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A guide to planning academic year study abroad by the Institute of International Education (IEE) is presented. It offers relevant items of information on over 1,800 postsecondary study programs in other countries during the academic year. Suggestions on planning for study abroad are included (researching the options, educational choices, travel and living, and IEE-administered programs). Two parts discuss the following: programs sponsored by colleges and universities with U.S. accreditation (worldwide, Africa south of the Sahara, Asia and Oceanic, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Western Hemisphere) and programs sponsored by institutions and organizations without U.S. accreditation (worldwide, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, and Western Hemisphere). Information is provided on: overall organization of the program listings; program sponsor and name; location; dates; subjects; credit; eligibility; instruction; highlights; costs; housing; deadline; and contact. Appended is a list of consortia and guidance on how to read the study-abroad literature. Indexes to both sponsoring institutions and fields of study are provided. (SM)