Approved External Semester and Year Programs
office of international programs
Boston College has over 60 BC programs around the world. To accommodate those students who would like to study in a country or a city in which BC currently does not offer a program or need tailored programs for certain majors, the Office of International Programs has compiled the following list of approved external programs.
Please note that if Boston College has a contractual agreement with an institution abroad, BC students may attend that institution only through a BC program and not through direct enrollment or through another college, university or independent organization.
AFRICA & Middle East
Cameroon
SIT Study Abroad: Social Pluralism and Development
Egypt
AMIDEAST: Modern Middle East/North African Studies Program, Cairo, Egypt
Ghana
CIEE: University of Ghana, Accra - International Business and Culture
CIEE: University of Ghana, Legon - Arts and Sciences
SIT: Social Transformation and Cultural Transformation
Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rothberg International School
Jordan
AMIDEAST: Area & Arabic Language Studies in Jordan
CIEE: Amman Language and Culture
CIEE: Amman Diplomacy and Policy Studies
Madagascar
SIT Study Abroad: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management
Morocco
AMIDEAST: Semester/Academic Year in Rabat, Morocco
Senegal
SIT Study Abroad: National Identity and the Arts
South Africa
SIT: Community Health and Social Policy, Durban
Tanzania
SIT Study Abroad: Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology
SIT Study Abroad: Zanzibar - Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Uganda
SIT Study Abroad: Development Studies
ASIA
China
The Alliance for Global Education: Contemporary Chinese Society and Language
The Alliance for Global Education: International Business in China, Shanghai
The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies, Beijing
SIT: Language, Cultures, and Ethnic Minorities, Kunming
India
The Alliance for Global Education: Contemporary India, Development, Environment, Public Health, Pune
CIEE: University of Hyderabad - Arts and Sciences
Japan
Columbia University Kyoto Consortium
Philippines
University of San Francisco: Casa Bayanihan
Vietnam
Loyola Chicago Semester-Long Program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
EUROPE
Austria
Bulgaria
American University in Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Institute for American Universities (IAU): Aix-en-Provence
University of Minnesota: Montpellier
Germany
American Junior Year, Heidelberg University
Freie Universität Berlin: Berlin European Studies (BEST)
Great Britain
API: University of the Arts, London
Arcadia University: University of Wales, Swansea
Boston University: London Internship
IFSA Butler: Cambridge University
IFSA Butler: St. Andrews University
IFSA Butler: University of Edinburgh
IFSA Butler: University of Sussex
Sarah Lawrence College: British American Drama Academy
Greece
American College of Greece, Athens
Arcadia University: The Arcadia Center in Athens
Hungary
Ireland
Boston University: Dublin Internship Program
IFSA Butler: University of Limerick
Italy
Fairfield University in Florence
Syracuse University in Florence
Portugal
Russia
American Councils for International Education, Russia
Bard-Smolny College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, St. Petersburg
Spain
St. Louis University in Madrid
Switzerland
Boston University: Geneva Internship Program
Kent State University in Geneva
SIT Study Abroad: Global Health and Development Policy
SIT Study Abroad: International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy
Turkey
Latin America & Caribbean
Multiple Countries
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean
SIT Study Abroad: Program in the Southern Cone
Brazil
SIT Study Abroad: Culture, Development, and Social Justice
SIT Study Abroad: Amazonian Ecology & Natural Resource Management
Costa Rica
International Center for Development Studies (ICDS),San Jose
Ecuador
IES: Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences (GAIAS)
El Salvador
Santa Clara University: La Casa de la Solidaridad
Mexico
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Zacatecas Campus
Nicaragua
SIT Study Abroad: Revolution, Transformation, and Civil Society
Fairfield University: Universidad Centroamericana, Managua
Panama
SIT Study Abroad: Development and Conservation
OCEANIA
Australia
IFSA Butler: University of Sydney
French Polynesia
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems
the ocean
SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean
SEA Semester: Oceans & Climate
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems
SEA Semester: Energy & the Ocean Environment
SEA Semester: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
Semester programs in The United States
American University: Washington Semester Program
Georgetown University: Study and Intern in Washington, DC
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