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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.
"Better understanding of what I want out of my education, how to advocate for myself"
A student Wellesley College
"I learned how to rely on myself alone. I became more understanding of the mixture of cultures abroad but even more so the mixture of cultures at home. I might chose a larger city or a program with home stay but the program a chose was an experience I won't regret. "
Julia G Wellesley College
"My French speaking skills improved tremendously. "
Catherine Chen Wellesley College
"I gained a deeper understanding of how fortunate I was to have been given to opportunity to go abroad. I gained new experiences of a brand new continent, people, and culture, where I able to share with my entire family back home, who vicariously lived through me. As a first generation student, this is an experience I will keep f..."
A student Wellesley College
"Yes it was extremely worthwhile. The main reason that I came here was to learn the language. I have decided to stay here throughout the summer to make sure that I can return to Wellesley being able to fluently speak Spanish. That was the most important thing for me and I have had a ton of help with that since I have been here...."
Diana D Wellesley College
"Maybe, I learned a lot being abroad, but I feel that it made me fall behind on my goals back home. The best part of being abroad though was my internship, I would recommend that everyone does an internship while they're abroad!"
Leslie S Wellesley College
"Yes"
A student Wellesley College
"I found studying in Aix was helpful in improving my language skills and understanding different cultures. "
Susan M Wellesley College
"Greater variety of courses"
A student Wellesley College
"Yes my experience was very worthwhile. "
Kira Wellesley College
"I learned that I am mentally and physically capable of living abroad for an extended period of time and would be very open to the idea of working abroad at some point in my life"
Kristen Chang Wellesley College
"It was very worthwhile. It was great to experience something that was very different from Wellesley. I became much more independent from doing a lot of traveling over spring break and weekends. It hasn't changed my future plans but I am very glad that I did it."
Caryn H Wellesley College
"Yes, completely worthwhile. It made me more relaxed about my future, not to be so stressed out. To just learn and enjoy. Amazing environment, very liberal university with students ranging from such diverse backgrounds. I feel like i matured more during this year than I have in the past three. Which is great, considering graduati..."
Kristina S Wellesley College
"I got the opportunity to meet a lot of people from across the globe which I really appreciate. I was also able to visit places I hadn't previously explored. London is also very well connected to other places in the UK and Europe which makes it easy to travel. "
A student Wellesley College
"I found it an incredibly worthwhile experience in terms of personal growth and the ability to navigate a new culture and new people and traveling like I have never had the opportunity to do before. I say that I wouldn't choose this program again because I think I would have liked to be in a program more immersed in French langua..."
A student Wellesley College
"Yes"
A student Wellesley College
"Definitely not "a waste of time.""
Melissa E Wellesley College
"Yes - My Arabic improved immensely and it was an great challenge to overcome."
Renee C Wellesley College
"I learned that I can be independent, and that I am so glad I went abroad. I know I would have regretted not going, but I have no regrets about going. I got to travel and explore Europe, which was incredible. "
A student Wellesley College
"An understanding of how students are thinking outside of my own institution, outside of the U.S. Invaluable friendships that continue to be the source of so much happiness and support even from afar. "
A student Wellesley College
"I gained lots of new friends, confidence in myself navigating new environments and independently traveling, increased Italian language abilities, and a deeper appreciation for Italian culture, food, and people!"
A student Wellesley College
"I was looking for a study abroad program that had architecture classes and preferably Spanish ones, too (since I had been taking Spanish and I major in Architecture). Barcelona is known for its art and architecture history and therefore the course content and cultural events I visited were unique for my purposes. The only disadv..."
stefania m Wellesley College
"A new cultural outlook and integrating into a community that is hard to integrate into. I appreciated how my classes took me beyond the classroom to have hands-on application of content material."
A student Wellesley College
"Despite having problems with the over involvement of the program administrator, I did enjoy my abroad experience. I love Budapest, and how it is centrally located so that you can travel to other countries very easily. I traveled nearly every weekend, but also enjoyed exploring Budapest."
Hollis Rammer Wellesley College
"Yes. As a South Asia Studies and Theatre major I found this program very rewarding. "
Sohini P Wellesley College
