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USAC South Africa: Stellenbosch - Undergraduate Courses
(Outgoing Program)
** Application materials may be reviewed prior to the program's application deadline. (Please note: if all of your boxes are checked-off, your application is complete.) In most cases, for applicants applying to programs led by PSU faculty, interviews and final selection will take place after the program deadline.
Live and study in one of the most beautiful parts of South Africa, featuring historic architecture, rich cultural heritage, and easy access to outdoor and sporting activities. Stellenbosch is in the heart of South Africa's wine country, providing the cuisine, culture, and stunning scenery that entails. Surrounded by mountains in the Jonkershoek Valley, it offers the best of both worlds: a small, historic, university town with convenient access to the amenities of the bigger metropolitan area of Cape Town.
Program Focus
The program at Stellenbosch University offers the opportunity to create an educational program that meets your personal and academic goals. Choose courses for international students designed to familiarize you with South Africa’s unique culture, history, and politics, and “Mainstream” courses offered in a wide variety of disciplines that are open to all SU students. Stellenbosch University focuses on inclusivity, diversity, and using its academic excellence and research activities to find sustainable solutions to some of South Africa and Africa's greatest challenges. Specifically, the university promotes a science-for-society approach, aimed at improving people's lives by eradicating poverty, and promoting human dignity and health, democracy and human rights, safety and security, and a sustainable environment and competitive industry.
During summer term, students can enroll in a General Elective program, that offers a variety of courses from a range of disciplines or they can select a specialized track of study. The specialized study tracks available during summer are: Learning, Sustainability, and Community Engagement; Doing Business in South Africa; or Public Health.
This program is a good fit for the following majors:
Accounting
Anthropology
Art
Biology
Black Studies
Botany
Business
Chemistry
Community Development
Computer Science
Conflict Resolution
Ecology
Economics
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental Studies
Finance
Gender Studies
History
International Studies
Linguistics
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Philosophy
Political Science
Public Health
Sociology
Sustainability
Zoology
Credits
Fall: Students enroll in 18 - 24 quarter credits
Winter/Spring: Students enroll in 24 quarter credits
Academic Year: Students enroll in 36 - 46 quarter credits
Summer: Students enroll in 9 - 12 quarter credits
Application Fee:
All applications include a $50 non-refundable fee due on the application deadline. Students who do not intend to complete a program application are required to withdraw before the deadline, otherwise, the $50 application fee will
be assessed to the students' account.