New Zealand: Hamilton
- Academic
Courses
- Calendar: Fall semester is late June through early November. Spring semester is early February through late June.
- Housing: Live with host family, university dormitories, or share an apartment with other students
- Educational Setting
- Regional Information:
"Waikato is the heart of New Zealand's North Island, and right next door to some of the country's most popular tourist destinations. Excellent surfing and swimming beaches are only 40 minutes away at Raglan, or it's an hour and a half to Mount Maunganui or the Coromandel Peninsula. Waikato University is the closest university to the North Island's central snow covered mountain ski areas and Lake Taupo.The popular geothermal tourist resort of Rotorua is less than one-hour drive. Forest parks, lakes, thermal hot pools and limestone caves can be found all over the Waikato region. Lake Karapiro, only 25 minutes from Hamilton, offers world class rowing and water sports facilities." - University of Waikato website
- Student Notes
- Scholarships: Philbrook Smith Scholarship for History POEs; Rinehart-Dartkatsch Scholarship for Education POEs; Benjamin Gilman Scholarship for students with Pell Grants
- Grants: Dr. Chumpol Phornprapa Experiential Learning Travel Grant
- Relevant POEs: A huge variety of courses available make it easy for any Natural Science, Anthropology, Music, History
