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Summer Study Abroad
Wellesley College students may enroll in international summer programs for credit or for enrichment. Those students who wish to earn credit toward their Wellesley College degree should seek approval for course work no later than May 1 to guarantee transfer credit for courses in which the student earns a grade of at least C. Students may transfer a maximum of four summer school units (not including units earned in the Wellesley Summer School) toward the 32 units required for graduation.

Pagoda in Japan

Approval for Summer Credit
All students wishing to earn credit for international summer study must complete the Wellesley College Transfer of Credit Form, obtaining approval from both the Director of International Studies and the relevant Department Chair. The Director of International Studies will verify whether or not the program is eligible for credit at Wellesley and determine the credit value to be assigned to the individual courses. The Department Chair will determine whether or not the content of the course is appropriate for credit within his/her department.

Funding for Summer Study
Normally, students will enroll in and pay for summer study independently of Wellesley, and regular financial aid packages do not apply. However, limited summer funding is available from Wellesley to support the following:

study in Asia (Mayling Soong Fund, Freeman Fund)
study of Italian art (Stechher Fund)
study of pre-1750 art and architecture (Lilian Armstrong Fund)
study abroad in the Sciences (Slater Fund)
study in Greece (Phylactopoulos Fund)

Applicants are selected based on merit, but students with demonstrated financial need are given priority in the award process. The application form for Summer 2009 is available here. Deadline: Friday, March 13.

Selecting a Summer Program
Students may select from the programs listed below or may do research to find a program that better suits their academic and personal needs. Students who choose a program independently may be required to submit a petition to the International Study Committee to earn credit for the program. Please check with the Director of International Studies to see if this is the case for your program choice.

Some programs to consider:
Africa & the Middle East Asia Europe Multi-Destination Latin America
North America Oceana

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST

Egypt:
American University in Cairo

Israel*:
Rothberg International School - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tel Aviv University

Kenya*:
School for Field Studies Wildlife Management

Lebanon*:
American University of Beirut

Morocco:
Intensive Arabic Language & Moroccan Culture (SIT)
Wake Forest University in Fez, Morocco

Namibia:
Social Change and Development in Southern Africa (Augsburg)

South Africa :
Education & Social Change (SIT)
Cape Town (CIEE)

ASIA

China:
Wellesley-in-Shanghai
Associated Colleges in China - Beijing (Hamilton)
Beijing Institute of Education (CET)
Chinese Language Training Center - Harbin (CET)
East China Normal University - Shanghai (CIEE)
Princeton in Beijing (Princeton)
The LSE & Peking University Summer School in Beijing
IUP Quinghua Beijing
ICLP
Columbia in Beijing
ACC in Beijing
CET Beijing (Language & Area Studies)
CET Hangzhou
Alliance for Global Education (Shanghai)
Alliance for Global Education (Beijing)
Alliance for Global Education (Xian)