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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 learned so much from this experience, from how to navigate public transportation to gaining a new perspective through a European lens."
A student Wellesley College
"Being uncomfortable and unfamiliar with small customs pushed me out of my comfort zone. I learned to try extra to communicate and ask for plenty of help."
Camille Brunetti Wellesley College
"I loved the weekly expeditions to U.N. organizations! It definitely made the semester worthwhile and showed how important Geneva is to the international system. "
A student Wellesley College
"It was worthwhile because I learned a lot about myself and how I manage stressful situations. "
A student Wellesley College
"Learning how to "adult""
A student Wellesley College
"Europe is so different from the US. It is good to get out of the bubble and get an idea what the real world is like. This should be a life-time expeirence."
Wenqing Y Wellesley College
"Learned about Parisian culture, French culinary world. Definitely worthwhile."
A student Wellesley College
"I failed one class, but it was a great time off from being at Wellesley. I realized failing classes aren't so bad. And taking time off is very healthy. Being with family for so long made me much closer to them. I loved my time outside of school there. Earning credits was just a bonus."
A student Wellesley College
"I learned a lot about myself and how I handle uncomfortable/not ideal situations"
A student Wellesley College
"I gained a lot of knowledge about the UK and the countries surrounding it. It was worthwhile. "
A student Wellesley College
"I learned that I could maybe work in an international setting and that I like to schedule my own days. "
Phung Wellesley College
"I learned new perspectives on happiness as well as the dependence of many people on nature. I gained so much knowledge and it was completely worthwhile."
Dayna De La Cruz Wellesley College
"learned a lot of spanish, how to be independent, how to travel, how to manage my money, how to work academically with people of other cultures, how to live with people of other cultures, learned a lot of spanish culture, how to live in a city - very worthwhile!!"
Kathryn Gallison Wellesley College
"I learned that I definitely do not want to pursue my major at the graduate level, which was actually one reason I chose to attend. I learned a lot about myself, especially since the environment was much different from my home institution. I pushed myself on a social rather than academic level. For me, this was rewarding."
Sydney Wellesley College
"Language Skills, travel competency, a time for self-discovery."
A student Wellesley College
"It was worthwhile, I was able to learn a lot about myself and also living on my own in a place that I didn't know. It instilled a lot of confidence in me about my own life navigation skills."
A student Wellesley College
"Better understanding of what I want out of my education, how to advocate for myself"
A student Wellesley College
"Yes"
A student 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
"Yes"
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 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
