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Discovering Early America in Europe

Dates: 1 July–7 August 2025
Application Deadline: 30 November 2024
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DESTINATIONS: Scotland, Spain, France, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Gibraltar

Join a remarkable tour that will bring you to some of the most historic sites of Europe while you discover how they impacted early American history. In Spain, visit citadels that influenced colonization in the Americas. Celebrate US Independence Day with the little town of Macharaviaya, which commemorates each July 4 with a Revolutionary War battle reenactment. Explore the mighty Rock of Gibraltar as you wind through tunnels built by the British during the largest battle of the American Revolution—fought 4,000 miles away from the United States! Skip over to Paris and discover how the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars influenced early US politics as you visit the breathtaking Palace of Versailles, the sobering cells of the Conciergerie, the majestic Invalides, and the historic Place de la Concorde. Roam the Louvre Museum while you learn about early US diplomacy in the once-private palace. Experience Bastille Day—France’s national holiday—with dazzling fireworks at the Eiffel Tower. Travel to the Low Countries of Belgium and the Netherlands for other hidden gems of US history in Europe. Cross the English Channel to London and visit castles and palaces where British rulers debated the fate of American colonies and conducted diplomacy with the United States. Visit museums, Westminster Abbey, and US Civil War sites in the UK. Finish in Edinburgh where you'll discover the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment on the US Constitution as you visit the historic Royal Mile and hike Arthur’s Seat for incredible views of the city.

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Tyson Reeder
JFSB 2111
(801) 422-8250
tdreeder@byu.edu

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Courses

Students will enroll in the following courses while on this program:

HIST 220—US History Through 1877 (3 credit hours)
HIST 390R—Early American Diplomacy in Europe (3 credit hours)

Students may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
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Cost

$7,700–8,200

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non–Latter-day Saint students), housing, group transportation on field trips, some meals, and international health insurance.

Does not include airfare, prep course tuition, or personal expenses.
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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.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
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Preparation

Accepted students are required to participate in an international, cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour). This class will be held during the second block of the Winter 2025 semester. Part-time BYU students and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee. Accompanying spouses need to be credit-bearing participants on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and take the preparation course.

International study programs are physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing and you must be in good health to participate. These programs often take place in international locations that do not have the same level of safety and services in terms of transportation, living conditions, residential accommodations, food, public behavior, and policing that you may be used to on campus. If you have further questions or concerns on this, please see https://kennedy.byu.edu/isp-travel-policy.

Students must meet all country- and program-specific COVID and health requirements for travel.
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Housing

Students will stay in local hostels and hotels, arranged by the program.
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Travel

Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airline reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent.

BYU Travel
280 HRCB
(801) 422-6293
travel@byu.edu
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Application Process

Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required; applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.

Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance; please refer to the Payment Information page.

Priority will be given to early applicants.

Application Deadline: 30 November 2024
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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.
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Faculty

Tyson Reeder is a historian of early American international, political, and constitutional history. He is the author of Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America and Smugglers, Pirates, and Patriots: Free Trade in the Age of Revolution. He edited The Routledge History of US Foreign Relations and has authored numerous articles.

JFSB 2111
(801) 422-8250
tdreeder@byu.edu
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Contact Us

International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
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ISP Student Handbook

To see the student handbook, click here.
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Payment Schedule

To see the payment schedule, click here.