Participants in the Brockport-University of Adelaide Program may choose to stay in one of the three undergraduate residential colleges affiliated with the University of Adelaide that accept single semester study abroad students. They are:
Aquinas College
St Mark's College
Lincoln College
The full cost of accommodation - and meals - in each college IS INCLUDED in the program cost.
All three Colleges offer traditional, dormitory style accommodation at a very high standard and all three are located a short walk from the campus of the University of Adelaide. Each residential college offers an environment that facilitates the integration of international students into the life of the university. Throughout the academic year, each college offers a wide range of events and activities to its members, ranging from formal dinners to sporting events and charitable/service activities. The compilation of each colleges' social, recreational, sporting and athletic activities create a genuine and active Australian collegiate life for its members.
In all three of the aforementioned residential colleges, most accommodation is in single study bedrooms equipped with telephones and voicemail facilities. Each room contains a bed, a desk and ample closet space. All colleges are co-educational, with shared bathrooms, lounges, and common rooms.
All three colleges provide residents with a fully catered meal service [twenty one meals per week]. The cost of the meals is also INCLUDED in the program fee charged by Brockport.
We recommend that you visit the housing section of Adelaide's web site at, http://www.adelaide.edu.au/accommodation/uni/ to examine the housing options in greater detail before deciding which residential college you would like to apply to.
The costs associated with living in one of these residential colleges at the University of Adelaide, which are NOT INCLUDED in the program fee paid to Brockport, are:
Fees that are refundable directly to the participant [usually at the conclusion of the program (i.e., security deposits, key replacement fees, caution fund payments, etc., etc.)],
Club membership fees, and/or
Costs that vary by use by the individual (such as the cost of telephone service, cable TV, internet access, etc.)
Orientation
Participants in Brockport's direct enrollment programs in Australia receive two independent (but closely related) orientations:
The Brockport Orientation conducted by its Resident Director and
The host campus's Orientation for International Students.
The Brockport Orientation is specifically focused on the needs and requirements of students enrolled in Brockport's study abroad programs in Australia; the host campus's international students orientation is a more general orientation to study and life at that university. It is aimed at all of the study abroad students, the exchange students and the matriculated international students who are beginning study at that university during that semester. While these two orientations serve different functions both are a compulsory part of each semester's program and attendance at both orientations is mandatory for all participants beginning their study in Australia.
The Brockport Orientation:
Upon their arrival in Sydney, participants in the Brockport University of Adelaide Program will be met by Brockport's Resident Director and will spend several days in Sydney prior to the start of the university's international student orientation overcoming jetlag, exploring Sydney, becoming familiar with life in Australia -academic and otherwise - and generally enjoying themselves prior to the start of the semester. This orientation includes a program of field trips, activities and social events that are designed to provide participants with an opportunity to acclimatize socialize and prepare themselves to make the most of the semester ahead. The cost of orientation activities, events, housing (and some meals) during the Brockport Orientation orientations is included in the program fees.
During the Brockport Orientation, participants will be housed in temporary housing. At its conclusion, participants in the Brockport University of Adelaide Program will travel to Adelaide to take up residence in the residential college at the University of Adelaide in which they will live during the semester.
The University of Adelaide's International Student Orientation:
An orientation program specifically for study abroad and exchange students is conducted during the week prior to the commencement of classes in both semesters. Issues covered include settling in to life in Adelaide, culture shock, accommodation, health insurance, clubs and societies, email access, study skills, weekend trips, and social events.
These orientation programs are usually held two weeks before the start of the semester in March and one week before the start of the semester in July.
