{"id":266560,"date":"2024-04-30T10:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/?page_id=266560"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:40:48","slug":"honors-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/honors-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"page-block-1\" class=\"block-hero acf-block block-hero-default bg-navy acf-block--has-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-experience\">HoNORS <strong>Experience<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1680\" height=\"672\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1680,h_672,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"block-hero-default__image wp-image-423076\" alt=\"Honors Experience in London, Rome, and Salzburg.\" loading=\"eager\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1759757789\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1680,h_672,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 1680w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_768,h_307,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1536,h_614,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 1536w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_208,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1200,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 1200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_80,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_250,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 250w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_570,h_228,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 570w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_1312,h_525,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 1312w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_640,h_256,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 640w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_525,h_210,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 525w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759757789\/wordpress_uploads\/header-honors-experince-collage-1\/header-honors-experince-collage-1.jpg?_i=AA 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-6\" class=\"acf-block block-intro content-wrapper bg-white padding-small\">\t\n<div id=\"page-block-5\" class=\"block-content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aifs-abroad-honors-programming\"><strong>AIFS Abroad Honors Programming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-semester-and-summer-sessions-offered-at-the-london-rome-and-salzburg-global-education-centers-gecs\"><strong>Semester and Summer sessions offered at the London, Rome and Salzburg Global Education Centers (GECs)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIFS Abroad Honors Programming offers an interdisciplinary, discussion-based curriculum with embedded research, community engagement<ins>,<\/ins> and self-reflection activities to elevate Honors students&#8217; academic- and career-readiness. The program delivers place-based, experiential learning opportunities while providing a supportive framework so Honors students can thrive in their new home. Students interested in the Semester Honors Experience can travel to London or Rome. We also offer Summer Honors programming in Salzburg. Our GEC faculty and staff give Honors students unparalleled expertise and connections to local archives, libraries, and centers of cultural learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-4\" class=\"block-buttons justify-content-center\">\n\t\n<a href=\"#semester-honors\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Semester Honors Programs\" aria-label=\"Button Semester Honors Programs\"><span>Semester Honors Programs<\/span><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"#summer-honors\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Summer Honors Programs\" aria-label=\"Button Summer Honors Programs\"><span>Summer Honors Programs<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"semester-honors\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image no-animations block-content-image--right block-content-image--center block-content-image--simple bg-neutral-92\">\t<div class=\"container block-content-image__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row block-content-image__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__image-col col-md-6 col-xl-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-content-image__image-wrapper animate-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-520x780.jpg\" class=\"block-content-image__image\" alt=\"A student in front the London Underground sign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-520x780.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-570x855.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-1312x1968.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/hannah-avery-london-england-spring-2019-berry-college-12-scaled.jpg 1707w\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__content-col animate-in col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-semester-honors-experience-curriculum\"><strong>Semester Honors Experience Curriculum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Honors Experience participants pursue a curated academic journey along with chosen electives during their semester. The standard AIFS Abroad Honors Experience includes:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cPlace as Text\u201d course <\/strong>[Required] (3 credits)\u2014considered the foundation course, this class results in a completed Honors research paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honors Inquiry semina<\/strong>r [Required] (1 credit)\u2014utilizes the Place as Text model to encourage place based interdisciplinary research, discussion as a research community<ins>,<\/ins> and career skill building.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> 15 hours, across the semester. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Tutorials, one-on-one meetings, class trips, and guest speakers. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students present their research findings. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community Engagement Experience <\/strong>[Required] \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At least 10 hours across the semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students are expected to engage with the local host community through an activity of their choosing. This may involve engaging in a local community service project, joining a student club or society, becoming a member of a local gym or sports team, or regularly attending interest or identity based meet-ups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three to four electives<\/strong> chosen from the standard semester program (9-12 credits).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honors specific co-curricular programming such as visits to primary research locations and dialogues with local experts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/career-readiness\/\">Embedded Global Career Readiness programming.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Completion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-9\" class=\"acf-block block-cards bg-neutral-92\">\t<div class=\"container block-cards__card-grid\" style=\"--cardsPerRow: 2\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-experience-in-london\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/programs\/study-abroad-london-semester-2\/?session=274030\">Honors Experience in London<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LONDON Courses (13-16 credits)<\/strong><br><br>HIST\/SOCI 335<strong> British Life and Culture<\/strong> (3 credits, Required)<br>HONR 210 <strong>Honors Inquiry Seminar: London<\/strong> (1 credit, Required) <br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/academics\/study-abroad-london-semester-2\/?session=138410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London GEC Semester Electives<\/a><\/strong> (9 \u201312 credits)<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-experience-in-rome\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/programs\/study-abroad-rome-semester\/?session=307207\">Honors Experience in Rome<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ROME Courses (13-16 credits)<\/strong><br><br>SOC 311<strong> Contemporary Rome<\/strong> (3 credits, Required)<br>HONR 210 <strong>Honors Inquiry Seminar: Rome<\/strong> (1 credit, Required) <br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/academics\/study-abroad-rome-semester\/?session=138435\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rome GEC Semester Electives<\/a><\/strong> (9 \u201312 credits)<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"summer-honors\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image no-animations block-content-image--right block-content-image--center block-content-image--simple bg-neutral-96\">\t<div class=\"container block-content-image__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row block-content-image__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__image-col col-md-6 col-xl-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-content-image__image-wrapper animate-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"511\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_511,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"block-content-image__image wp-image-409984\" alt=\"AIFS Abroad student in Salzburg, Austria.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1759414464\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_511,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_488,h_480,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 488w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_197,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_102,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 102w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_570,h_560,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 570w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_525,h_516,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 525w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1759414464\/wordpress_uploads\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate\/salzburg-student-salzburg-austria-lock-gate.jpg?_i=AA 582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__content-col animate-in col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summer-honors-curriculum\"><strong>Summer Honors Curriculum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer Honors participants pursue a curated academic journey along with one chosen elective. The Summer Honors program includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cPlace as Text\u201d course <\/strong>[Required] (3 credits)\u2014considered the foundation course, this class results in a completed Honors research paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honors Inquiry semina<\/strong>r [Required] (1 credit)\u2014utilizes the Place as Text model to encourage place based interdisciplinary research, discussion as a research community<ins>,<\/ins> and career skill building.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15 hours, across the summer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tutorials, one-on-one meetings, site visits, and guest speakers. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students present their research topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One elective<\/strong> chosen from the available summer courses (3 credits).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/career-readiness\/\">Embedded Global Career Readiness programming.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate of Completion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-11\" class=\"acf-block block-cards bg-neutral-96\">\t<div class=\"container block-cards__card-grid\" style=\"--cardsPerRow: 2\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"block-card\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summer-honors-in-salzburg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/programs\/study-abroad-salzburg-summer\/?session=378624\">Summer Honors in Salzburg<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>SALZBURG Courses (4-7 credits)<\/strong><\/strong><br><br>SOCI\/HIST 312 <strong>Contemporary Austrian Culture <\/strong>(3 credits, Required)<br>HONR 210 <strong>Honors Inquiry Seminar: Salzburg<\/strong> (1 credit, Required)<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/academics\/study-abroad-salzburg-summer\/?session=378624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salzburg GEC Summer Electives<\/a><\/strong> (3 credits)<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gecs\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image no-animations block-content-image--right block-content-image--center block-content-image--simple bg-accent-blue\">\t<div class=\"container block-content-image__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row block-content-image__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__image-col col-md-6 col-xl-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-content-image__image-wrapper animate-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"520\" height=\"390\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_520,h_390,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1733263904\/wordpress_uploads\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"block-content-image__image wp-image-322531\" alt=\"AIFS Abroad Honors Experience video.\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1733263904\" data-seo=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1733263904\/wordpress_uploads\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a.jpg?_i=AA 520w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_410,h_308,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1733263904\/wordpress_uploads\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a.jpg?_i=AA 410w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_200,h_150,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1733263904\/wordpress_uploads\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_133,h_100,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1733263904\/wordpress_uploads\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a\/honors-experience-video2_322531fcb3a.jpg?_i=AA 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-button\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YbqWzSAfDjg?si=nL6t6lnaeFGmy8HB&amp;autoplay=1\" data-ratio=\"56.25\" data-id=\"gecs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"play-btn\"><div class=\"sr-only\">Open video<\/div><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 block-content-image__content-col animate-in col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inside-the-honors-inquiry-seminar\"><strong><strong>Inside the Honors Inquiry Seminar<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from AIFS Abroad&#8217;s own London Director of Academic Affairs, Dr. Bianca Leggett, alongside Dr. Zeb Baker of Miami University &#8211; 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As purpose-built educational hubs, the London, Rome and Salzburg GECs are the ideal choice for Honors students seeking a supportive environment for a first study abroad experience, as well as for those wanting to be challenged through close integration with the local host community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-15\" class=\"acf-block block-cta-banner bg-navy acf-block--has-bg\"><figure class=\"acf-block__background-image-wrapper\"><img width=\"745\" height=\"500\" data-public-id=\"wordpress_uploads\/england-london-national-gallery\/england-london-national-gallery.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.aifsabroad.com\/images\/w_745,h_500,c_fill\/f_auto,q_auto:eco\/v1689949244\/wordpress_uploads\/england-london-national-gallery\/england-london-national-gallery.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"acf-block__background-image wp-image-142215\" alt=\"The London National Gallery Museum\" data-crop=\"1.49\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto:eco\" data-version=\"1689949244\" data-seo=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-aifs-abroad-honors-experience-programs\">Learn more about AIFS Abroad Honors Experience Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"page-block-14\" class=\"block-buttons justify-content-start\">\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aifsabroad.com\/programs\/?experience=360&#038;semester=&#038;discipline=952\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Browse All Programs\" aria-label=\"Button Browse All Programs\"><span>Browse All Programs<\/span><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"mailto:academicpartnerships@aifs.com?subject=Honors%20Program%20Inquiry\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Email Our Team\" aria-label=\"Button Email Our Team\"><span>Email Our Team<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-266560","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Honors Experience - AIFS Abroad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Honors Experience - AIFS Abroad provides many benefits to your institution and students. 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