I just found out how much the required “semester away” for Visualization students costs and I’m thinking my daughter is going to have to do the domestic internship option. $26K for one semester study abroad. Ouch. It is a full semester required away (spring or fall only) either 1) study abroad, 2) study at another domestic university, or 3) domestic internship. Apparantly about 70% of students do the faculty led study abroad experience together and 30% do a domestic internship. A few choose to spend a semester at another university but even that is pricey because you are paying premium tuition rates as a visiting student, out of state tuition unless you go to another texas university, and visiting students are not eligible for scholarships.
For the internship option students have to find an internship site and pay A&M tuition and deal with housing issues for a semester but normally the internships are paid so it works out fine financially.