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LC-J Exchange Program Looking for American Students
Students can explore Japanese culture while attending school
Paul Davis
Issue date: 12/10/03 Section: News
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Last year a program was launched to send Lakeland College students from this campus over to the campus in Japan. There have been several Lakeland College-Japan students that have been coming over, so naturally a program for our students to go over there eventually came into place.
In the program, the student will receive all of the financial aid that they would receive here. The plane ticket is priced at about $1,000. It is also slightly more expensive to live over there, although the tuition is the same price. For the most part, though, it is estimated to be about the same cost to go over there as it is to stay here.
In Japan, the faculty does teach in English. Plus, they have orientations just like we have here, so a newly arriving student can get acquainted with the school.
The students have two choices for residence over in Japan: they can live with a host family or they can live in a residents' hall. It is suggested that they live with a host family, so they can experience more of the culture aspect of Japan.
Also, the campus is in Tokyo and is more than walking distance away from the housing. Living with a host family would be most convenient because living on campus demands the subway to get to the campus.
Spending your college time in Japan with a host family will also result in learning language and customs faster. Elementary Japanese is also offered to students that go over there. This will accelerate the learning of the language by the student, so they can communicate with the other students.
While at LC-J, Lakeland tries to make sure that the student learns everything he or she needs to graduate as if he or she is going to Lakeland here in Wisconsin. Since it is a branch school to Lakeland, all of the credits will transfer with no troubles.
Before a student can go over, however, he or she needs a visa and a passport. A passport can be purchased at the post office, and you need an official birth certificate to buy one. For a visa, you must go to the embassy of the government that you wish to visit. For more information, contact Vice President of International Programs and General Counsel Tony Fessler at x1202.
In the program, the student will receive all of the financial aid that they would receive here. The plane ticket is priced at about $1,000. It is also slightly more expensive to live over there, although the tuition is the same price. For the most part, though, it is estimated to be about the same cost to go over there as it is to stay here.
In Japan, the faculty does teach in English. Plus, they have orientations just like we have here, so a newly arriving student can get acquainted with the school.
The students have two choices for residence over in Japan: they can live with a host family or they can live in a residents' hall. It is suggested that they live with a host family, so they can experience more of the culture aspect of Japan.
Also, the campus is in Tokyo and is more than walking distance away from the housing. Living with a host family would be most convenient because living on campus demands the subway to get to the campus.
Spending your college time in Japan with a host family will also result in learning language and customs faster. Elementary Japanese is also offered to students that go over there. This will accelerate the learning of the language by the student, so they can communicate with the other students.
While at LC-J, Lakeland tries to make sure that the student learns everything he or she needs to graduate as if he or she is going to Lakeland here in Wisconsin. Since it is a branch school to Lakeland, all of the credits will transfer with no troubles.
Before a student can go over, however, he or she needs a visa and a passport. A passport can be purchased at the post office, and you need an official birth certificate to buy one. For a visa, you must go to the embassy of the government that you wish to visit. For more information, contact Vice President of International Programs and General Counsel Tony Fessler at x1202.