Nichols Exchange
"Studying abroad is one of the most important experiences I've had during college. It improved my Spanish speaking abilities--that being the goal of the trip--but it also opened my eyes to a different way of life and to a different perspective of the United States. Hardly a week goes by that I don't think about last summer." — Jon-Michael Poff, '13
Study Abroad Exchange Programs
Lyon has established tuition exchange agreements with Akita International University (Japan), the University of Poitiers (France), and to Belfast Metropolitan college, Queens University, St. Mary’s University College, Stranmillis University College and University of Ulster, all in Northern Ireland, through the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities (www. presbyteriancolleges.org/irishamericanscholars.htm). Also, Lyon College is a member of the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC), which allows student exchange with schools located in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Canada, Honduras, Colombia, Iceland, Brazil and South Korea. In most cases, the exchange is for a semester but some schools offer summer exchange as well. Students normally participate in semester and yearlong study abroad exchange programs during their junior year, or the following summer. Applicants are required to have attended Lyon full-time for the academic year preceding their study abroad, have a Lyon cumulative GPA of 3.0, be in good financial standing, and have appropriate foreign language skills to be eligible to participate in a semester or yearlong study abroad exchange program.