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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 improved my Spanish speaking skills and built independence and perspective. I made friends and saw new and beautiful things! It was worthwhile. "
A student Wellesley College
"I really learned a lot about French art/culture. I went to so many museums and learned to love/think critically about works of art. AUP has great offerings for curatorial and art history courses. "
A student Wellesley College
"Got to see so much of Europe and other possibilities in life?"
A student Wellesley College
"My Italian improved so much, and I made some good friends. "
A student Wellesley College
"I had so much fun and really enjoyed the Australian culture. I would repeat it again in a heartbeat."
Caroline H Wellesley College
"It was 1000% worthwhile, I met some lifelong friends that I am so grateful for. On top of that the growth journey that I had in Auckland, which was my goal, went exactly how I wanted it to go and I am so thankful. However it was more the City of Auckland and the people that I met that made the experience more than the School its..."
Jusrin P Wellesley College
"I learned more about African Feminism"
A student Wellesley College
"I learned to navigate and travel on my own. It was worthwhile. "
A student Wellesley College
"I was able to visit Jamaica for the first time and that is something that will stay with me forever. I gained an understanding of all that goes into Carnival season and meet some lovely people. But so many times it felt like the program was dragging on and I wished I made a different choice. "
A student Wellesley College
"I honestly enjoyed my experience a lot. Even thought I did not make many local friends, I was able to meet a lot of American students!"
A student Wellesley College
"It was a nice experience to be away from my home institution."
A student Wellesley College
"It was worthwhile because of the traveling"
A student Wellesley College
"I gained a lot of academic independence. All of my courses were one-on-one, which meant that there was both pressure to perform my best at all meetings and utmost attention given to my work by my tutors. Without other people taking my courses, or even other theology students that I knew studying abroad in my college, the respons..."
A student Wellesley College
"Williams-Mystic is less of a study abroad program and more of a study away program. I learned about all of the bodies of water that the United States touches: the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of Maine, the Caribbean Sea, and both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In these places, I experienced diverse coastal communities and learned ..."
A student Wellesley College
"I learned a lot about being independent and making the most of my time. However, the program was difficult because as a person of color, it was hard making friends in a homogeneously white community."
A student Wellesley College
"About the UK, politics living independently "
Nora R Wellesley College
"independence and confidence. yes"
A student Wellesley College
"Yes it was so great"
Jessie W Wellesley College
"Being a new place will allow you to step out of your shell and experience things you never thought you would experience. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there!"
A student Wellesley College
"I learned how to live on my on, cooking, budgeting and also how to communicate better in French and manage being in a foreign country "
A student Wellesley College
"As mentioned above, I gained incredible friends and traveling experiences. It was definitely worthwhile. "
A student Wellesley College
"I achieved a work-life balance which had so far been elusive at my U.S. university :) I was learning so, so much, yet I was not constantly stressed. I met so many lovely, lovely people whom I know I will keep in touch with. I learned so much! The tutorial system and the greater specialization that exists at Oxford (arguabl..."
A student Wellesley College
"I feel like a completely new person. I am more resilient, outgoing, and conscientious. I also learned so much from my program, inspiring me to thesis."
Claire O Wellesley College
"I gained and enhanced many skills. The tutorial system teaches you how to better manage your time as there is only one or two contact hours per week. I also enhanced by communication skills through engaging in one-on-one discussions with tutors where I advocated for my ideas. I also had the opportunity to grow and discover a new..."
A student Wellesley College
"Outside of the academic setting, being abroad in Copenhagen considerably improved my independence and growth as an individual which would have been otherwise difficult back home."
A student Wellesley College
