The sophisticated thinking, personal judgment, and cultural awareness that make a successful study-abroad student are forged in the common experience of the Core. Study abroad represents an outgrowth of the liberal arts and allows you to put into practice the cultural competencies and strategic thinking you’ve honed in Core courses.

In order to study abroad, both semesters of Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization, as well as University Writing and Frontiers of Science must be completed. Students must also complete the language requirement before studying abroad (even if you plan to study in an English-language setting). Beyond these courses, it is highly recommended that you complete at least one Global Core course and one additional science course. You are reminded that you should complete Art Humanities and Music Humanities by the end of the junior year. Ideally, only one or two Core courses should remain for the senior year.