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Therefore, it is likely that this disparity indicates that science students face greater barriers to studying abroad than other students. Science concentrations tend to have a less flexible trajectory of study. Students face a strict sequence of classes, which forces them to plan their courses far in advance. In turn, this regimentation makes fitting in a term abroad difficult. Additionally, science departments tend to be less willing to accept credit for study done abroad, compounding the fundamental problem of strict requirements...
Unfortunately, short of reducing concentration requirements, there is little that the College can do to address these basic problems. The College should encourage departments to make an effort to find equivalently rigorous programs abroad, possibly by establishing more direct relations with other universities. An expansion of Harvard-affiliated programs abroad is particularly called for when a given location offers unique educational opportunities, such as tropical marine biology. Furthermore, the Office of International Programs (OIP) could do more to consolidate the process of applying to study abroad for science concentrators...
Term time study aside, the College and the OIP should focus their efforts on easing the process of studying abroad during summer, because the summer months do not have the same real or perceived opportunity cost as time taken from the academic year. Summer study abroad is particularly helpful for science concentrators, because it allows them to avoid the problem of interrupting a strict plan of study to engage in an international experience. However, the financial cost of going abroad during the summer, both in terms of actual cost incurred and in terms of income not earned, is often...
...College should do its best to ensure that science-oriented students do not find themselves unduly constrained by their choice of concentration. However, ultimately, there is nothing the school can (or should) do to ensure the strict numerical parity of science and humanities concentrators studying abroad...
...University continues to encourage undergraduates to study abroad, Harvard hosted a Boston-area conference this weekend to help students returning from overseas readjust to American college life. While many students at Harvard and throughout the Boston area say studying abroad can be a rewarding experience in college, their return home and the process of reintegrating themselves can be challenging. Harvard’s Office of International Programs (OIP) held the fourth annual “Boston Area Study Abroad Reentry Conference,” which is hosted each year by a different local university. The conference, held at various locations...