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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.
"I made new friends, and met so many people who go to other schools all around the U.S. I was able to experience a more worry-free, fun, and socially complete college experience than I did at Wellesley. I felt a strong sense of freedom, and was able to understand new cultures. I also gained a renewed appreciation for the quality ..."
A student Wellesley College
"It was absolutely worthwhile, I learned how to live and travel independently. As well as navigating places that i did not speak the language. Overall an amazing experience."
Dalice R Wellesley College
"The most obvious learning done is that I'm now fluent in Spanish! But aside from that, I feel more independent and confident than I ever have in my life - going to a foreign place and creating a community from scratch is one of the most worthwhile things a person can do"
A student Wellesley College
"Absolutely, definitely worthwhile. I gained confidence and humor, and a flexibility with plan changes and cultural differences. I learned so much about ecotourism, ecotheology, and what I'm passionate about."
Catie M Wellesley College
"I gained so much international exposure and friends/connections around the country and world. "
A student Wellesley College
"I learned how to travel by myself and be up to date with important deadlines, assignments, and responsibilities. I also learned how to advocate for myself and keep myself disciplined. This program taught me to be more aware of the world around me and to not be afraid to leave my comfort zone. I think my experience going abroad w..."
A student Wellesley College
"I gained a lot of self-confidence through studying abroad and feel more connected to my indigenous Māori heritage; this was an extremely worthwhile experience."
A student Wellesley College
"I know a little dutch now"
A student Wellesley College
"I greatly improved my Russian language skills. I also had the opportunity to learn some Kazakh language. Studying Russian in Kazakhstan also gave me a more nuanced understanding of the weight this language carries and what it means to different nations. Through the Middlebury program, I participated in a research project at N..."
Zeina N Wellesley College
"It was 100% worthwhile, everything from the daily mundane walks from class, to the very traditional one a year Oxford balls, were so special. Although at Wellesley I would say I was already fairly independent, I learned to be more so while abroad, and also learned to be more outgoing in trying new things. "
A student Wellesley College
"I learned a lot about how to analyze ancient material."
A student Wellesley College
"Learned about culture"
Jalynn B Wellesley College
"It was incredibly worthwhile - I increased my Arabic fluency, became close to my host family, and learned how to participate in a new culture. "
A student Wellesley College
"It was definitely worthwhile. I learned how to thrive in a new environment and how to connect with people, and adapting to a new culture. Incredibly important experience."
A student Wellesley College
"I have learned so much about myself and the world this will no doubt propel me into so many amazing opportunities in the future."
A student Wellesley College
"I learned and gained so much from being abroad from independence to becoming confident. It was my first time abroad and in Europe so I had so much to learn from gaining new outlooks culturally to being in a country I didn't know the primary language. It was an experience I had adapted to and learned so much from!"
Kenia B Wellesley College
"I gained conversational spanish and cultural emersion by meeting spanish friends, and the ability to live in one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world"
A student Wellesley College
"I learned that life doesn't have to be fast-paced to be fulfilling and I connected with people from places and backgrounds I'd never previously been exposed to. Because life was a little slower-paced, I felt truly present throughout the entire experience. "
A student Wellesley College
"being brave is important (shocker). unbelievably worthwhile to be bold."
A student Wellesley College
"Got to live in one of the world's most famous cities and travel a ton"
Joya B Wellesley College
"I mostly chose DIS because I could take an Urban Design Studio which my college does not offer. Because the program is all American college students it was super easy to make friends and travel together. DIS is a very well run program and they provide you with all the basics you need to live so you are quite well taken care of. ..."
A student Wellesley College
"Practiced French, learned a lot about architecture/urbanism in Europe"
Li Y Wellesley College
"I learned a lot about myself as I learned to live even more independently than when I was on a college campus, especially as I was in a country with a culture very different from any culture I have experienced. I also learned a lot about design thinking through my core course as well as got more comfortable using design software..."
Yeonwoo P Wellesley College
"Given the tutorial system, I learned to take control of my learning at Oxford. To dive deep and ask questions in the areas I am particularly interested in. Outside of tutorials, the experience is truly what you make of it depending on if you want to spend more time in student orgs, exploring the libraries and other colleges, in ..."
A student Wellesley College
"I learnt so much about human rights work and its history. It was definitely worth it."
Ashley H Wellesley College
