Education Abroad

Housing

Students will stay in off camps apartments with other visiting students.

Financial

Program Costs

Paid to Appalachian State

	Semester	Summer
1USAC Tuition	See USAC	See USAC
2USAC Housing	See USAC	See USAC
3OIED Program Development Fee	$200	$200
Intl Health Dev Fee	$60	$60

¹Tuition and fees are charged at the USAC rate.
²Housing is charged at the USAC rate.
³The OIED Program Development Fee will be placed on students’ accounts upon acceptance by the Education Abroad Office. The fee payment confirms your spot and is non-refundable.

Estimated Additional Costs

	Semester	Summer
USAC Application Fee	$100	$100
1USAC Confirmation Deposit	$500	$500
Refundable Housing Deposit	$250	$250
Airfare	$1500 - $1900	$1500 - $1900
Meals	$1200 - $1600	$250 - $350
2Personal Expenses	$600 - $1200	$200 - $400
Books and Materials	$380 - $500	$80
Local Transportation	$150 - $300	$30 - $50
Visa (for US Citizens)	$155	NA
Passport	$150	$150
3Appalachian Student Health Insurance	$1110	NA
4Personal Travel and Spending	$500 - $1000	$200 - $500

¹Students are responsible for submitting a $500 non-refundable confirmation deposit to USAC after acceptance.  
²Personal living expenses includes but is not limited to: toiletries, cell phone, emergency funds, laundry, clothing, utilities, basic travel and entertainment, etc. 
³Students are encouraged to maintain a US based health insurance plan while abroad (to exempt out of AppState insurance students must follow the App exemption process - proving that they have insurance coverage for the entirety of the semester.
⁴Personal Travel and Spending amounts will vary by student and will be affected by how often a student goes out, travels, and the items they purchase.

Please note that non-billable costs are estimates only and will be affected by personal spending habits, currency fluctuations, etc. Prices listed in USD unless otherwise noted.
 

Students are encouraged to start planning for their study abroad program costs well in advance. Please use the Student Financial Planning Worksheet to help estimate your anticipated expenses and your anticipated financial resources.  When planning for estimated additional costs students are encouraged to research currency conversion rates. To see a total of the estimated costs for this program please visit the program budget sheets: Fall, Spring, Academic Year, Summer.

Financial Aid

The majority of financial aid and scholarships can apply to semester and year-long study abroad programs. For more information please visit the Office of Student Financial Aid web page.

Scholarships

USAC Scholarships
USAC offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for students.  Scholarship awards range from $500 to $1000.

OIED Scholarships
Each semester OIED offers a variety of different scholarship opportunities for students. Scholarship awards range from $500 to $2000. 

Benjamin A Gilman Scholarship
The Gilman Scholarship Program application is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.

Fund for Education Abroad
Applicants from groups underrepresented in study abroad and those destined for non-traditional locations are given preference, in an effort to make the demographics of U.S. undergraduates studying abroad reflect the rich diversity of the U.S. population.

For information about additional scholarships please visit our External Scholarships web page.

Academics

Semester
Students will enroll in 12-18 credits per semester comprised of a selection of courses from across the university.  Swedish universities do not teach all of their courses in English so students will need to be flexible with their course selections.  In Sweden, a student usually studies one course or module at a time (consecutive scheduling) rather than several at the same time (parallel scheduling). Examination takes place after each module or part-time course and, at the end of the semester, the student receives a cumulative grade for the full-time semester course as well as individual grades for each module or for each part-time course.

Summer
Students will enroll in one course worth 4 credits in the Linneaus’ “Summer Academy,” which enrolls international and Swedish students alike.   Students can select their course across a range of disciplines.  Past offerings have included courses from Biology, Building Technology, Business, Crafts and Design, Political Science, Sport Science, and Swedish.  

All students are expected to maintain at least the equivalent of a full time course load according to Appalachian State and the host university while abroad (whichever is greater). Students participating on the USAC Linneaus program will be required to enroll in 12-18 credits during the semester and 4 credits during the summer. For more information about study abroad enrollment policies, credit approval, and credit and grade conversions please visit the Academics section of our website.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and some programs may fill up before the listed deadline. Each year applications for Fall, Spring, and Summer will open up on August 1st. Once open the deadline will be listed below and an Apply Now button will be available at the top and bottom of this page. Most applications will have a 2 part application process so students are encouraged to complete their OIED application well before the listed deadline.

Students applying to a USAC program should complete the USAC application while also completing the Appalachian application.

For more information about deadlines and how to apply please visit our Guide Me webpage.