Global College of Long Island University offers the only program in the world that integrates a series of yearlong cultural immersions into a progressive, four-year Bachelor of Arts degree. During its 40-plus year history, Global College (previously the Friends World Program) has established itself as a leader in experiential education, providing students with an individualized international experience as well as a broad-based liberal arts education from one of the largest and most comprehensive private universities in the country . Global College offers a program leading to B.A. in Global Studies as well as semester-long or year long study abroad options for visiting students. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts degree program spend the first three years living and learning at the College’s overseas centers and program sites in Costa Rica, China, India, Australia, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey, engaging with a variety of cultures and people through coursework, fieldwork, service learning projects, internships, independent studies and immersion. Studies begin with a foundation year at the Costa Rica Center in Heredia City, Costa Rica.