Jonathan Frankman made the most of his recent trip to Southeast Asia. While studying abroad in Singapore, he earned credit for taking classes in immunology, genetics and pathology. He also found time to visit seven other countries over the span of just seven weeks.
A spring 2014 graduate in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Frankman always knew that he wanted to study abroad. The University's study abroad office, known as "Global Penn State," gave him a list of more than 100 schools from which to choose and a list of courses that transfer credit to Penn State.
"This list allowed me to narrow down my search to a handful of schools between the U.K., Australia and Singapore," he said.Frankman travelled to Singapore with two engineering students. "Since Singapore is an island country with virtually no natural resources, it must import all food from neighboring countries," he said. "My pathology class focused on the importance of controlling and monitoring food that enters Singapore to prevent disease."