Students can participate in a variety of extracurricular activities offered by University of Belgrano and join clubs and societies which bring further opportunity for friendship and cultural exchange with Argentine students. Sports clubs at Belgrano include basketball, volleyball, running and soccer. There are also many things to do in the surrounding areas. You can travel between your home stay and the university and the wider city using buses and the Subte underground train network. Students can visit places like, the Barrio San Telmo, La Boca, and Galeria Pacifico, experience the culture of Buenos Aires. Included in the program fee students can go on a short boat trip from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. You will take the ferry ride across the Rio de la Plata, the widest river in the world, and spend the day exploring the cobbled streets and museums of the barrio Histórico (Old Town). Enjoy the view from the active lighthouse in the ruins of the Convento de San Francisco, stroll along the walls or rent a bike. Watch the sunset before returning to Buenos Aires. Also students can pay an additional fee to go on an over night bus trip to Iguazu Falls. They are bigger than Niagara Falls and one of the natural wonders of South America. Students will stay in an overnight in a hotel near the falls. They can visit the falls, enjoy a boat ride and walks in lush rainforests with plenty of free time to explore.
For High Point University to recognize the credits you complete abroad, you must earn at least a grade equivalent to a C in the U.S. HPU will not accept credit for courses with grades of C– or below. Grades for all courses earned abroad are recorded on the international transcript. Credits are received by HPU as transfer credits, which means the credit is received but the grade is not. Your HPU grade point average will not be impacted positively or negatively by your study abroad courses.