{"id":4573,"date":"2023-11-06T13:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/study-at\/james-madison-university\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T15:54:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T15:54:51","slug":"james-madison-university","status":"publish","type":"university","link":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/en\/study-at\/james-madison-university","title":{"rendered":"James Madison University"},"featured_media":4575,"template":"","regions":[75,76],"class_list":["post-4573","university","type-university","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-north-america","regions-united-states-of-america-usa"],"acf":{"internal_comments":"https:\/\/www.jmu.edu\/index.shtml","related_faculties":[6108,6109,6110,6111,6112,6114,6113],"cover_image":4574,"university_website":"https:\/\/www.jmu.edu\/index.shtml","video_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3eQNgbGdWI8","apply_url":"https:\/\/www.emonovo.com\/apply?uni=James%20Madison%20University&logo=4575","university_location":[75,76],"address":"800 S Main St, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, United States","location_info":"<strong>Ultimate College Town<\/strong>\n <ul>\n   <li>Nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountain ranges in the western part of Virginia, Harrisonburg is a breath of fresh air and a bit of a surprise to first-time visitors. The Shenandoah Valley is a wonderland of outdoor opportunity that needs to be seen to be appreciated.<\/li>\n   <li>The University is located in Harrisonburg in the state of Virginia near the east coast. Although Harrisonburg is a small city, you can discover new activities to try just a short distance from campus. Harrisonburg has a lively atmosphere, with attractions including museums, shopping, skiing, golfing, caverns, farmers\u2019 markets, concerts, movie theaters and restaurants. Come explore!<\/li>\n <\/ul>","intake_type":"Defined intakes","uni_intakes":["Aug","Jan"],"intake_note":"","deadline_type":"Specific","uni_deadline":["Jul","Dec"],"deadline_note":"","about":"Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a public university located in Virginia\u2019s Shenandoah Valley. 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James Madison University is delighted to welcome international students and is committed to making you feel at home.\n \n\n <strong>First-class education<\/strong>\n \n\n You will share a close relationship with the faculty (teaching staff), and the curriculum is innovative and lively. Students have a high level of involvement in the classroom, the lab and activities around and off campus. The Service Learning Program is nationally known for providing the opportunity to apply classroom learning to real world situations.","career":"At the International Study Center \u202d(ISC) we care about your academic \u202dsuccess, as well as your career once you \u202dgraduate. With your future career \u202din mind, we have integrated a new \u202dcareers service into our academic \u202dcourses at the ISC, called <strong>CareerAhead<\/strong>.\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c\n \n\n <strong>CareerAhead<\/strong> is designed to give you \u202da head start in today\u2019s competitive \u202dgraduate employment market by \u202dhelping you become a confident, \u202dhighly skilled and extremely \u202demployable graduate. We will \u202dguide you toward making the right \u202dchoices and using your time at \u202dthe James Madison University productively, so that you can maximize \u202dyour chances of success in the \u202dcompetitive job market.\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c\u202c","scholarships":"<ul>\n   <li><strong>Undergraduate:<\/strong> $5,000 (3.0 GPA)<\/li>\n <\/ul>","campus_life":"Student life centers around the huge University campus. 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