Austrian Program
Approximately 200 students from any major are given the opportunity to study in Franciscan University of Steubenville’s study abroad program in Austria each semester. The majority of students usually study abroad during the sophomore or junior year. Nestled in the foothills of the Austrian Alps, the program is located in the small village of Gaming, at a renovated fourteenth-century Carthusian monastery. Classes are taught in English by Franciscan University of Steubenville professors using the normal University grading system.
To be eligible, a student must be of at least sophomore status. Transfer students are also welcome to study in Austria, even in their first semester at Franciscan. Students who have serious or repeated violations of the Code of Student Conduct are subject to the discretion of the University as to their eligibility to participate in the program.
Tuition, room, and board for the Austrian program are the same as the Steubenville campus. Additional costs include travel, administrative fees, international health insurance, student visa, and excursions that are part of the curriculum. All undergraduate students participating in the Austrian Program are required to maintain a minimum of 12 credit hours. In general, on-line classes do not count as part of the minimum requirement of 12 credits with the exception of transfer students who have completed at least 60 credit hours. These students may take one on-line course worth at least 3 credit hours in place of one seated class. Without the agreement of the faculty chair, this on-line class cannot be a class that is taught in Gaming that semester. If a student withdraws from any classes (seated or on-line) and falls below the minimum 12 credits hours, an academic review will automatically be initiated and this could result in the student being dismissed from the program. All students are permitted to take on-line classes in accordance with general University guidelines in addition to the 12 credit hours required to be part of the Gaming Program. Graduate students are required to maintain 9 credit hours with a minimum of two seated classes in Gaming. See Gaming Typical Course Offerings to assist with academic advising for Austria.
Students in the Honors Program should see the notation “Honors Students Studying in Gaming” under the Honors Program section.
Students going to Austria in their senior year must have applied for graduation before the end of their junior year. Any deficiencies are the responsibility of the student and may cause a cancellation of the semester in Austria.
Nursing Majors and the Austrian Program:
Nursing students go to Austria during the fall semester of the sophomore year. Nursing students must take an approved medical microbiology course during the summer prior to going to Austria and provide the University with an official transcript of successful completion of the course.