By Eric Tiettmeyer

Study overseas this summer! This is the perfect time of the year to escape for 6 weeks or 3 months and study at a university or language school abroad. Don't worry...with a little planning and paper work, you can transfer the units back to your home university.

Most UC campuses have UC Travel Study, a great way to study abroad with faculty-led programs to just about anywhere in the world. The size of the programs vary from one Public Health class at UC Irvine to Bali (https://summer. uci.edu/programs/bali/) to 28 programs at UCLA (http:// ieo.ucla.edu/travelstudy/programs). Visit each UC Summer Travel Study page link here (http://studyabroad.ucmerced. edu/programs/uc-summer-abroad) for more information about summer study abroad programs throughout the state.

Satisfy a bunch of language requirements for credit!

Eurocentres, a leader in language learning, offers US University academic credit (www.eurocentres.com/en/ us-university-credits) to students for language courses taken through their program. Need to satisfy French? Study the language where it is spoken at their language schools in Paris, Amboise, La Rochelle, or Lausanne. How about Italian? Eurocentres has a language school in Florence. For German, learn at their school in Berlin. And, if you want to learn Japanese, visit their school in Kanazawa. Credits are awarded through University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, with a one-time fee of $400 in addition to Eurocentres school fees.

Habla Espanol? Sol Education Abroad (www.soleducation. com) offers language immersion courses abroad for both high school and college students. Learn Spanish at Sol's locations in Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Spain.

There are many benefits of studying with Sol Education. Onsite directors and staff are available 24/7 to assist with any needs of the students. Travel outings and cultural activities are also included in the foes, so students can experience the culture and beauty of where they study. Homestays (and this is the way to go with immersion programsl) with a local family and three meals per day are also included in the fees. Also Included in the fees are US academic credits and transcripts.