About the high school credit program
As the only international travel organization to be accredited by the Commission
on Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA), the Middle States Commission on Elementary
Schools (MSCES) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, EF offers students
the unique opportunity to earn credit while traveling abroad.
In order to enroll for EF credit, students must be enrolled on an EF educational
tour or Smithsonian Student Travel program. The student credit requires that students
prepare for their tour by reading several fiction and non-fiction sources and completing
pre-tour coursework in travel journals. On-tour, students must fulfill a photo assignment
and several standards-correlated travel journal assignments. Upon returning, students
are required to write essays on the books they read, answer reflective questions
associated with their tour experience and complete two thematic essays. In total,
the credit program requires at least 100 hours of coursework, which equals the equivalent
of one semester’s work.
About the college credit program
Through a unique partnership with
Eastern Washington University’s International
Field Studies Program, EF is able to offer group leaders and student travelers the
opportunity to earn valuable academic credit while traveling on an EF educational
tour. Earning academic credit with EWU enhances every part of the educational experience—before,
during and after your EF tour. All courses are from accredited academic institutions.
Credits are fully transferable and will be documented on an official transcript.
Eastern Washington University's Eisenhower Center was established to provide students
and teachers who are participating in educational travel programs with the opportunity
to increase their understanding and tolerance of foreign people and places, develop
self confidence as world observers, and expand their appreciation of higher education
as a vital partner in achieving future goals.
More information about Eastern Washington University's International Field Studies
Program is available at:
www.ewu.edu/ef ifsprogram@mail.ewu.edu 1-800-541-2125