If you cannot spend a full semester abroad during your junior or senior year, a short-term study abroad program might be perfect for you. Programs are available to all students, freshmen through seniors. General information is available in the Office of International Programs, while specific questions about course content should be addressed to the faculty member leading the program for which students are applying.
Summer Programs (May-June)
Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2013
Mendoza, Argentina
May 19 to June 14, 2013
SPA 2xx: Spanish Language Course (3 credits)
SPA 399: Argentina: Past and Present (3 credits)
Faculty: Dr. Linda Crawford
Cost: $6,299
County Donegal, Ireland
May 25 to June 8, 2013
NUR 475: Service Learning IV (3 credits)
Faculty: Jacqueline Janicki and Dr. Eileen Gray
Cost: $4,100
New Zealand
May 12 to June 5, 2013
BIO 399: Human and Geographic Impacts on the Flora and Fauna of New Zealand (3 credits)
SOA 399: People & Places of New Zealand (3 credits)
Faculty: Dr. JD Swanson
Cost: $6,500
Oxford, England
May 24 to June 22, 2013
ENG 399/PEL 299: The Literature of Oxford (3 credits)
PHL 399/POL 399/INS 399/PEL 299: Political Philosophy, Ethics and Rhetoric (3 credits)
Or select two courses (6 credits) from art history, history, politics, religion, English literature and film
Faculty: Dr. Khalil Habib and Dr. Stephen Trainor
Cost: $6,500
Rome, Italy
May 27 to June 28, 2013
Select two courses (6 credits) from art, cinema, marketing, communications, management, politics, history and religion
Faculty: Dr. James Mitchell and Rosemary Condella
Cost: $6,500
Eligibility
- Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA.
- Office of Student Affairs review. Student conduct records are reviewed as part of the study abroad application process. Students must be in good disciplinary standing at the time of application to be fully accepted into a short-term study abroad program. Students with minor disciplinary infractions on record may be conditionally accepted at the discretion of the director of international programs.
- Participation in a short-term study abroad program is contingent upon the student being in good financial standing at the time of departure. If applicable, students should consult with their parents, the Office of Financial Aid and the Business Office to discuss program costs and payment options.
- Availability of academic credits to fulfill degree requirements. Students who want to participate in a short-term study abroad program for the sole purpose of personal enrichment will be considered on a space-available basis.
Required Application Materials
- Application for short-term study abroad programs.
- Copy of your Salve Regina academic evaluation report (available in My Information).
- Copy of your passport, which must be valid for at least six months after the end date of the program for which you are applying (may be submitted after the application deadline).
- Statement explaining why you would like to participate in the short-term study abroad program for which you are applying (200-250 words). What goals do you hope to accomplish academically, personally and professionally while abroad? Why did you select the program for which you are applying?
- Faculty reference, which can be submitted to you or directly to the Office of International Programs. Your application will not be complete until your faculty reference is received.