Winter 2025 Short-Term Programs
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Enrollment process for Winter Term programs
STEP 1: Learn about programs and choose your top options.
Attend Program Launch on Wednesday, March 20th at Fonville Fountain in front of Alamance Building from 10:30am – 12:30pm to learn more about programs – faculty leaders, program alumni and GEC staff will be available to answer your questions.
When choosing a program, look for:
- Courses that support your graduation plan
- Potential course conflicts for the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar
- Activity level (posted to the program brochure)
- Cost (program fee will be listed from this page, and details posted to the brochure page)
STEP 2: Enroll in the fall preparatory seminar.
To enroll, simply register for the fall preparatory seminar (1 s.h.) that is the prerequisite for the winter term program in which you’d like to enroll.
The GEC no longer requires a pre-approval application for winter Study Abroad and Study USA courses. Instead, same as for other fall courses, if there are spots available for the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar (1 s.h.), and you do not have a course conflict, you may enroll once your registration access is open. Also consistent with other fall courses, you may choose to join a waitlist, course availability will be adjusted in real time, and you may make enrollment changes until the drop/add deadline in August.
Fall registration access begins on Thursday, Apr. 18. Your individual registration time will be posted on the “Schedule” tab in Student Planning.
TIP: Complete the Advisor Overload Form if the preparatory seminar (1 s.h.) will put you at overload (more than 18 s.h.)
If the additional one semester hour (1 s.h.) puts you in course overload (i.e. more than 18 s.h.), you will need academic advisor approval before you can register. Complete the Advisor Overload Form linked from the Course Overload page.
Submit this form EARLY so your registration access is not delayed.
STEP 3: Complete your MyElonGlobal registration within 10 days (toward the end of April)
Toward the end of April, the GEC will email you instructions for completing your program registration in MyElonGlobal. Once you receive that email, you have 10 days to complete your registration. If you don’t complete your MyElonGlobal registration within that window, you will be withdrawn from the course in order to allow for someone to join the course or move off the wait list.
2024 Fall Embedded Programs
- Core Interdisciplinary Seminar (meets ELR requirement)
Open to students in the third or fourth year of study.
Spring Information Meeting:
Friday, May 3rd at 2:00pm in Alamance 207
Course Time:
Mondays 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $5100
Dates: November 22nd to December 1st, 2024
2025 Winter Term Programs
- Expression (non-literature)
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 13th at 12:30pm on Zoom (Passcode: 931952)
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1705: Fridays 2:00 – 3:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $9200
GBL 2860 India’s Identities: Religion, Caste and Gender in Contemporary South India
- Civilization or Society
- WGSS elective
- Asian Studies elective
- Interreligious Studies minor elective
- IGS Asia regional concentration
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1860: Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:40pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $5200
GBL 2450 Barbados: Culture, Politics & Society
- Civilization or Society
- AAAS elective
- Latin American studies elective
- WGSS elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, May 7th at 11:00am on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1450: Tuesdays 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $7400
THIS PROGRAM HAS A RECOMMENDED GROUP FLIGHT. THE COST OF AIRFARE IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE PROGRAM FEE.
GBL 2930 Argentina: Latin American Social Movements*
*This program will not be available for Winter 2025.*
- Society or Expression (non-literature)
- 1 Unit of ELR
- Society
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 6th at 4:15pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar.
GBL 1050: Thursdays 8:00 – 9:40am
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $6400
GBL 2480 Vietnam: Business and Culture
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, April 30th at 6:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1480: Fridays 2:00 – 3:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $7100
BUS/FIN 2810: Business In The Pacific Rim
- Asian Studies elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Thursday, May 2nd 4:00 – 5:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1810: Fridays 3:30 – 5:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8150
GBL 2310 Peru: The Living Heritage of the Andes
- Civilization or Society
- Latin American Studies Elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 15th at 10:00am on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1310: Fridays 2:00 – 3:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $6700
GBL 2800 China: The Flying Dragon
- Civilization or Society
- Asian Studies Elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, May 14th at 6:00pm in Linder 110
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1800: Thursdays 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $9990
The program fee does not include the tourist visa processing fee, estimated $200 – $300.
GBL 2520 Costa Rica: Language, Culture & Ecotourism
- Civilization or Society
- Latin American Studies Elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 1st at 6:30pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1520: Mondays 8:00 – 9:10am
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $7000
GBL 2980 Dominican Republic: Baseball & Tourism
- Civilization or Society
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 2nd at 5:00pm in Long 203
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1980: Fridays 2:00 – 3:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $7900
GBL 2880 East Asia: Business, Culture & Economics (South Korea and Japan)
- Society
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, May 7th at 4:30pm in KOBC 200
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1880: Mondays 6:00 – 7:40pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8100
ENG 2570 England: Literary Landscapes
- Expression (literature requirement)
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, April 30th at 2:00pm Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1570: Fridays 2:00 – 3:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $6500
THIS PROGRAM HAS A RECOMMENDED GROUP FLIGHT. THE COST OF AIRFARE IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE PROGRAM FEE.
GBL 2470 Ghana: West African History & Culture
- Civilization or Society
- AAAS Elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Cost: $9750
The program fee does not include the tourist visa processing fee, estimated $200 – $300.
GBL 2960 Great Structures of Europe: Technology & History
- Civilization or Science (non-lab)
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 13th at 6:00pm in McMichael 002
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
Cost: $8000
GBL 2060 Hawai’i: Nation or State?
- Civilization or Society
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 13th at 5:30pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1060: Tuesdays 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8450
GBL 2400 Holocaust Journey
- Civilization
- German Studies minor elective
- Jewish Studies minor elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, April 29th at 4:30pm in Schar Hall 109
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1400: Tuesdays, 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8300
PHS 3980 India: Public Health Studies Practicum
- Public Health Studies Practicum
- Public Health Studies Elective
- Advanced Studies
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 6th 5:00 – 6:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1690: Mondays 6:00 – 7:40pm
Program Leader(s):
*Instructor Approval Required for this course
Cost: $6700
CHM 1310 Italy: Culinary Transformations – The Science Behind What’s Cooking
- Science (non-lab)
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, April 30th – Time and Location TBD
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1290: Tuesdays 8:00 – 9:40am
Program Leader(s)
Cost: $9100
GBL 2660 New Zealand: Critically Engaged Ecotourism
- Civilization or Society
- Adventure-based learning elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 6th at 4:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1660: Fridays, 8:00-9:10am
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8000
GBL 2590: Ireland: Literature, Culture and History
- Civilization or Expression (Literature)
- English Elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 1st at 5:30pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1590: Thursdays 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8400
GBL 2440 Spain & Morocco: Historical & Contemporary Encounters
- Civilization or Expression (non-literature)
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 8th at 4:45pm on Zoom (password: rendezvous)
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1440: Fridays 2:00 – 3:10pm
Program Leaders:
Cost: $7400
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Friday, May 3rd at 10:00am on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1015: Tuesdays 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $6300
GBL 2460 Greece: Classics in Context
Spring Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 1st 6:00 – 7:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1460: Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:40pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $8200
BIO 3642 Panama: Field Biology
- Lab Science or Advances Studies
- Biology elective
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Tuesday, May 7th from 9:40 – 10:20am in McMichael 103
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1350: Tuesdays 5:30 – 7:10pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $7200
- Fulfills BUS 1110 for BSBA majors and minors
Spring Information Meeting:
Thursday, April 4th at 5:30pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1711: Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:40pm
Deadline to register for this program is October 17th.
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $3800
*This program will not be available for Winter 2025.*
- Civilization
- Expression (non-lit)
- HSS Practicum (with departmental approval)
- 1 Unit of ELR
HSS 3981 Costa Rica: Human Service Studies Practicum
- HSS Practicum
- Society
- 1 Unit of ELR
Spring Information Meeting:
Monday, May 6th at 6:00pm on Zoom
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1380: Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:40pm
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $7100
NRS 4315: Cuba: Healthcare, Culture and Language
- TBD
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1703: Mondays 8:00 – 9:10am
Program Leader(s):
Cost: $5,750
*This program is at capacity. If you are currently a Nursing student interested in joining the waitlist for this course, please email ckussman@elon.edu.
GBL 2851 Renaissance Italy: Video Games Versus Reality
- 1 Unit of ELR
- Society or Civilization
- Italian Studies
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1850 A: Tuesdays 8:00-9:40am
Program Leaders:
Cost: $9200
GBL 2580 The Literature of Southern Italy: Myths, Mafia, and Migration
- 1 Unit of ELR
- Expression (literature requirement)
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1580 A: Wednesdays 6:00-7:40pm
Program Leaders:
Cost: $7900
GBL 2530 Australia: Ecotourism
- 1 Unit of ELR
- Society
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1530 A: Tuesdays 8:00-9:40am
Program Leaders:
Cost: $9990
GBL 2660 B New Zealand: Critically Engaged Ecotourism (2nd section)
- 1 Unit of ELR
- Society or Civilization
- Adventure Based Learning Elective
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1660 B: Fridays 8:00am-9:10am
Program Leaders:
Cost: $8000
GBL 2570 B Literary Landscapes of England (2nd section)
- 1 Unit of ELR
- Expression (literature requirement)
Fall Prerequisite Preparatory Seminar:
GBL 1570 B Tuesdays 5:00pm-7:30pm
Program Leaders:
Kathy Lyday
Cost: $6500
THIS PROGRAM HAS A RECOMMENDED GROUP FLIGHT. THE COST OF AIRFARE IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE PROGRAM FEE.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How is registration prioritized for Winter Term?
Students will sign up for a WT predeparture course based on their Fall registration period. Course registration access time and waitlist standing are determined by class standing/credit hours earned and special circumstances, such as disability accommodations or special-program considerations.
The minimum GPA for Winter Term programs is 2.0.
What if the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar (1 s.h.) presents a course conflict?
If you cannot enroll in the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar because of conflicts, you cannot participate in the winter term course. As you would with any other course conflict, either a) choose a different winter Study Abroad or Study USA with a fall preparatory seminar that does not present a course conflict or b) drop the other course that presents a conflict.
What if the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar (1 s.h.) puts me in course overload?
If the additional one semester hour (1 s.h.) puts you in course overload (i.e. more than 18 s.h.), you will need academic advisor approval before you can register. Complete the Advisor Overload Form linked from the Course Overload page.
Submit this form EARLY so your registration access is not delayed.
The additional fees associated with exceeding the maximum course load in a semester is waived for full-time students put into overload by the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar.
There is, however, a program cost for the Winter Term Study Abroad or Study USA program. Costs are or will be posted to the Winter 2024 programs listings page, and will be detailed from each program brochure.
How many fall prerequisite preparatory seminar (1 s.h.) courses can I register for?
Students should register for only the fall preparatory seminar associated with the Winter Term Study Abroad or Study USA program they wish to participate in.
Will I know my position on a wait list?
Like other course wait lists, students can see the total number of students on the wait list, but they cannot see their position.
When will I know if I’m “accepted” into a winter program?
There is no separate application or acceptance process for participating in a global short-term program. You will enroll directly in the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar (1 s.h.) that corresponds to the Winter Term Study Abroad or Study USA program in which you wish to enroll.
When will I see the Winter Term Study Abroad or Study USA course on my schedule?
Students will register themselves for the winter term study away course when registration for winter term opens in the fall semester.
I've registered for the fall prerequisite preparatory seminar (1 s.h.). Is that all I need to do?
In late April, you will receive an email from the GEC with instructions on how to complete your MyElonGlobal requirements which should take you no more than 20 minutes to complete.
You must complete your MyElonGlobal requirements within 10 days of receiving the email prompt in order to secure your spot in the course.
When will I know about Elon Global Scholarship support?
Students that complete their MyElonGlobal registration by May 31 will be notified in June.
Students that complete their MyElonGlobal registration June to August will be notified in September.