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Wellesley students may select from more than 150 pre-approved programs of study. Select the "Pre-approved Programs" tab to see the full list. Programs featured in the side-bar may or may not be approved for Wellesley students. When in doubt, please contact the Office of International Study at ois@wellesley.edu.
Please note that some programs listed below are pre-approved by Wellesley. If you select one of these programs, you may need to petition the International Study Committee. For more information, please contact OIS.
Important Dates and Deadlines
All Wellesley students who intend to study abroad during the academic year (fall and/or spring) must declare a major and submit a Proposal to Study Away by December 1 each year. Please refer to the Office of International Study website (www.wellesley.edu/OIS/) for details.
"Absolutely. Everything is worthwhile. One should learn from everything, and I certainly learned from this."
Katherine F Wellesley College
"When I first arrived three months ago, I had little confidence in my ability to thrive in a new environment that required a large amount of independence, maturity and willingness to take risks. Moving to Copenhagen for four months threw me far out of my zone of comfort and familiarity. Beginning when I stepped on the plane in..."
Linnea J Wellesley College
"Better spoken and written Spanish. Easier travel around Europe. Unlike in the US, I never stressed out about schoolwork, so I learned to balance work and play. "
Kemi Wellesley College
"Yes, I would do it again, but I would probably take Intensive Japanese and try harder to make Japanese friends. "
Sophie2 Wellesley College
"While I did not necessarily enjoy all of my time abroad, I learned an incredible amount about myself and others and was provided with opportunities that I may never have again."
Haley3 Wellesley College
"I gained so much understanding of Islamic and Omani culture and have completely changed my ideas on what knowledge is absolute- from the importance of individuals to free-market economics. "
omanfall2010 Wellesley College
"I now plan on double majoring in English and Jewish Studies instead of majoring in English with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. I am now both more interested in and fearful of politics."
Anna17 Wellesley College
"Yes, I was able to improve my understanding of simplified Chinese and made friends that will last a life time."
An-chi T Wellesley College
"I loved the experience. It was extremely fulfilling."
Jinhe H Wellesley College
"I did not have much culture shock nor language problem, because I have visited London several times before. In terms of academics, all the courses I took were very challenging and interesting. "
Soohyun C Wellesley College
"I plan on working in Tokyo when I graduate so I would say this is a good indicator of my experience there. It changed my perspective on being American in a foreign city as well as being American in America. I met so many international people as well as native Japanese people and I feel like you can only get that experience if yo..."
Tama M Wellesley College
"Superb! I fell in love with the French culture and language. I miss it everyday and plan to live there for an extended period of time in the next 5 years. "
Hannah K Wellesley College
"It was wonderful. I became fluent in my foreign language, I saw interesting things and met interesting things and fully ENJOYED life. "
Leah H Wellesley College
"I learned more than I can summarize in all the conversations I've had since, let alone a single paragraph in an evaluation. It's made all the difference in my career trajectory; how people view my expertise in my area of focus (Middle Eastern Studies); and my perspective on me, my life, and the current events of the Middle East."
Chayva L Wellesley College
"Yes. My language skill improved greatly and I had a really good time immersing in the Japanese culture."
Giao Linh N Wellesley College
"So worthwhile. Changed my life. I'd never been to Europe and have now been to 8 countries, and lived for an entire year in one of them. I've had a career path opened up that I'm not even sure I'll pursue, but I never want to lose my Italian or my Italian friends now that I've had such an incredible experience. Offered me the cha..."
Ali R Wellesley College
"Yes, it was definitely worthwhile. I learned a lot about Japanese culture, and my Japanese got so much better. I would like to go back to Japan for travel/work/volunteer someday. "
Min Kyoung K Wellesley College
"Yes, it was very worthwhile. I not only passed the first level of Japanese Language Proficiency Test, but also met amazing friends and my lovely host family. I have learned a lot about Japan, and if my future allows, I want to definitely go back to Japan to travel/volunteer/work. "
Min Kyoung K Wellesley College
"yes, it was incredibly worthwhile. I can't imagine having not done it when I had the opportunity to in college. "
Emily T Wellesley College
"My study abroad experience definitely marks the best 5 months of my life. I made some incredible life-long friends while I was in Australia and got to visit some amazing sites. Furthermore, I feel that I've obtained a heightened sense of maturity due to my experience abroad. You are forced to live completely on your own, which c..."
Hannah Y Wellesley College
"I really enjoyed studying in St Andrews; I learned a lot in my classes that I wouldn't have had the opportunity to study at Wellesley, but I found it pretty isolated from the rest of Scotland."
Anna P Wellesley College
"In terms of learning German, probably not. This was particularly difficult, despite my best efforts. I did gain a much better understanding of Austrian politics, culture, and history through my study abroad experience. Most of this is the result of my own interest (I read the paper every day, discussed politics with Austrian..."
Megan H Wellesley College
"It was worthwhile, but had definite drawbacks in terms of the culture in Austria (very xenophobic and unfriendly). It was also not as much of a help to my German language skills as I had hoped because the German spoken in Austria is very different from the German spoken in Germany and taught in America. "
Katherine V Wellesley College
"Yes my study abroad experience was so worthwhile! I learned so much about the Argentine culture and I also learned so much about myself and really changed and grew as a person.I would say I try to have a much more balanced life now, and really make an effort to do that. I established some great relationships that I still maintai..."
Nicole H Wellesley College
"It's an amazing experience, I grew a lot as a person and realized how happy socialism can make people. This program is great because you travel a lot and you're exposed to many different Southeast Asian cultures, which you cannot get everywhere. "
Teresa L Wellesley College
