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  <academic-enrollment-fee type="float">500.0</academic-enrollment-fee>
  <academic-info>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prefered application deadlines are: October 1st for Spring semester and April 1st for Fall semester. Call for availability after these dates. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the time of application a student should normally have attained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and hold a Junior or Senior class standing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;interstudy students can combine courses offered in different departments and faculties as scheduling allows.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Students should select the majority of their courses at the 200 level. An additional 100 or 300 level course may be taken also.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Standard full-time credit load: 14-16 U.S. semester-hour credits. The total number of courses will vary depending on the credit weighting of each course.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Students are pre-registered for courses prior to arrival; final registration takes place on-site.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../../../pages/59-cape-town-courses&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Click here for more information on course selection.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</academic-info>
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  <city>Cape Town</city>
  <city-population>3,400,000</city-population>
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  <created-at type="datetime">2009-01-28T21:51:15Z</created-at>
  <credits>14-16 U.S. credit hours per semester </credits>
  <departments>Commerce, Engineering &amp; the Built Environment, Humanities, Performing &amp; Creative Arts, Science</departments>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The University of Cape Town is South Africa&amp;rsquo;s oldest university, and one of Africa&amp;rsquo;s leading teaching and research institutions, nestled on the slopes of Table Mountain in the beautiful Cape Peninsula. The city offers a unique introduction to Africa, a changing landscape of multicultural contrasts and communities. The city has a well-developed infrastructure, with a modern health care system. The challenge provided by &amp;ldquo;one city, many cultures&amp;rdquo; opens up experiences and opportunities for the thoughtful student among a vibrant academic community of more than 18,000 students. UCT is also a major center for research and has exchange agreements and links with universities throughout the African continent and around the world.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
  <educational-cost type="float">9775.0</educational-cost>
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  <highlights>African Studies, Environmental Studies, Hebrew &amp; Jewish Studies, Historical Studies, Political Studies</highlights>
  <housing type="float">2590.0</housing>
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  <life>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Over 100 student clubs and societies for every interest; over 43 sports clubs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Student Wellness Services.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Computer labs in departments and the Student Learning Centers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Students live in apartments with other interstudy students which are single or double rooms and self-catered. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</life>
  <location>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Location: Cape Town&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Student Population: 21, 500&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;City Population: 3,400,000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;5 Miles from Campus to City Center&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;10 Miles from Cape Town Airport to Campus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;871 Miles from Cape Town to Johannesburg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</location>
  <name>University of Cape Town</name>
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  <places>Robben Island, Houses of Parliament, Table Mountain &amp; Cableway</places>
  <population>21,500</population>
  <program-id type="integer">1</program-id>
  <requirements>Minimum GPA: 3.0 (4.0 scale)</requirements>
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  <subject-areas>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;accounting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;african studies*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;afrikaans studies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;anatomy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;archaeology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;architecture&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;art&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;astronomy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;biology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;botany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;classics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;communications - film&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;computer science&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;dance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;economics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;engineering&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;english&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;environmental studies*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;french&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;genetics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;geology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;german&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;hebrew*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;historical studies*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;history&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;information systems&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;law&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;linguistics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;mathematics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;music&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;philosophy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;physics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;political science*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;religion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;social anthropology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;sociology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;zoology&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</subject-areas>
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  <updated-at type="datetime">2009-10-30T13:56:35Z</updated-at>
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