James Cook University-Townsville
Queensland
Australia
Tel: (011) 61.7.4781.4111
Fax: (011) 61.7.4779.6371

There are two main campuses at James Cook University (JCU), one in Townsville and one in Cairns. Allegheny students can attend the campus in Townsville. Situated on the northeastern coast in the state of Queensland, the city of Townsville boasts over 300 days of sunshine each year. The Great Barrier Reef is only miles away from Townsville. In addition, the Paluma rainforest, Atherton Tablelands, and many marine park islands are easily accessible by bus, train, and plane.

Townsville has an active theater and music scene, plenty of shopping, many restaurants and a popular beach area known as "The Strand."

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JCU offers courses in over 140 subjects and is noted for its departments of tropical environment studies and marine science. Allegheny students may study at JCU for the first term (February-June), the second term (July-November), or the academic year. Students should consider that the first semester in Australia is the February-June term. There are many resources available at JCU in order to help students feel at home and perform well academically. Support services like study skills advisers, new-student support, counseling or career advice, and the chaplain help to make a student's time here the most positive experience possible.

Computer and library facilities are also available for student use. Each student is given a computer account that enables access to email, Internet, and the JCU network. Computer labs are open 24 hours a day. The library on the Townsville campus has 600,000 items, and the electronic catalogue can be searched from the JCU web page or special terminals in the libraries.

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This program is open to students who are at least first semester juniors. A minimum GPA of 3.0 (effective Spring 2005) is required to participate.

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Allegheny students are first approved to study off-campus and then to apply to their chosen program. To be approved by Allegheny, stop by Reis Hall to pick up the approval guidelines or access the guidelines on the web at http://www.allegheny.edu/accel/international/studies/guidelines.php. Deadlines to submit the approval packet are February 20 for the fall program and September 20 for the spring program. Approval packets will be reviewed immediately following the appropriate semester deadline.

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Students may choose to live in on-campus housing, which can accommodate about 1,000 students; residence hall information can be found at http://www.jcu.edu.au/accommodation/. The Accommodation Service also maintains a register of off-campus housing. On campus, there are stores where students can purchase textbooks, computer hardware and software. Students have access to major banks on campus, as well as a travel agent, computer shop, hairdresser and coffee shop. In addition, a University Health Medical Center is located at the Townsville General Hospital next to the JCU Townsville Campus.

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Students are charged Allegheny tuition and off-campus fee ($300), minus a $450 credit. This credit is to cover items at JCU that are normally covered by Allegheny's tuition. That is, upon arrival, students will pay for items such as JCU residence hall fee, fitness center fee, enrollment fee and orientation activities. The Allegheny tuition charge covers tuition at JCU, the mandatory Australian international student health insurance, program application fee and the student union fee. Students will pay for room and board once on-site. Additional costs will include Australian student visa ($450), US passport, transportation overseas, local transportation, and personal expenses.

The Australian currency is the Australian dollar, and the symbol for it is "$". The conversion rate as of July 2008 is US$1.00 equals AUS$1.04. Please make sure to convert costs accordingly!

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