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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><u>ALERT</u>: The deadline to submit your interest application and be eligible to engage in the School of Social Work’s Study Abroad experience is approaching
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<h1 align="center" style="margin-top:0in;text-align:center"><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">March 1<sup>st</sup>, 2018</span></u><u><o:p></o:p></u></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">(Those eligible to enroll will be notified via email on March 2<sup>nd</sup> )<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;color:black">TAMU-Commerce School of Social Work offers two study abroad opportunities as a social work elective.<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The School of Social Work offers two opportunities for students to travel to Costa Rica and learn about the socio-political culture of this amazing country.
This course counts as the Social Work Elective (SWK 497 or SWK 597) for both undergraduate and graduate students.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Students experience both the Rain Forest while staying at A&M-University’s Soltis Center and the Metropolitan area while staying in San Jose.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Estimated cost for the course (Includes
<i><u>tuition & fees</u></i>, airfare, ground transportation, hotel and some meals) is in a range from $2600 to $ 3000. (This cost includes all expenses except for 5 – 8 meals and souvenirs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Students are eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship from the International Studies Department and if eligible, financial aid can be used to offset the cost
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Application to receive the $1,000 scholarship is due March 7<sup>th</sup>, 2018. – you will find a link at the bottom of the interest application.
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;color:black">Two Options:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Travel dates for 2018 are May 15<sup>th</sup> (depart for Costa Rica) through May 23<sup>th</sup> (return to the States)</span><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">· <u>Travel dates June 15<sup>th</sup> (depart for Costa Rica) through June 22<sup>nd</sup> (return from Costa Rica). Travel dates are the only dates this course will meet - no face to face class</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:yellow">Complete the Attached Interest Application
<b><u>Due March 1<sup>st</sup></u></b> and each trip is limited to 15 students</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Rebecca G. Judd, Ph.D., LCDC, LMSW-IPR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">School of Social Work<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">(903) 468-8190<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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