A semester or year abroad takes planning and forethought. Most of your questions will be answered here, but feel free to stop by the Office of Global Programs to speak to an advisor or to see any of your school advisors or deans to help plan integrating a term or year abroad into your academic program at Columbia.
When you are researching programs and thinking about the possibilities, you might ask yourself a few questions to guide your search:
What are my academic goals?
What are my personal goals for my time abroad?
How will my term abroad complement my course of studies here on campus?
What kind of language-learner am I?
What kind of strategies should I consider for immersing myself in the local culture: Housing arrangements with locals? Opportunities to get involved with the local community? Direct enrollment program with local universities?
What do you think will be most challenging about studying abroad?
Interested in joining the Study Abroad mailing list?
Submit your email here or email ogp@columbia.edu. Please include your full name, college, anticipated graduation year and region of interest.
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