Program Overview
East Africa Semester Abroad

• Location & Length
  Based at the Brackenhurst Baptist International Conference Centre, near Nairobi, Kenya, with excursions to other parts of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program is one semester in length (late August to mid December).
  
• Accommodations
  Students reside at the Brackenhurst facility (which includes rooms accommodating 2 to 5 students, private baths, dining facilities, and classrooms) for six weeks. Five weeks are spent in rural or urban homestays with Kenyan families, three weeks in housing provided by non-government or mission agencies (during the internship), and one week camping in game preserves.
  
• Faculty & Staff
  The program operates under the auspices of the African Studies Program of Baylor University, Waco, Texas, which has experience operating academic programs in East Africa since 1990. The coordinator of the program is Dr. Blake Burleson, Acting Director of African Studies, Lecturer in Religion, and Adjunct Professor of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation. Dr. Burleson, in residence for part of each semester, teaches one course in the program. The program is operated in conjunction with Africa Eschange . The field director of the program, Mr. Sam Harrell, is an American who resides in Kenya year-round with his family. Mr. Harrell is an Adjunct Instructor in African Studies at Baylor University. The field director is on hand at all times and accompanies students on all organized group excursions. Additionally, the program employs faculty members from the University of Nairobi and other Kenyan institutions, a resident Swahili instructor, and a driver.
  
• Eligibility
  Qualifed students from any accredited American college or university are eligible to apply. Particpants are selected from applicants who show by their academic interests and attitude that they will not only benefit from study abroad but that they are sufficiently mature to adjust to the African environment.
  
• Cost for the 1999 program
  $11,800. Includes: airfare (from New York), tuition, room and board, books, passes, permits, visa fees, and transportation within Kenya. Baylor University reserves the right to change program costs at any time, though such increases are not expected.
  
• To Apply