Overview
Global Education With Colorado College
Colorado College's Block Plan is not only an innovative academic model for study on campus, it is a gateway to study abroad and away. Whether it is a single course, led by a CC faculty member that takes students across the country or around the world, a summer course far from campus, a multiple-block program led by a team of CC faculty, a semester, or even a full year away, the possibilities are vast and the programs engaging, transformative, and highly impactful for our students.
Thanks to a combination of flexible scheduling, a broad pool of faculty-led and partner-sponsored programs, and financial aid policies designed to minimize the financial impact of selecting to study away, Colorado College has made study away a reality for upwards of 70% of all graduates over the past decade. It is not uncommon to see 70%, 75%, even 80% of all graduates in a given year with study away on their transcripts, in many cases with more than one experience. Off-campus study is a highly-valued academic endeavor that can add perspective, challenge, and insight into any area of study at Colorado College, for all majors and minors.
Students choosing an off-campus study program to pursue have many options at Colorado College, meeting a variety of academic needs. The Global Education staff look forward to working with you to make study away possible and to make sure it is an intentional, interconnected, and impactful part of your undergraduate education at Colorado College.
Study Away Options at Colorado College
Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania,Thailand, Tunisia, Turks & Caicos, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam
- Art History 275: 19th Century Paris
- Classics 260: Gender & Sexuality in Antiquity (Greece)
- Computer Science 341: Study at the Lawrence Livermore Research Laboratory (California)
- Dance/Theater 230: Performance Away (India)
- Economics 260: The Industrial Revolution (London)
- Education 110: Linking Literacy, Language, and Linguistics (Spain)
- Environmental Studies 209: Ecology & the Environment in Costa Rica
- Film 200 Politics & Poetics in Urban Space (New York)
- German 320: Global Berlin: Film, City, and Identity
- History 200: Art & Power in Florence
- Italian 320: Gusto: Italian Food as Art, Culture and Tradition
- Music 397: In the Footsteps of Bach (Germany)
- Organismal Biology 370: Tropical Forest & Coral Reef Ecology (Belize)
- Psychology 178: From Pearl Harbor to Honouliuli (Hawaii)
- Religion 200: Martyrs & Saints (Rome)
- Sociology 267: Globalization & Resistance in Latin America (Chile)
- Anthropology 208: Indigenous Environmental Activism (Ecuador)
- Asian Studies 350: Food in Japanese Literature & Culture
- Classics 223: Greek & Roman Art and History (Italy)
- Education 250: Constructing Childhood in Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Steiner Schools (Italy)
- English 225: Shakespeare in London
- Environmental Studies 120: Himalayan Odyssey (Nepal)
- Feminist & Gender Studies 214: Hidden Spaces, Hidden Narratives (Berlin)
- Music 222: Arts & Culture in Bali
- Philosophy 203: Kenya's Maasailand: Indigeneity in the Postcolonial British Commonwealth
- Political Science 203: Central Europe's Post-Communist Journey (Slovakia)
- Portuguese 298: Accelerated Portuguese Language in Brazil
- Religion 200: Excavating Israel
- Spanish 111/211/305/306: Spanish Language Study in Soria, Spain
Current CC-Led Full & Half-Semester Programs
Option for 2 or 4 Blocks of language & cultural immersion in Berlin, Germany.
Some examples of Exchange & Direct Enroll Programs include:
- CC Exchange with Leuphana University (Germany)
- CC Exchange with LAB University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
- Japan Study Program at Waseda University (Japan)
- Kansai Gaidai University Direct Enrollment (Japan)
- London School of Economics Direct Enrollment (England)
- Washington Semester at American University (USA)
Examples of Multiple Discipline Partner Programs include:
- CIEE Liberal Arts Program in Santiago (Dominican Republic)
- CIEE Arts & Sciences Program in Seoul (South Korea)
- CIEE Arts & Sciences Program in Cape Town (South Africa)
- College Year in Athens (Greece)
- DIS Study Abroad in Copenhagen (Denmark)
- DIS Study Abroad in Stockholm (Sweden)
- Euroscholars Research Semester at Leiden University (Netherlands)
- Grenoble Science Semester with Boston University (France)
- IES Latin American Societies & Cultures in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- IES Study in Granada (Spain)
- IFSA University of Melbourne Semester (Australia)
- IFSA Chilean Universities Program (Chile)
- IFSA National University of Ireland in Galway (Ireland)
- IFSA Oxford University Program (England)
- Syracuse University in Strasbourg (France)
- Temple University in Rome (Italy)
Examples of Discipline-Specific Partner Programs include:
- AIT Semester in Budapest (Hungary--Computer Science)
- Augsburg: Conflict, Peace and Transition in Northern Ireland
- Carleton Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya (India)
- CET: Social Justice & Inequality in Sao Paolo (Brazil)
- CET: Chinese Studies & Internship Semester (China)
- CIEE: Middle East Studies (Jordan)
- Frontiers Abroad: Geology of New Zealand
- Geneva Physics Semester at CERN with Boston University (Switzerland)
- IES: Vienna Music Program (Austria)
- IES: Freiburg Environmental Studies & Sustainability (Germany)
- IES: Dublin Writers Program (Ireland)
- IFSA: Glasgow School of Art (Scotland)
- IFSA: Psychology & Neuroscience in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- ISDSI: Culture, Ecology and Community Semester (Thailand)
- OTS: African Ecology & Conservation (South Africa)
- School for Field Studies: Tropical Island Biodiversity (Panama)
- School for Field Studies: Wildlife Management Studies (Tanzania)
- SEA Semester: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation (New Zealand to Fiji)
- SIT: Public Health in Urban Environments (Argentina)
- SIT: Development & Social Change (Cameroon)
- SIT: Arts & Social Change (Czech Republic)
- SIT: Migration & Transnational Identity (Morocco)
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DEADLINES
September 20: Block 7 or Block 8 Application Deadline
All students who apply to a Block 7 or Block 8 off-campus course by this date are reviewed for aid eligibility and aid awards are granted by early October. Applications may be accepted outside of the window, but aid may not be available after the window closes in September. Please check with the faculty leader of your preferred course about capacity in the course before applying.
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October 1: Withdrawal Deadline for Block 5 or 6 Off-Campus Courses
Students may withdraw from any Block 5 or 6 off-campus course by this date and incur no program fee charges. Later withdrawals can lead to a portion of the program fee being billed to the student as a nonrefundable charge.
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October 15: Applications for all spring semesters are due.
Complete the CC Internal Application or Application to the CC in France program by this date to receive consideration for approval. Late applications are not accepted.
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December 1: Withdrawal Deadline for Block 7 or 8 Off-Campus Courses
Students may withdraw from any Block 7 or 8 off-campus course by this date and incur no program fee charges. Later withdrawals can lead to a portion of the program fee being billed to the student as a nonrefundable charge.
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December 1: Applications for Block 7-8 half-semester programs due.
Complete the Summit applications for Block 7-8 programs (CC in China, CC in Bishkek, CC France Blocks 7-8, and CC Italian 203-204 in Italy) by this date to receive consideration for approval.
UPCOMING STUDY AWAY EVENTS
FALL 2024 SEMESTER AWAY FAIR
2025 SUMMER AWAY FAIR
2025 SUMMER APPLICATION WINDOW
SPRING 2025 SEMESTER & BLOCK AWAY FAIR
2024-2025 BLOCK AWAY APPLICATION WINDOW
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