Prof. Robert Schuettinger lecturing in the Oxford Union Debating Chamber

The Oxford Study Abroad Programme has made it possible for qualified students (a minimum GPA in their major of 3.0 or B is required) to study in Oxford for a semester usually at the same cost (or less) than they pay in their US home college.

The National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) has pointed out that many more US students would avail themselves of the many advantages of overseas study if only the costs were not so high. (Most overseas study programmes conducted by US colleges in Oxford, for instance, have fees ranging from $18,000 to $23,000 for an 8-10 week term/semester).

Accepted students become affiliated members of the junior common rooms of their Oxford colleges. They live in double room housing with one or more British or other non-American student residents and may take most of their meals in their Oxford college dining hall at a low cost.

Students study for 12-13 weeks in 14 tutorials (usually regarded as the equivalent of 14 US semester credits) taught by members of the faculty of Oxford University. Each tutorial has one tutor and (normally) one student. The tutorial reports from these distinguished scholars are normally accepted by US home colleges for the award of credits toward the home college degree. Students should always secure the approval of their own academic department before enrolling in overseas study. Study abroad students are always candidates for degrees in their US home college; they are not candidates for degrees in Oxford. Students may receive US transcripts as overseas students of an accredited US college.