Approved List of Non-Rhodes Programs

Non-Rhodes programs′ policies may be different from Rhodes′ policies.

Be sure to become acquianted with all aspects of applying to these programs: deadlines, eligibility requirements, application materials, scholarship applications, and program fees and billing.  

There are differences between Rhodes and Non-Rhodes programs.

Specifically, grades earned on non-Rhodes programs are treated as transfer credit.  Also, while the Federal aid for which you are eligible can transfer to non-Rhodes program fees, Rhodes′ institutional aid only portable for Rhodes programs.  Students may apply for Study Abroad Scholarships, whether they are on Rhodes or non-Rhodes programs.  Read more about these differences on our Policy Pages.

AsiaLearn
Provides students with study abroad opportunities in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand. Students of all majors are welcome to apply, and no prior language skill is required; foreign language courses are strongly encouraged.

American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
Undergraduates study with AIFS at one of 18 international campuses in 13 countries, offering high-quality, college-level courses in subject areas as diverse as Islamic Studies, French Cinema, business and engineering.

Arcadia University College of Global Studies
Has programs in: Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, United Kingdom (including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), South Africa, and Tanzania. Through the Alliance for Global Education, they offer programs in India and China.  Academic options include integrated study abroad, language and cultural immersion, academic internships, service learning, and honors programming.

AustraLearn
Offers integrated university programs in Australia and New Zealand.

Boston University International Programs
Best known for personalized internship programs, available in fields such as arts, business, communications, journalism, advertising, marketing, pre-law, international relations, NGOs, political science, psychology, and social policy.

Brown University Summer Studio Art Program in Pont-Aven
Brown University’s Summer Studio Art in Pont-Aven, France, is an intensive studio experience for foundation and advanced students at the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art.  The immersion setting and individual attention from faculty make this an ideal opportunity for students concentrating in the Arts.

CET Academic Programs
Offers study abroad programs in China, Vietnam, the Czech Republic, Italy and Spain. CET is known for its innovative programs emphasizing high academic standards, innovative approaches to teaching and careful student management.

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Is a leading U.S. non-governmental international educational organization administering approximately 95 study abroad programs in 33 countries.

Denmark’s International Study program (DIS)
DIS is an academically intense study program primarily for US students located in Copenhagen. Students choose from a number of semester, year, and summer programs in several fields of study.

EuroScholars European Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Utilizes the strength of the participating research intensive institutions in Europe, to provide a study abroad program that has a significant guided undergraduate research component.

Institute for the International Education of Students (IES)
Offers quality study abroad programs in Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America.

Institute for Study Abroad-Butler University
Offers high quality integrated classroom options at institutions in Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

International Honors Program (IHP)
IHP offers theme-based multi-country study abroad programs. Each program is designed to give students the opportunity to explore significant social, political and environmental issues using an innovative comparative approach.

International Student Exchange Program - ISEP (Exchange and Direct)
ISEP Exchange offers multilateral exchanges in over 300 colleges and universities in 42 countries.  Need based financial aid and scholarships granted by Rhodes apply to these exchange programs. Students participating on these exchanges pay tuition, room and board to Rhodes and receive financial aid as if they were at Rhodes. Credit is treated as transfer credit.

ISEP Direct allows students to study abroad at their locations by paying a program fee to ISEP which coveres tuition, room and board at the host institution.  No institutional aid is available for ISEP Direct, though applicable federal and state aid does apply for semester or year long programs.  The total cost for these programs vary.  When comparing costs, be sure to calculate that an ISEP Direct does NOT allow your institutional aid to travel with you.

Lexia International
Lexia’s programs are located in urban centers around the world. The programs emphasize student engagement in active, reflective learning, small, individualized classes, affiliations with local academic institutions and an independent academic research project. Most programs can be described as area and culture studies with a language component.

School for International Training (SIT)
SIT programs use a field-based approach to achieve genuine cultural immersion. Each program is organized around a theme and includes intensive language study, home stays, thematic and field seminars an independent study project. SIT offers over 80 semester and summer programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East.

Syracuse University
Syracuse University currently operates 7 overseas centers: Beijing, Florence, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Santiago and Strasbourg.