Approved Study Abroad Partners

Argentina

This program is offered by Middlebury College to provide Spanish immersion experience. Students take coursework from local public or private universities, with specialized tracks for Public Health and Neuroscience. Known for its love of tango, Buenos Aires is great for exploring local music, dancing, and cuisine. Students are placed in homestays.

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Cameroon

Yaoundé, Cameroon

This program from Middlebury College offers French immersion by partnering with a local university, Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale. Students also take courses at the Middlebury College Center on topics like political science, sociology, history, and communications. Students stay with a local family in Yaoundé, which is the capital of Cameroon and an ideal place for exposure to Francophone African life.

Chile

Multiple Programs in Chile

This program is offered by Middlebury College to provide Spanish immersion experience. Students choose from one of six program options located across Chile, each with specialized credit tracks such as human rights, advanced research in Spanish culture, environmental science, and STEM. Students are placed in homestays with Chilean families.

Colombia

Bogota, Colombia with World Endeavors

With World Endeavors, students take courses at the Universidad de la Sabana in both Spanish and English. The capital city of Bogota is nestled in the Andes Mountains and is a host for concerts, art exhibitions, cafes, and festivals allowing students to explore the culture. Students can live in dorms close to campus or with a local family near the city.

Ecuador

Living and Learning - Quito, Ecuador

Accredited through the College of the Ozarks, this program is ideal for beginner to intermediate Spanish learners interested in faith-integrated content coursework and co-curricular programming. The program cost includes three travel excursions and homestay. They also have service-learning and internship options available.

England

Living and Learning - London, UK

Accredited by Biola University, students take classes at the University of Roehampton where they have access to the full course catalogue. Students are housed in a small Christian dorm near campus, and only a 45 min Metro ride to central London. Being in London allows students to become familiar with international neighborhoods, see historical landmarks, and explore the continent, as it is only a 2-hour train ride to Paris.

England

SCIO Oxford

Students looking for an academically rigorous option to advance their research and writing skills should consider SCIO, which is an official study abroad partner with the CCCU. With over 150 tutors, students have access to one-on-one instruction in a variety of content areas. Tutorials last for the 8-week term, and students take an additional 4-week British Culture intensive.

France

CEA CAPA Paris

With its own study center in the heart of the city, students in Paris have many coursework options in English and French in the liberal arts, business, and social sciences. French immersion students have the opportunity to take content coursework at the Sorbonne. Homestays and internship options are available.

France

IAU Aix-en-Provence

Only an hour from the Southern coast, this program is known for the Marchutz Studio Art program but has great options for art history, business, communications, and French immersion. Students who live in homestays have access to weekly student life activities and field trips associated with specific classes.

France

Accès Strasbourg

Located near the Swiss border, this program operates in conjunction with the University of Strasbourg to provide French immersion learning or with Sciences Po for political science and history coursework in English. On top of multiple excursions outside the city, Accès students are each given a bike for the semester allowing them to explore town. Students live close to the downtown area with host families or in a boarding house.

Italy

Living and Learning - Rome, Italy

This program is ideal for students pursuing their core coursework while abroad. Christian History and faith-integrated art, ethics, and business coursework are available. Students stay together in Christian housing, located in a cozy neighborhood on the North side of the city. Program cost includes 4 multi-day excursions across Italy.

Japan

Tokyo Christian University

The East Asia Institute at TCU is designed for English-speaking students from around the world to join their campus community. Located an hour outside of Tokyo, students choose from faith-integrated coursework in Japanese culture, Christian studies, the arts, and communications. All international students live in dorms, with planned excursions throughout the term, including a multi-day trip across Japan.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem University College

Covenant has a long-standing partnership with JUC, which is located in a converted monastery just outside the walls of old Jerusalem. JUC is known for the excellence of its teaching in Biblical studies, Christian history, and Ancient Near Eastern languages. This program is ideal for deepening your understanding of Biblical texts, Biblical archaeology and geography, and interfaith relations in the Middle East.

Peru

Veritas Program in Cusco, Peru

Ideal for intermediate to advanced Spanish learners, this program offers culture and literature classes in Spanish, as well as environmental science and political science courses in English. Once the capital of the Incan empire, Cusco offers a unique cultural experience and learning environment. The Veritas program provides students with a local Christian mentor who facilitates community events and service learning opportunities to each cohort.

Spain

CEA CAPA Granada

In conjunction with the University of Granada, this program is great for Spanish immersion content courses, but also offers business and marketing, sociology, econ, and political science coursework in English. Homestays, internships, and day trips are also available.

Spain

Semester in Spain, Seville

Operated by Trinity Christian College, students will participate in Spanish immersion courses as they experience a close-knit, faith-integrated community. All students are placed in homestays to help them grow in the culture and language. Faculty love taking students to local futbol games, on excursions, and on day trips. Summer term is also available.

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