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Global. Life-changing. Experiential. Valuable. Deep. Applied. Essential. Phenomenal. Ground-breaking. Important. That's J Term. That's Hartwick.
J Term study abroad will change your persepctive, and change your life.

Hartwick students and alumni say their J Term experience changed their lives forever. Helping them discover thier own passion, career, and drive.

This is a once in a lifetime opportuntiy. What you learn and practice will really matter to others and will serve you well throughout your career and life.
Spending a month outside your comfort zone will challenge you in new ways every day, and change you in ways you never expected.

Getting out of the academic halls and into the world is what J Term is about. Music students gain field experience teaching and learning in Arizona.
When you're able to really dive in, you never know what the results will be. You may even learn an Irish folk dance.
Once you get a global perspective, it will inform your outlook for the rest of your life.
When you combine in-depth study with global experience, something incredible happens.

There's no better way to get to know biodiversity than to put yourself in the middle of the rainforest to live and study.
J Term programs are demanding--mentally, emotionally, and often physically. You might climb moutains, hike trails, camp in open spaces and be inspired.
J Term will ask a lot of you, so be ready, and be open. Ask any Hartwick students or alumnus--just one J Term experience and you'll never be the same.
Practicing what they've learned in class, students gain clinical nursing experience in Jamaica and meet the challenge of providing culturally competent health care to individuals and families.

Shared J Term experiences with a common purpose will help you form pre-professional relationships that become the foundation for a successful career.
Hartwick's J Term gives you an opening. All you have to do is walk through it.
Access to many Hartwick study abroad locations is very limited. J Term programs often mean working closely with your professor in an exotic locale, turning up real data, solving real problems, and making real change.
Watch your step! Incredible history can be felt instantly and constantly while visiting places like the structural and cultural marvels of Stonehenge.

Almost all J Term programs are open to majors and non-majors alike, so you'll get a mix of interests and talents no matter where you go.

Faculty report that whether they've led study abroad course twice or 20 times, each experience is novel, each destination brings revelations, and each student group is unique.
Students are changed by their of J Term experience. Smarter, braver, they feel ready for the next challenge and the one after that.
J Term programs are demanding. You'll be spending a lot of time with your faculty leaders and the other students in your group. Past participants will work together to help you be ready.
How do you calculate biodiversity? J Term programs in Madagasgar, San Salvador in the Bahamas, and Costa Rica offer intense field study so you will get your hands dirty while you learn.

Students participate in the life of the Q'ero people of Peru, the last remaining Inca community. J Terms often helps you learn first-hand of the struggles faced by our global neighbors.
Many J Term programs partner with local schools as part of the study abroad experience to make friends, play and learn.
J Term programs are about the greater good ... gaining an understanding of the people and places of the world, working to solve critical issues that confront villages, nations, and the planet as a whole.
You'll go places you never thought you would, and you'll see things you never thought you'd see.
During J Term, Hartwick faculty and students dig deeper. When you're engaged with one topic on a daily basis, you get focused and you get deep. It is serious learning.
Reconsider what you think; increase who you know. Shift your ideas about who you are, and who you want to be.
You will form lasting, life-long friendships with your faculty leaders, fellow students, and the people you meet in all corners of the globe.
We're all looking at the bigger picture. Culture lies within the arts. Art, history, and culture merge in the J Term program Art and Architecture of Italy.
Community service is a core component of J Term in Peru. Hartwick's helping hands worked together with school children to repaint their school and leave lasting impressions.

J Term programs take place in the farthest corners of the globe--you'll meet the people, speak the language, and get up close and personal with what makes the place tick.
Go places, see new things, work with people, and be immersed in the culture.
Experiencing England's theatrical history means seeing the places where it all happens. It means thinking and talking deeply about what you've seen, how it was done, and why it's important.
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