Study Away Home
The Office of Study Away assists students in selecting appropriate study away programs, understanding the financial implications of studying away, and ensuring that credits earned away will transfer properly. Students interested in studying away for a semester or year can choose from Oberlin-sponsored programs, consortial programs, or over 90 affiliated programs. In addition, the office helps in the coordination of international group winter term projects.
Overview
Oberlin College believes that all interested students, regardless of major, should have the opportunity to spend a semester away from campus on an academic program in a different part of the country or world. In the 2011 Open Doors survey sponsored by the Institute for International Education, Oberlin College was ranked 5th in the top 25 Baccalaureate Institutions in the total number of study abroad students. Study Away opportunities offered by Oberlin or affiliated with the college cover a wide range of geographic areas of the world, curricular or academic interests and program types. Approximately 300 Oberlin students each year participate in approved semester- or year-long study away programs.
In addition, Oberlin offers a variety of our own summer and winter term programs as well as the Danenberg Oberlin-in-London and Programa de Estudios Hispánicos en Córdoba (PRESHCO) programs.
Students interested in studying away for a semester or year can choose from Oberlin-sponsored programs or over 90 affiliated programs. Information on these programs is available in the Study Away Library (Peters 205) or at this website under Choosing a Program.
Please see Oberlin's International page for further information on international course offerings, programs, and related activities.
Important Dates and Deadlines:
If you are interested in studying away for any semester in the 2012-13 academic year, you must come to an information session in order to request an Academic Leave Application account.
Information sessions are offered as follows: Monday through Friday from 3:30-4:30, Tuesday and Thursday at noon. Meet in Peters 205.
March 15, 2012
- Deadline to apply for an Acadmic Leave for fall 2012, spring 2013, or the academic year 2012-13.
Upcoming Events and Announcements
Thursday, March 1
Program for Mexican Culture and Society in Puebla and PRESHCO information session 4:30 p.m. at La Casa Hispanica (Harvey). Application deadline for both programs is March 15, 2012.
Monday, March 12
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)- Information table in Mudd Common Space 11:30-1:00.
Information Session in Wilder 109 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Freeman-ASIA provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. Applicants should have a minimum 2.8 GPA. The program's goal is to increase the number of Americans with firsthand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures.
The online application for fall 2012 and academic year 2012-13 programs will open on February 22, 2012. Award amounts range from a maximum of $5,000 for a semester/quarter program to a maximum of $7,000 for an academic year program.
For more information, eligibility requirements, and the online application, please visit: www.iie.org/freeman-asia.