A six-week, direct-enrollment program sponsored by Honors in which students take Cambridge-style courses taught by Cambridge professors and engage in mentored research and extracurricular activities. In addition to studying at one of the best universities in the world, participants engage and learn from other students from across the globe who hold different values, perspectives, and beliefs. Immersion into Cambridge life includes not only academics but also activities led by Cambridge students that are integral parts of Cambridge college life.
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DATES
Summer 2021 (TBD)
HOUSING
Students are housed in single rooms, either on-site at King’s or Pembroke College or scattered around the center of Cambridge. The majority of meals are provided on-site during the program.
COURSES AND FACULTY
The Cambridge Programme is a direct enrollment (DE), which means this is an independent international experience in which students immerse themselves in a foreign campus with other international students for a term. Thus, participants can expect a robust academic environment and diverse social milieu.
Students can select from over forty thematically focused undergraduate courses taught by Cambridge faculty—academically “‘Cambridge’ in style, content, and standard” (For more information, please visit www.pem.cam.ac.uk).
Students register for three courses; if they want to participate in the Cambridge supervision option, they take two courses plus the supervision, which is either one-on-one tutoring or instruction from a Cambridge faculty member or very small group instruction. Supervision courses carry an additional fee.
Students may receive BYU credit for many of the PKP program courses. Students must receive approval from their departments prior to departure to have these courses count toward their major requirements.
Participants may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
COST
The PKP Programme is approximately $9,000–9,200. This includes Latter-day-Saint undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-Latter-day-Saint students), international health insurance, housing, and approximately ten meals per week.
Not included are airfare ($1,500–2,000), books, passport/visa fees, local transportation, and personal expenses.
PKP offers a variety of social activities for students, led by programme assistants who are themselves current Cambridge students. In the past, these activities have include local activities such as athletic games, movie nights, cake decorating, and Zumba (generally either completely or almost free). All students on the programme also have the opportunity to travel on the weekends at their own expense.
TRAVEL
Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airfare reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent at:
BYU Travel
280 HRCB | (801) 422-6293 | travel@byu.edu
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS
Students must be 18 years of age or older.
To participate in the PKP Programme, students must:
- have a minimum GPA of 3.2+, be at least 18 years of age, and have spent at least one year on a degree course by the time PKP starts
meet with Melissa Scott (e-mail cambridgeprogram@byu.edu) - complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply and pay the $35 nonrefundable application fee
- apply directly to the Pembroke-King’s Programme; students must be accepted by BYU in order to apply to Cambridge; applications are considered and accepted on a rolling basis, so early application is advised.
Deadline: Early application 1 December 2020; final deadline 14 February 2021 (TBD)
Cambridge has a rolling admissions system, and it closes when the program is full, regardless of the announced deadline.
PREPARATION
After having submitted applications to the Kennedy Center and the PKP, accepted students are required to participate in a 1 credit hour international, cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201). This evening course will be held the second block during winter semester 2020. Satisfactory completion of the course is required.
BYU students are expected to keep all aspects of the BYU Honor Code and ISP rules during the Cambridge DE.
FUNDING SOURCES
Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs.
Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB) will be considered for a study abroad scholarship and may be considered for other scholarships. They must indicate on their original online application that they want to be considered for financial aid.
Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.
Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/student/scholarships).
The Honors Program provides scholarships for students in the program. There is a $500 early application scholarship in addition to available need-based scholarships. The Honors Program will also be covering the cost of any student who wishes to do a supervision (directed research project). See honors.byu.edu/cambridge-direct-enrollment-program for more information. Honors scholarship deadline: 15 February 2021 (subject to change)
SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT
Students should make flight and travel arrangements so that they arrive in Cambridge at least one day before the programme officially begins. They should also be committed to attending every class session and scheduled events.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
Melissa Scott
102 MSRB
cambridgeprogram@byu.edu
honors.byu.edu
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost. If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU financial account. ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.