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Study Abroad

Salve Regina encourages students to study abroad for a semester or year in preparation for working and living in an interdependent world. Most students find that foreign study enhances their education immensely. In addition, employers and graduate schools often look for people who have skills sharpened by study abroad, such as independence, flexibility and broad-mindedness.

The Office of International Programs provides advising and assistance to Salve Regina students who wish to study abroad. In addition to administering short-term programs led by Salve Regina faculty, we support study abroad through affiliate programs providers and partner universities, as well as exchange programs.

Where can I study abroad?

Students can live and learn in a variety of settings. Discover where you’ll study abroad through our list of sponsored programs or affiliated universities. Experience another culture like never before while gaining academic credit, volunteering and/or interning abroad. Where will you go?

When can I study abroad?

Undergraduates who have demonstrated the social and intellectual maturity requisite for study abroad are eligible to apply for semester or yearlong programs. To study abroad, students are required to:

  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.70
  • Have completed their sophomore year, have junior standing and have declared a major
  • Meet requirements prescribed by the faculty and implemented by the Office of International Programs

Academic prerequisites and standards may vary for individual universities abroad.

Students who cannot spend a full semester abroad can take advantage of several short-term study abroad opportunities offered during the summer break, the January intersession and spring break. Short-term study abroad programs are open to all students regardless of class standing.

Alumni Spotlight


												Photo of Courtney Conroy
Courtney Conroy
Assistant language teacher, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
Class of: 2011

Courtney Conroy ’11 is going global. After a semester in Paris gave her the confidence she needed to live abroad, Conroy packed her bags and headed to Japan to serve as an assistant language teacher in the prefecture of Chiba.

Did you know?

Overseas study is up
Overseas study is up

According to the Institute of International Education, more than 262,000 American students studied abroad in 2009. Overseas study is up by 8.5 percent and has increased four-fold in the past two decades.