Summer Programs

'Nippers' Sydney, Australia, Chris Shay, CC'06

There are a number of ways to undertake summer study abroad. If you wish to study abroad in the summer and receive credit, there are two possible paths you can follow. First, in keeping with College policy on summer school, students who study abroad on a Columbia program will receive full credit for all courses. Columbia sponsors summer programs in France, Brazil, the Dominican republic, China, Italy and Japan. For more information on these programs, see Columbia Sponsored Summer Programs.

Your second choice is to participate in an Approved Summer Program for language credit. The Faculty Committee for Study Abroad has reviewed and approved a number of programs in diverse geographic and linguistic areas for summer language study. Most of these program are sponsored by other US-based institutions, some are directly administered by foreign institutions of higher education. In order to use any language work undertaken abroad towards the Columbia degree, students will need to get academic approval for language credit from Dean Carpenter(105 Carman). In cases of certain advanced language classes, students may be required to obtain the approval of the applicable department in advance.

Summer Credit Approval Form (non-Columbia programs only)

Please note: Many of the approved programs offer not only language courses, but also other thematic or regional coursework. While many of these courses are academically rigorous and may be of interest to students, Columbia students may only earn credit for the language portion of the program. Please be aware that you will be financially responsible for any summer program you choose to attend.

For information on the summer credit approval process, please consult the OGP or your school study abroad dean.