Study Abroad

Rhodes College’s commitment to overseas study is most powerfully expressed in the programs that it has created and developed. Occasionally there will be a special opportunity to study abroad with a professor during the summer. Credit earned in all these programs is Rhodes credit. Rhodes does not provide financial aid for summer study; however, a limited amount of scholarship assistance is available for students participating on Rhodes programs. Visit the Buckman Center for International Education for more information.

Intensive Language Study

Accompanied by a Rhodes faculty member, students travel to a location in another country for four weeks (during May and June) of total immersion in the language and culture of that country. Learn more about current programs by following the links below:

• French Summer Study
• German Summer Study
• Russian Summer Study
• Spanish Summer Study

Exchange Programs

Rhodes College has formal exchange programs with The University of Antwerp, Belgium, The University of Poitiers in France; Nebrissensis University in Madrid, Spain; The University of Tübingen in Germany; the University of Aberdeen in Scotland; the University of Lima in Peru; and Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Students participating in one of these exchanges pay tuition and, in some programs, room and board to Rhodes, receiving financial aid as if they were at Rhodes. The payments to Rhodes meet the expenses of the exchange students from abroad during their stay at Rhodes, while Rhodes students receive tuition or tuition, room and board overseas. Credit earned at the institution abroad is treated as Rhodes credit. The number of students who can participate in these exchanges with other institutions is limited. Learn more about Exchange Programs at the Buckman Center for International Education.

Rhodes Sponsored Programs

Rhodes sponsors two programs in South America through its membership in the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE): in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) and in Santiago, Chile, at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Students can attend for a semester, an academic year, or a summer session. A wide array of courses in many disciplines is offered for the semester and academic year programs. The summer programs focus on contemporary cultural issues in Latin America. All courses are taught in Spanish. While these are not Rhodes programs, Rhodes does grant academic credit to students for work successfully completed on the program, accepting the grades earned.

Other Programs Abroad

In addition to exchange programs and Rhodes programs, there are numerous programs offered by other colleges and universities and international agencies. Information on these programs can be found in the Buckman Center for International Education. Credit earned in these other programs is treated as transfer credit. Normally a student cannot earn more credit while on a full-year study abroad program than could have been earned in a regular academic year at Rhodes. Rhodes College financial aid is not available for these other programs; however, certain types of federal financial aid may be applied to these programs. Learn more about Non-Rhodes Programs at the Buckman Center for International Education.

Applying For Off-Campus Study

All students interested in off-campus study must first meet with the Director of International Programs. The Director will assist the student in researching study abroad and other off-campus study programs, assure that plans of study complement major and degree requirements, and facilitate completion of the program’s application process. Each student who intends to pursue off-campus study must complete the Rhodes College Off-Campus Study Approval Form, available from the "Forms" page on the Buckman Center web site. This form, when signed by all appropriate officials, grants approval for the program of study and, subject to general college policies regarding transfer credit, assigns appropriate credit for the academic work successfully completed.

The form is to be completed no later than October 15 (or next business day) for all spring semester study abroad programs and no later than March 15 (or next business day) for all summer, fall and academic year programs. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that a final transcript of the completed work is sent to the Registrar’s Office at Rhodes following completion of a non-Rhodes program.

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